Leonard Carey
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1887-02-25
- Died
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (92)
Rebecca
1940
as Ben
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
Gaslight
1944
as Guide (uncredited)
Unconquered
1947
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Shanghai Express
1932
as Carey (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Concierge (uncredited)
Suspicion
1941
as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Chandler (uncredited)
Kind Lady
1951
as Postman
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
as Meggs (uncredited)
The Crash
1932
as Fair's Butler
Hitting a New High
1937
as Jervons
Ginger
1935
as Gwynne (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Flogdell (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
Smarty
1934
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
Private Affairs
1940
as Casper the Butler
Angel
1937
That Hamilton Woman
1941
as Orderly (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Hamilton Employee
While the City Sleeps
1956
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Porter (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Jameson
Moss Rose
1947
as Coroner (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Winters
Raffles
1939
as Bingham's Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Taggart (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as The Butler (uncredited)
Laughter
1930
as Benham, Gibson's Butler
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
This Above All
1942
as Policeman with Rector
A Woman Rebels
1936
as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
Infernal Machine
1933
as Hans
Thunder in the East
1952
as Dr. Paling
Our Little Girl
1935
as Brent's Butler
Double Door
1934
as William
I Sell Anything
1934
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
The King's Thief
1955
as Servant (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit
1951
as Jailer
Accent on Love
1941
as Flowers
Fast and Loose
1939
as Craddock
Night of Mystery
1937
as Lister
The Exile
1947
as Cavalier (uncredited)
Working Girls
1931
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
1936
as Valet (Uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
The Age of Innocence
1934
as The Butler
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Ames
Nice Girl?
1941
Two for Tonight
1935
as Mr. Myers' Butler
Gambling Lady
1934
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
as Martin
Call Her Savage
1932
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
as Mate Dusty Rhodes
Hold 'Em Yale
1935
as Langdonn
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Forbes (uncredited)
The Zero Hour
1939
as Butler
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Gibley
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
Slightly French
1949
as Wilson (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
as Butler Phillips
West Point Widow
1941
as Simpson
The Little Minister
1934
as Hendry Munn
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
1936
as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
as Butler
Sky Murder
1940
as Sutter - Grand's Butler
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
The Avenger
1933
as Talbot
Beauty for the Asking
1939
as Peters (uncredited)
Nice Women
1931
as Connors, Butler
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Sidney
Hired Wife
1940
as Peterson - Butler
Private Nurse
1941
as Smithton - the Butler
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
as Zorka's Butler
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Butler
King of the Jungle
1933
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as William - Butler (uncredited)
Bunker Bean
1936
as Kent's Butler
Here's to Romance
1935
as Buttler
In Old Missouri
1940
as Haskins
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Butler
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Chumley - the Butler
This Reckless Age
1932
as Braithwaite (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
1934
as Alfred
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction
1941
as Jenkins
About Leonard Carey
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). With 96 credits spanning from 1930 to 1956, Leonard Carey has appeared in 92 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leonard Carey Movies
- Rebecca (1940) — as Ben
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
- Gaslight (1944) — as Guide (uncredited)
- Unconquered (1947) — as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
- Shanghai Express (1932) — as Carey (uncredited)
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