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Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 25, 1887
Died Sep 11, 1977 (90)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 – 11 September 1977) was an English character actor who very often played butlers in Hollywood films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was also active in television during the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his role as the beach hermit, Ben, in Alfred Hitchcock's ... Rebecca (1940).

Known For

Filmography

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956

as Walter's Butler (uncredited)

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955

as Servant (uncredited)

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952

as Dr. Paling

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

as Postman

The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

as Jailer

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

Slightly French

Slightly French

1949

as Wilson (uncredited)

Moss Rose

Moss Rose

1947

as Coroner (uncredited)

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

The Exile

The Exile

1947

as Cavalier (uncredited)

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

as Hamilton Employee

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as The Police Constable (uncredited)

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

as Guide (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Flogdell

What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

1942

as Butler

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

as The Butler (uncredited)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

as Pale Tom (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Chandler (uncredited)

This Above All

This Above All

1942

as Policeman with Rector

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

as Mate Dusty Rhodes

Accent on Love

Accent on Love

1941

as Flowers

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941

as Smithton - the Butler

Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction

1941

as Jenkins

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941

as Sidney

West Point Widow

West Point Widow

1941

as Simpson

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Orderly (uncredited)

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940

as Casper the Butler

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

as Ben

In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri

1940

as Haskins

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

as Peterson - Butler

Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

as Sutter - Grand's Butler

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

as Jameson

The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1939

as Butler

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939

as Craddock

Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

1939

as Peters (uncredited)

Raffles

Raffles

1939

as Bingham's Secretary

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

1938

as Meggs (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938

as Butler Phillips

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Gibley

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

as Zorka's Butler

Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

1937

as Jervons

Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

1937

as Lister

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as William - Butler (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936

as Kent's Butler

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

as Taggart (uncredited)

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

as Concierge (uncredited)

Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

1936

as Valet (Uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Butler

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936

as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

Ginger

Ginger

1935

as Gwynne (uncredited)

Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

1935

as Brent's Butler

Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale

1935

as Langdonn

Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance

1935

as Buttler

His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble

1934

as Alfred

Smarty

Smarty

1934

as Tilford - Tony's Butler

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934

as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur

Double Door

Double Door

1934

as William

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1934

as The Butler

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

as Hendry Munn

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)

The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933

as Chumley - the Butler

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933

as Hans

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

as Winters

Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession

1933

as Melville

The Avenger

The Avenger

1933

as Talbot

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

1933

as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

as Carey (uncredited)

The Crash

The Crash

1932

as Fair's Butler

This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

1932

as Braithwaite (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Nice Women

Nice Women

1931

as Connors, Butler

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

as Forbes, Butler

Working Girls

Working Girls

1931

as Boyd's Butler

Laughter

Laughter

1930

as Benham, Gibson's Butler

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Millionaire

as Chester - Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Climax!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

Telephone Time

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

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