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