Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

  • Birthday: 1887-02-25
  • Deathday: 1977-09-11
  • Place of birth: London, England, UK

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).

Filmography

Rebecca

1940

As Ben

Suspicion

1941

As The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

As The Police Constable (uncredited)

Bombshell

1933

As Winters

The Little Minister

1934

As Hendry Munn

Hitting a New High

1937

As Jervons

The Age of Innocence

1934

As The Butler

Accent on Love

1941

As Flowers

Stronger Than Desire

1939

As Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

His Greatest Gamble

1934

As Alfred

Smarty

1934

As Tilford - Tony's Butler

Night of Mystery

1937

As Lister

Slightly French

1949

As Wilson (uncredited)

Ann Carver's Profession

1933

As Melville

Hold That Kiss

1938

As Gibley

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

As Zorka's Butler

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938

As Butler Phillips

Our Little Girl

1935

As Brent's Butler

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

As Jameson

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

As William - Butler (uncredited)

Blond Cheat

1938

As Meggs (uncredited)

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

As James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)

A Woman Rebels

1936

As Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

Strike Me Pink

1936

As Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

King of the Jungle

1933

As Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

1939

As Craddock

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

As Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Raffles

1939

As Bingham's Secretary

Confirm or Deny

1941

As Sidney

Gaslight

1944

As Guide (uncredited)

The Zero Hour

1939

As Butler

Laughter

1930

As Benham, Gibson's Butler

Call Her Savage

1932

As Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody

1936

As Butler

What's Cookin'?

1942

As Butler

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

As Mate Dusty Rhodes

A Lady's Profession

1933

As Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

I Sell Anything

1934

As Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur

Here's to Romance

1935

As Buttler

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

As Taggart (uncredited)

Small Town Girl

1936

As Concierge (uncredited)

Hired Wife

1940

As Peterson - Butler

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

As Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

Sky Murder

1940

As Sutter - Grand's Butler

In Old Missouri

1940

As Haskins

Gambling Lady

1934

As Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)

Ginger

1935

As Gwynne (uncredited)

Infernal Machine

1933

As Hans

That Hamilton Woman

1941

As Orderly (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

1943

As Flogdell (uncredited)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

As Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

Working Girls

1931

As Boyd's Butler

The Affairs of Martha

1942

As The Butler (uncredited)

Double Door

1934

As William

Bunker Bean

1936

As Kent's Butler

Honor Among Lovers

1931

As Forbes, Butler

The Crash

1932

As Fair's Butler

West Point Widow

1941

As Simpson

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933

As Chumley - the Butler

The Exile

1947

As Cavalier (uncredited)

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

As Hamilton Employee

Hold 'Em Yale

1935

As Langdonn

Unconquered

1947

As London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

As Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Private Affairs

1940

As Casper the Butler

Kind Lady

1951

As Postman

This Above All

1942

As Policeman with Rector

Thunder in the East

1952

As Dr. Paling

Trouble for Two

1936

As Valet (Uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

As Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

The Avenger

1933

As Talbot

Tuxedo Junction

1941

As Jenkins

Beauty for the Asking

1939

As Peters (uncredited)

Nice Girl?

1941

As

The King's Thief

1955

As Servant (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

1942

As Chandler (uncredited)

Shanghai Express

1932

As Carey (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps

1956

As Walter's Butler (uncredited)

Private Nurse

1941

As Smithton - the Butler

Nice Women

1931

As Connors, Butler

Angel

1937

As

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

As Pale Tom (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

As Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)

This Reckless Age

1932

As Braithwaite (uncredited)

Moss Rose

1947

As Coroner (uncredited)

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