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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 25, 1887
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Leonard Carey
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Walter's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The King's Thief | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Thunder in the East | Dr. Paling |
| 1951 | The Lady and the Bandit | Jailer |
| 1951 | Kind Lady | Postman |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Anthonys' Butler (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Slightly French | Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Moss Rose | Coroner (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Exile | Cavalier (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Unconquered | London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon |
| 1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever | Hamilton Employee |
| 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge | The Police Constable (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gaslight | Guide (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Heaven Can Wait | Flogdell (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Pale Tom (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | Chandler (uncredited) |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | Butler |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Martha | The Butler (uncredited) |
| 1942 | This Above All | Policeman with Rector |
| 1941 | Tuxedo Junction | Jenkins |
| 1941 | Suspicion | The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | |
| 1941 | Accent on Love | Flowers |
| 1941 | Private Nurse | Smithton - the Butler |
| 1941 | Confirm or Deny | Sidney |
| 1941 | Moon Over Her Shoulder | Mate Dusty Rhodes |
| 1941 | That Hamilton Woman | Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1941 | West Point Widow | Simpson |
| 1940 | Rebecca | Ben |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | Peterson - Butler |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters | Delane's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Sky Murder | Sutter - Grand's Butler |
| 1940 | In Old Missouri | Haskins |
| 1940 | Private Affairs | Casper the Butler |
| 1939 | Beauty for the Asking | Peters (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Five Little Peppers And How They Grew | Martin |
| 1939 | The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Jameson |
| 1939 | Fast and Loose | Craddock |
| 1939 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Hugo's Servant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Raffles | Bingham's Secretary |
| 1939 | The Zero Hour | Butler |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss | Gibley |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary | Zorka's Butler |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond in Africa | Butler Phillips |
| 1938 | Blond Cheat | Meggs (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Angel | |
| 1937 | Hitting a New High | Jervons |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Valet to Wolensky (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Night of Mystery | Lister |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | William - Butler (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Beg, Borrow or Steal | James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Ames |
| 1936 | A Woman Rebels | Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Strike Me Pink | Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Little Miss Nobody | Butler |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Taggart (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl | Concierge (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Bunker Bean | Kent's Butler |
| 1936 | Trouble for Two | Valet (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World | Butler |
| 1935 | Our Little Girl | Brent's Butler |
| 1935 | Here's to Romance | Buttler |
| 1935 | Ginger | Gwynne (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Hold 'Em Yale | Langdonn |
| 1935 | Two for Tonight | Mr. Myers' Butler |
| 1934 | The Little Minister | Hendry Munn |
| 1934 | The Age of Innocence | The Butler |
| 1934 | Smarty | Tilford - Tony's Butler |
| 1934 | His Greatest Gamble | Alfred |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady | Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Double Door | William |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Winters |
| 1933 | King of the Jungle | Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited) |
| 1933 | A Lady's Profession | Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Infernal Machine | Hans |
| 1933 | The Worst Woman in Paris? | Chumley - the Butler |
| 1933 | The Avenger | Talbot |
| 1933 | Ann Carver's Profession | Melville, the Butler (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Shanghai Express | Carey (uncredited) |
| 1932 | This Reckless Age | Braithwaite (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Call Her Savage | Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Crash | Fair's Butler |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell | Prentice's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Nice Women | Connors, Butler |
| 1931 | Working Girls | Boyd's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Forbes (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Laughter | Benham, Gibson's Butler |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Telephone Time | |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Chester - Butler |
| 1954 | Climax! | |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman |