Leonard Carey
Known for Acting ยท 96 credits
- Born
- 1887-02-25
- Died
- 1977-09-11
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 โ 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
Small Town Girl
1936
as Concierge (uncredited)
Shanghai Express
1932
as Carey (uncredited)
Hitting a New High
1937
as Jervons
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Chandler (uncredited)
Suspicion
1941
as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
The Crash
1932
as Fair's Butler
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Flogdell (uncredited)
Kind Lady
1951
as Postman
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
Angel
1937
Blond Cheat
1938
as Meggs (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Hamilton Employee
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Jameson
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
That Hamilton Woman
1941
as Orderly (uncredited)
Ginger
1935
as Gwynne (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
Private Affairs
1940
as Casper the Butler
This Above All
1942
as Policeman with Rector
Fast and Loose
1939
as Craddock
While the City Sleeps
1956
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Porter (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
Smarty
1934
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Taggart (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
1934
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
Laughter
1930
as Benham, Gibson's Butler
Infernal Machine
1933
as Hans
Bombshell
1933
as Winters
I Sell Anything
1934
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
Thunder in the East
1952
as Dr. Paling
Call Her Savage
1932
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
Moss Rose
1947
as Coroner (uncredited)
Raffles
1939
as Bingham's Secretary
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
The King's Thief
1955
as Servant (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as The Butler (uncredited)
Working Girls
1931
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
A Woman Rebels
1936
as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
Double Door
1934
as William
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Ames
The Lady and the Bandit
1951
as Jailer
Night of Mystery
1937
as Lister
Strike Me Pink
1936
as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking
1939
as Peters (uncredited)
The Zero Hour
1939
as Butler
Nice Women
1931
as Connors, Butler
Our Little Girl
1935
as Brent's Butler
Accent on Love
1941
as Flowers
Slightly French
1949
as Wilson (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as William - Butler (uncredited)
Nice Girl?
1941
Two for Tonight
1935
as Mr. Myers' Butler
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Gibley
Sky Murder
1940
as Sutter - Grand's Butler
The Avenger
1933
as Talbot
The Exile
1947
as Cavalier (uncredited)
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
as Martin
King of the Jungle
1933
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
The Age of Innocence
1934
as The Butler
The Little Minister
1934
as Hendry Munn
Trouble for Two
1936
as Valet (Uncredited)
Hired Wife
1940
as Peterson - Butler
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
as Mate Dusty Rhodes
Private Nurse
1941
as Smithton - the Butler
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Butler
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Sidney
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
as Butler
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
as Zorka's Butler
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Forbes (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Yale
1935
as Langdonn
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
1934
as Alfred
Bunker Bean
1936
as Kent's Butler
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Butler
This Reckless Age
1932
as Braithwaite (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
as Butler Phillips
West Point Widow
1941
as Simpson
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Chumley - the Butler
Here's to Romance
1935
as Buttler
In Old Missouri
1940
as Haskins
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction
1941
as Jenkins
About Leonard Carey
Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 โ 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) โ as Ben
- Strangers on a Train (1951) โ as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
- Gaslight (1944) โ as Guide (uncredited)
- Unconquered (1947) โ as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
- Small Town Girl (1936) โ as Concierge (uncredited)
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