
Macdonald Carey
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1913-03-15
- Died
- 1994-03-21
- Place of birth
- Sioux City, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Mac Donald Carey · Edward Macdonald Carey
Biography
Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast member.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey / Dr. Lynch

Bewitched
1964

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as John Mitchell

Climax!
1954
as John Benson / Tom Ditmar / Allen Moore / Harry Belgard

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Tom Baker
TV Shows (47)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey / Dr. Lynch

Bewitched
1964

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as John Mitchell

Climax!
1954
as John Benson / Tom Ditmar / Allen Moore / Harry Belgard

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Tom Baker

Ben Casey
1961

Studio One
1948
as Lenny Byrnes

Rawhide
1959
as Brother Bent

Daniel Boone
1964
as Henry Pitcairn

Run for Your Life
1965
as Michael Allen

Burke's Law
1963
as Ben Gardner / Waldo Nicely / Burl Mason / Franklyn Warren

The Outer Limits
1963
as Roy Benjamin

Thriller
1960
as Hector Vane

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Dr. Mallory

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Harry Cummings / Mace Prouty / Brother Phillip Hart

Switch
1975
as Ray

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Professor

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Elmer Pike

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Fred Gaily

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Playhouse 90
1956
as Alexander Lamar

Police Story
1973

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Dr. Gunther

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Earl Ryder

Checkmate
1960
as Frederick Haley

Branded
1965

Roots
1977
as Squire James

Lock-Up
1959

Mr. Novak
1963
as Mr. Edwards
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dan Shelvin / Major Slocum / Colby

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Professor Marcus Kane

Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Norman Prentice

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Gil Foster

Your Show of Shows
1950

Days of Our Lives
1965
as Tom Horton

The Magician
1973
as Rich

Suspicion
1957
as Jeremiah Taylor

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961

General Electric Theater
1953
as David Bothwell

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Orville E. Piggott

Condominium
1980
as Dr. Arthur Castor

The Rebels
1979
as Dr. Church

Top of the Hill
1980
as Mitchell
Movies (57)

American Gigolo
1980
as Hollywood Actor

Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Jack Graham

The Lawless
1950
as Larry Wilder

Copper Canyon
1950
as Deputy Lane Travis

Natchez
1958
as Alexander Lamar

Wake Island
1942
as Lt. Bruce Cameron

Stranger in Our House
1979
as Professor Jarvis

The Redeemer
1959
as Jesus Christ (voice)

Comanche Territory
1950
as James Bowie

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
1987
as Judge Watson

Variety Girl
1947
as Macdonald Carey

The Great Gatsby
1949
as Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Louie

Malaga
1954
as Van Logan

John Paul Jones
1959
as Patrick Henry

Streets of Laredo
1949
as Lorn Reming

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980
as Walton Grumby

The Damned
1962
as Simon Wells

South Sea Sinner
1950
as Jake 'Smitty' Davis

Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975
as Capt. Jack Donahoe

Becoming Marilyn
2022

End of the World
1977
as John Davis

Excuse My Dust
1951
as Cyrus Random, Jr.

Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Hugh Halsworth

Gidget Gets Married
1972
as Russ Lawrence

Hazard
1948
as J.D. Storm

Ordeal
1973
as Eliot Frost

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Fred Gaily

Count the Hours!
1953
as Doug Madison

Man or Gun
1958
as 'Maybe' Smith / Scott Yancey

The Devil's Agent
1962
as Mr. Smith

Song of Surrender
1949
as Bruce Eldridge

Suddenly It's Spring
1947
as Jack Lindsay

Mystery Submarine
1950
as Brett Young

Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Jonathan Caldwell

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as Bus Crow

Odongo
1956
as Steve Stratton

Bride of Vengeance
1949
as Cesare Borgia

3-D Rarities
2015
as (archive footage)

Tammy and the Doctor
1963
as Dr. Wayne Bentley

My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as George Mason

The Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Jesse James

Blue Denim
1959
as Maj. Malcolm Bartley, Ret.

Access Code
1984
as Senator Williams

A Message from Holly
1992

Cave of Outlaws
1951
as Pete Carver

Foes
1977
as McCarey

Dr. Broadway
1942
as Dr. Timothy Kane, a.k.a. "Dr. Broadway"

Dream Girl
1948
as Clark Redfield

Stranger at My Door
1956
as Hollis Jarret

It's Everybody's Business
1954
as Narrator (voice)
Stranglehold
1962
as Bill Morrison

Lassie, the Voyager
1966
as Jebediah Wakefield

Salute for Three
1943
as Sgt. Buzz McAllister

Meet Me After the Show
1951
as Jeff Ames
Cry Justice
1956
as Gil Foster

Apples on the Lilac Tree
1956
as William Tyler
About Macdonald Carey
Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast member. With 104 credits spanning from 1942 to 2022, Macdonald Carey has appeared in 57 films and 47 TV shows.
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- American Gigolo (1980) — as Hollywood Actor
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Jack Graham
- The Lawless (1950) — as Larry Wilder
- Copper Canyon (1950) — as Deputy Lane Travis
- Natchez (1958) — as Alexander Lamar
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