Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1887-02-25
Deathday: 1977-09-11 (90 years old)

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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).

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Filmography

all 92

Movies 88

TV Shows 4

Walter's Butler (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Movie
Telephone Time

Telephone Time (1956)

TV
Servant (uncredited)
The King's Thief

The King's Thief (1955)

Movie
Chester - Butler
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Dr. Paling
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East (1952)

Movie
Dr. Edmund Simmons
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

Movie
Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman (1952)

TV
Jailer
The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

Movie
Postman
Kind Lady

Kind Lady (1951)

Movie
1
Wilson (uncredited)
Slightly French

Slightly French (1949)

Movie
Cavalier (uncredited)
The Exile

The Exile (1947)

Movie
London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Unconquered

Unconquered (1947)

Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
Moss Rose

Moss Rose (1947)

Movie
Hamilton Employee
Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)

Movie
The Police Constable (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

Movie
5.15
Guide (uncredited)
Gaslight

Gaslight (1944)

Movie
3.5
Flogdell (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Movie
6.5
Chandler (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Movie
The Butler (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

Movie
Policeman with Rector
This Above All

This Above All (1942)

Movie
Butler
What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'? (1942)

Movie
Pale Tom (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Movie
Sidney
Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny (1941)

Movie
Jenkins
Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction (1941)

Movie
The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
Suspicion

Suspicion (1941)

Movie
2
Mate Dusty Rhodes
Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941)

Movie
Smithton - the Butler
Private Nurse

Private Nurse (1941)

Movie
Flowers
Accent on Love

Accent on Love (1941)

Movie
Simpson
West Point Widow

West Point Widow (1941)

Movie
Orderly (uncredited)
That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

Movie
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl? (1941)

Movie
Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

Movie
Sutter - Grand's Butler
Sky Murder

Sky Murder (1940)

Movie
Peterson - Butler
Hired Wife

Hired Wife (1940)

Movie
Casper the Butler
Private Affairs

Private Affairs (1940)

Movie
Haskins
In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri (1940)

Movie
Ben
Rebecca

Rebecca (1940)

Movie
5.76
Bingham's Secretary
Raffles

Raffles (1939)

Movie
Martin
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)

Movie
Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire (1939)

Movie
Butler
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour (1939)

Movie
Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Movie
4.88
Peters (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking (1939)

Movie
Craddock
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1939)

Movie
Jameson
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

Movie
Butler Phillips
Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)

Movie
Meggs (uncredited)
Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat (1938)

Movie
Gibley
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss (1938)

Movie
Zorka's Butler
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Movie
Jervons
Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High (1937)

Movie
James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

Movie
Angel

Angel (1937)

Movie
William - Butler (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

Movie
Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

Movie
Lister
Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery (1937)

Movie
Ames
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

Movie
Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels (1936)

Movie
Kent's Butler
Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean (1936)

Movie
Butler
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody (1936)

Movie
Valet (Uncredited)
Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two (1936)

Movie
Concierge (uncredited)
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl (1936)

Movie
Taggart (uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Movie
4
Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink (1936)

Movie
Buttler
Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance (1935)

Movie
Gwynne (uncredited)
Ginger

Ginger (1935)

Movie
Langdonn
Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale (1935)

Movie
Brent's Butler
Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl (1935)

Movie
Hendry Munn
The Little Minister

The Little Minister (1934)

Movie
Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything (1934)

Movie
The Butler
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (1934)

Movie
Alfred
His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble (1934)

Movie
Tilford - Tony's Butler
Smarty

Smarty (1934)

Movie
William
Double Door

Double Door (1934)

Movie
Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady (1934)

Movie
Chumley - the Butler
The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)

Movie
Winters
Bombshell

Bombshell (1933)

Movie
Talbot
The Avenger

The Avenger (1933)

Movie
Melville
Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession (1933)

Movie
Hans
Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine (1933)

Movie
Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle (1933)

Movie
Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession (1933)

Movie
Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage (1932)

Movie
Fair's Butler
The Crash

The Crash (1932)

Movie
Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

Movie
Carey (uncredited)
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express (1932)

Movie
Braithwaite (uncredited)
This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age (1932)

Movie
Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

Movie
6.17
Boyd's Butler
Working Girls

Working Girls (1931)

Movie
Connors, Butler
Nice Women

Nice Women (1931)

Movie
Forbes, Butler
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers (1931)

Movie
Benham, Gibson's Butler
Laughter

Laughter (1930)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.75
Based on 370 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1936
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1887-02-25

Deathday
1977-09-11 (90 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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