Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Known for

Acting

Born

February 25, 1887

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

September 11, 1977 (aged 90)

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).

Best known work

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

1944

Filmography

1956
While the City Sleeps
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
1956
Telephone TimeTV
1955
The King's Thief
as Servant (uncredited)
1955
The MillionaireTV
as Chester - Butler (1 episode)
1954
Climax!TV
1952
Thunder in the East
as Dr. Paling
1952
Adventures of SupermanTV
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
1951
The Lady and the Bandit
as Jailer
1951
Strangers on a Train
as Anthony's Butler (uncredited)
1951
Kind Lady
as Postman
1949
Slightly French
as Wilson (uncredited)
1947
The Exile
as Cavalier (uncredited)
1947
Unconquered
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
1947
Forever Amber
1947
Moss Rose
as Coroner (uncredited)
1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Hamilton Employee
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
1944
Ministry of Fear
as Porter (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight
as Guide (uncredited)
1943
Heaven Can Wait
as Flogdell (uncredited)
1942
Mrs. Miniver
as Chandler (uncredited)
1942
The Affairs of Martha
as The Butler (uncredited)
1942
This Above All
as Policeman with Rector
1942
What's Cookin'?
as Butler