Leonard Carey
British actor (1887-1977) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
Leonard Carey 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).
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1977Died11 September 19771956
Telephone TimeSeries
While the City SleepsFilm, 1956Walter's Butler (uncredited)1955
The MillionaireSeries, Chester - Butler
The King's ThiefFilm, 1955Servant (uncredited)1954
Climax!Series1952
Adventures of SupermanSeries1951
Kind LadyFilm, Postman1947
Forever AmberFilm1944
GaslightFilm, Guide (uncredited)1943
Heaven Can WaitFilm, Flogdell (uncredited)1941
SuspicionFilm, The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)1940
A Dispatch from ReutersFilm, Delane's Secretary (uncredited)1938
Bulldog Drummond in AfricaFilm, Butler Phillips1937
AngelFilm1934
Double DoorFilm, William1933
BombshellFilm, Winters1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)1930
LaughterFilm, Benham, Gibson's Butler1887Born25 February 1887
Telephone TimeSeriesWhile the City SleepsFilm, 1956Walter's Butler (uncredited)1955The MillionaireSeries, Chester - ButlerThe King's ThiefFilm, 1955Servant (uncredited)1954Climax!Series1952Adventures of SupermanSeries1951Kind LadyFilm, Postman1947Forever AmberFilm1944GaslightFilm, Guide (uncredited)1943Heaven Can WaitFilm, Flogdell (uncredited)1941SuspicionFilm, The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)1940A Dispatch from ReutersFilm, Delane's Secretary (uncredited)1938Bulldog Drummond in AfricaFilm, Butler Phillips1937AngelFilm1934Double DoorFilm, William1933BombshellFilm, Winters1931Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)1930LaughterFilm, Benham, Gibson's Butler1887Born25 February 1887People around Leonard
Close ties
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Rebecca and The Paradine Case
Hunt Stromberg Produced Wife vs. Secretary and Bombshell
Pandro S. Berman Produced National Velvet and The Little Minister
Lumsden Hare Also in Rebecca, Suspicion and The Paradine Case
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Clarence Brown Produced Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
W. S. Van Dyke Directed Rage in Heaven and Rose Marie
Leo G. Carroll Also in Rebecca and Strangers on a Train
Halliwell Hobbes Also in Gaslight and That Hamilton Woman
Nigel Bruce Also in Suspicion (1941)
George Sanders Also in Rebecca and While the City Sleeps
Reginald Owen Also in Mrs. Miniver and National Velvet
Billy Bevan Also in Rebecca, Suspicion and The Secret Garden
Dorothy Arzner Directed The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
Gilbert Emery Also in That Hamilton Woman (1941)
Fritz Lang Directed Ministry of Fear (1945)
Ernst Lubitsch Produced Heaven Can Wait and Angel
David O. Selznick Produced Rebecca and The Paradine Case
Gladys Cooper Also in That Hamilton Woman and This Above All
May Whitty Also in Mrs. Miniver, Gaslight and Suspicion
Norma Varden Also in Strangers on a Train and National Velvet
E. E. Clive Also in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)- Lawrence Weingarten Produced The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
- Henry Blanke Produced A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940)
Known for
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Rebecca 1940
Strangers on a Train 1951
Gaslight 1944
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931
Mrs. Miniver 1942
Filmography 40
97 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1977 · aged 90
