Henry Cogsworth is a supporting character in Disney's 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. He is the Beast's strict, yet loyal majordomo, who was turned into an enchanted pendulum clock, due to the Enchantress' curse.
Background[]
In this adaptation, Cogsworth's first name is revealed to be Henry. He is also revealed to have a wife, Clothide Cogsworth. At the end of the film, he is reunited with Clothilde (much to his dismay), who, along with the other villagers, had lost her memory of him and the other servants in the Beast's Castle. This incarnation of Cogsworth is older than the original. Cogworth's cursed form is more ornate and realistic than the animated version: He no longer has a pendulum, which is replaced by a mosaic with stylized cog designs, and his clock-hand mustache has been removed and turn like normal hands. His face is pushed further inward and has a moon wheel sometimes visible in his mouth when he comes closer to becoming inanimate.
Role in the film[]
Cogsworth is one of the residents of the castle who served as the majordomo and lived with the prince who was selfish and unkind. Later, as the prince is transformed into a hideous beast as punishment, Cogsworth and all the other residents of the castle are transformed into objects as the spell is cast all around the castle, with Cogsworth becoming a pendulum clock.
As Maurice and Philippe arrive at the Beast's Castle, Cogsworth appears in the form of a pendulum clock alongside Lumiere who appears in the form of a candelabra. He later appears again watching over Belle alongside Lumiere who also comments about Belle's entrance. Lumiere also arrives to the rescue just as he introduces himself to Belle while Cogsworth approaches him during his conversation with Belle. While exploring outside, Lumiere talks Belle that the castle is her new home and she can explore anywhere except for the west wing just as Cogsworth tells her about the west wing having storage.
Cogsworth and the other objects tell the Beast to talk to Belle kindly to which Belle refuses to accept the Beast's offer because he locked her in the tower just as the Beast angrily leaves. Cogsworth later offers Maestro Cadenza to play the music quieter, only for the dinner in a musical manner to be played in an upbeat tune during the musical number "Be Our Guest". However, Cogsworth joins in the fun during the dinner sequence. He and Lumiere later notice Belle leaving the castle in terror after the Beast angrily growls at her.
He and the other objects participate during the musical number "Days in the Sun" and after the sequence, it is found out that after the last petal falls, the Prince will remain a Beast forever and all the castle servants will become inanimate objects. Cogsworth later participates during "Something There" as Belle and the Beast start a romantic relationship.
Back at the Beast's Castle, Cogsworth and the other castle servants prepare a formal suit for the Beast just as he and Belle start a romantic relationship. He, Lumiere, and Cadenza gaze upon Belle and the Beast dancing together during the musical number "Beauty and the Beast". As Belle leaves the castle to find her father, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Plumette are worried about Belle planning to find her father just as they all leave sadly, as the Beast sings the musical number "Evermore".
As Gaston sends an angry mob to kill the Beast, Cogsworth and the other residents notice this as the castle residents form a barricade to block the entrance. He joins the battle and fights against Gaston and his villagers. When the battle ends and the last petal falls, Cogsworth expresses his gratitude to Lumiere, thanking him for the honor of serving as his friend, before he turns into an inanimate mantle clock. Lumiere takes a final bow, twirls, and, with his flames extinguishing, turns into an inanimate candelabra, saying, "The honor was mine." The other castle residents also turn into inanimate objects.
When Agathe uses her magic to restore the Enchanted Rose, Cogsworth is transformed back into his human form, along with the other castle servants. They are all reunited with some of the villagers, as he is reunited with Clothilde, much to his dismay. Later, he and the other castle servants dance together in the ballroom during the reprise of the musical number "Beauty and the Beast".
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