Harry Carey
Known for Acting · 266 credits
- Born
- 1878-01-16
- Died
- 1947-09-21
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Henry DeWitt Carey II · H.D. Carey · Harry D. Carey · Harry Carey Sr.
Biography
Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York University, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure.
In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."
Known For
Movies (266)
Her Convert
1915
as The Converted Cracksman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as President of the Senate
Bare Fists
1919
as Cheyenne Harry
Red River
1948
as Mr. Melville
Directed by John Ford
1971
as (archive footage)
Film Fun
1955
as (archive footage)
Buffalo Stampede
1933
as Clark Sprague
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Lem Smoot
Tiger Thompson
1924
as Tiger Thompson
Desert Driven
1923
as Bob
Hell Bent
1918
as Cheyenne Harry
Old Offenders
1915
as Norris
Hearts Up
1921
as David Brent
Racing Lady
1937
as Tom Martin
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Doc J. Reid
Roped
1919
as Cheyenne Harry
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Annapolis Salute
1937
as Chief Martin
As It Happened
1915
as The New Foreman
Sundown Slim
1920
as Sundown Slim
The Well
1913
as Giuseppe, the Farmhand
Concentration
1914
as First Son
So Dear to My Heart
1948
as Head Judge at County Fair
The Stolen Bride
1913
as The Husband
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Commandant
The Mirror
1913
as First Tramp
Law and Order
1932
as Ed Brandt
Kid Galahad
1937
as Silver Jackson
The Spoilers
1942
as Dextry
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Daniel Howitt
Three Mounted Men
1918
as Cheyenne Harry
Cheyenne's Pal
1917
as Cheyenne Harry
Her Hand
1914
as Ivan
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
as In Crowd (uncredited)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
The Secret Man
1917
as Cheyenne Harry
Man of the Forest
1933
as Jim Gayner
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as John Russell
A Marked Man
1917
as Cheyenne Harry
Judith of Bethulia
1914
as Assyrian Traitor
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as The Doctor
Land of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
Trader Horn
1931
as Aloysius "Trader" Horn
The Kickback
1922
as White Horse Harry
Air Force
1943
as Crew Chief
The Hero of Little Italy
1913
as Tony
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as Engineer Daily
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
as A Prospector
Angel and the Badman
1947
as Marshal Wistful McClintock
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Sen. Nash
The Movie Album
1932
as (archive footage)
The Way Out
1915
as The Bandit
The Law and His Son
1913
as Manning
Lest We Forget
1937
as Himself
You and Me
1938
as Mr. Morris
The Trail of '98
1928
as Jack Locasto
Barbary Coast
1935
as Jed Slocum
Brutality
1912
as At Theatre
Riders of Vengeance
1919
as Cheyenne Harry
The Lightning Rider
1924
as Phlip Morgan
Oil and Water
1913
as The Stage Manager / At Dinner
The Freeze-Out
1921
as Ohio, the Stranger
Man to Man
1922
as Steve Packard
A Modest Hero
1913
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as George Vale Melton
The Wrong Bottle
1913
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Luke
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912
as Bob Cole
A Nest Unfeathered
1914
as The Foreman
Madonna of the Storm
1913
Good Men and True
1922
as J. Wesley Pringle
Sundown
1941
as Dewey
Without Honor
1932
as Pete Marlan
Legends of the West
1992
as Ed Brandt in 'Law and Order' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Night Rider
1932
as John Brown / Jim Blake
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
as Dave Dawson
Among the Living
1941
as Dr. Ben Saunders
Black and White
1913
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913
as Society Detective
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as The Detective
Her Dormant Love
1915
as Dandy Dick - The Fugitive
McVeagh of the South Seas
1914
as Cyril Bruce McVeagh
The Ace of the Saddle
1919
as Cheyenne Harry Henderson
The Great Moment
1944
as Professor John C. Warren
A Gambler's Honor
1913
as The Gambler
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as Phil Yonne
The Prairie Pirate
1925
as Brian 'The Yellow Seal' Delaney
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915
as The Sheriff
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913
as The Thief
A Double Winning
1915
as 2nd Sportsman
His Desperate Deed
1915
as Burleigh
The Detective's Stratagem
1913
as Keene, the Detective
A Dangerous Foe
1913
as The 'Bull'
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
as William 'Bill' Barker
The One She Loved
1912
as The Neighbor's Friend
The Devil's Own
1916
as Shifty
In Diplomatic Circles
1913
as The Butler
The Vanishing Legion
1931
as 'Happy' Cardigan
When Love Forgives
1913
as Second Criminal
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as In Audience
Code of the Streets
1939
as Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
as Older Crook
The Love Transcendent
1915
as The Prospector
King of Alcatraz
1938
as Captain Glennan
An Unseen Enemy
1912
as The Safecracker
Bad Company
1931
as McBaine
Roaring Rails
1924
as Big Bill Benson
Sky Giant
1938
as Col. Cornelius Stockton
West Is West
1920
as Dick Rainboldt
The Scarlet Drop
1918
as Harry Ridge
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
as The Sheriff
Gateway
1938
as Commissioner Nelson
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Crook
Sunset Pass
1933
as John Hesbitt
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
1915
as Crook
Bucking Broadway
1917
as Cheyenne Harry
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
as Snapper's Sidekick
Gentleman Joe
1910
Souls at Sea
1937
as Captain of the William Brown
For Her Government
1913
About Harry Carey
Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company… With 266 credits spanning from 1910 to 2000, Harry Carey has appeared in 266 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry Carey Movies
- Her Convert (1915) — as The Converted Cracksman
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as President of the Senate
- Bare Fists (1919) — as Cheyenne Harry
- Red River (1948) — as Mr. Melville
- Directed by John Ford (1971) — as (archive footage)
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