Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1887-02-25
- Day of Death1977-09-11 (90 years)
- Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
- Also Known As-
Leonard Carey
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).
Acting Career
- 1956
While the City Sleeps
As: Walter's Butler (uncredited)
- 1955
The King's Thief
As: Servant (uncredited)
- 1955
The Millionaire
As: Chester - Butler
- 1952
Thunder in the East
As: Dr. Paling
- 1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
As: Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
- 1951
The Lady and the Bandit
As: Jailer
- 1951
Strangers on a Train
As: Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
- 1951
Kind Lady
As: Postman
1949Slightly French
As: Wilson (uncredited)
1947The Exile
As: Cavalier (uncredited)
1947Unconquered
As: London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
1947Moss Rose
As: Coroner (uncredited)
1946Tomorrow Is Forever
As: Hamilton Employee
1944The Invisible Man's Revenge
As: The Police Constable (uncredited)
- 1944
Gaslight
As: Guide (uncredited)
1943Heaven Can Wait
As: Flogdell (uncredited)
1942Mrs. Miniver
As: Chandler (uncredited)
1942The Affairs of Martha
As: The Butler (uncredited)
1942This Above All
As: Policeman with Rector
1942What's Cookin'?
As: Butler
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
As: Pale Tom (uncredited)
1941Confirm or Deny
As: Sidney
1941Tuxedo Junction
As: Jenkins
- 1941
Suspicion
As: The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
1941Moon Over Her Shoulder
As: Mate Dusty Rhodes
1941Private Nurse
As: Smithton - the Butler
1941Accent on Love
As: Flowers
1941West Point Widow
As: Simpson
1941That Hamilton Woman
As: Orderly (uncredited)
1940A Dispatch from Reuters
As: Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
1940Sky Murder
As: Sutter - Grand's Butler
1940Hired Wife
As: Peterson - Butler
1940Private Affairs
As: Casper the Butler
1940In Old Missouri
As: Haskins
- 1940
Rebecca
As: Ben
1939Raffles
As: Bingham's Secretary
1939Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
As: Martin
1939Stronger Than Desire
As: Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
1939The Zero Hour
As: Butler
1939The Hound of the Baskervilles
As: Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
1939Beauty for the Asking
As: Peters (uncredited)
1939Fast and Loose
As: Craddock
1939The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
As: Jameson
1938Bulldog Drummond in Africa
As: Butler Phillips
1938Blond Cheat
As: Meggs (uncredited)
1938Hold That Kiss
As: Gibley
1938Sally, Irene and Mary
As: Zorka's Butler
1937Hitting a New High
As: Jervons
1937Beg, Borrow or Steal
As: James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
1937My Dear Miss Aldrich
As: William - Butler (uncredited)
1937The Emperor's Candlesticks
As: Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
1937Night of Mystery
As: Lister
1937The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
As: Ames
1936A Woman Rebels
As: Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
1936The Luckiest Girl in the World
As: Butler
1936Bunker Bean
As: Kent's Butler
1936Little Miss Nobody
As: Butler
1936Trouble for Two
As: Valet (Uncredited)
1936Small Town Girl
As: Concierge (uncredited)
1936Wife vs. Secretary
As: Taggart (uncredited)
1936Strike Me Pink
As: Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
1935Here's to Romance
As: Buttler
1935Two for Tonight
As: Mr. Myers' Butler
1935Ginger
As: Gwynne (uncredited)
1935Hold 'Em Yale
As: Langdonn
1935Our Little Girl
As: Brent's Butler
1934The Little Minister
As: Hendry Munn
1934I Sell Anything
As: Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
1934The Age of Innocence
As: The Butler
1934His Greatest Gamble
As: Alfred
1934Smarty
As: Tilford - Tony's Butler
1934Double Door
As: William
1934Gambling Lady
As: Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
1933The Worst Woman in Paris?
As: Chumley - the Butler
1933Bombshell
As: Winters
1933The Avenger
As: Talbot
1933Ann Carver's Profession
As: Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
1933Infernal Machine
As: Hans
1933King of the Jungle
As: Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
1933A Lady's Profession
As: Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
1932Call Her Savage
As: Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
1932The Crash
As: Fair's Butler
1932Merrily We Go to Hell
As: Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
1932Shanghai Express
As: Carey (uncredited)
1932This Reckless Age
As: Braithwaite (uncredited)
- 1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As: Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
1931Working Girls
As: Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
1931Nice Women
As: Connors, Butler
1931Honor Among Lovers
As: Forbes (uncredited)
1930Laughter
As: Benham, Gibson's Butler