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Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Acting·1878–1947·179 films

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.

As Actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)President of the Senate
Red River
Red River (1948)Mr. Melville
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)Lem Smoot
Angel and the Badman
Angel and the Badman (1947)Marshal Wistful McClintock
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)Snapper's Sidekick
The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)Dextry
Air Force
Air Force (1943)Crew Chief
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)Commandant
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)Daniel Howitt
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1937)Silver Jackson
So Dear to My Heart
So Dear to My Heart (1948)Head Judge at County Fair
You and Me
You and Me (1938)Mr. Morris
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford (1971)(archive footage)
Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)George Vale Melton
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast (1935)Jed Slocum
Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia (1914)Assyrian Traitor
Among the Living
Among the Living (1941)Dr. Ben Saunders
An Unseen Enemy
An Unseen Enemy (1912)The Safecracker
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)Doc J. Reid
Bucking Broadway
Bucking Broadway (1917)Cheyenne Harry
Sundown
Sundown (1941)Dewey
Trader Horn
Trader Horn (1931)Aloysius "Trader" Horn
The Great Moment
The Great Moment (1944)Professor John C. Warren
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady (1912)At Ice Cream Festival
Straight Shooting
Straight Shooting (1917)"Cheyenne" Harry
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea (1937)Captain of the William Brown
The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98 (1928)Jack Locasto
Hell Bent
Hell Bent (1918)Cheyenne Harry
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)The Doctor
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)Older Crook
Friends
Friends (1912)Bob Kyne - the Prospector
Law and Order
Law and Order (1932)Ed Brandt
Buffalo Stampede
Buffalo Stampede (1933)Clark Sprague
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)Phil Yonne
Born Reckless
Born Reckless (1937)Dad Martin
Parachute Battalion
Parachute Battalion (1941)Bill Richards
Bad Company
Bad Company (1931)McBaine
Without Honor
Without Honor (1932)Pete Marlan
Border Devils
Border Devils (1932)Jim Gray
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)A Thief
Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail (1935)Sheriff Clay Hartley
The Law West of Tombstone
The Law West of Tombstone (1938)William 'Bill' Barker
Happy Land
Happy Land (1943)Edward "Gramp" Marsh
Gateway
Gateway (1938)Commissioner Nelson
Racing Lady
Racing Lady (1937)Tom Martin
King of Alcatraz
King of Alcatraz (1938)Captain Glennan
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)Sen. Nash
My Son Is Guilty
My Son Is Guilty (1939)Police Officer Tim Kerry
Cavalier of the West
Cavalier of the West (1931)Captain John Allister
Border Cafe
Border Cafe (1937)Tex Stevens
Danger Patrol
Danger Patrol (1937)Sam "Easy" Street
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1932)Hawkeye
Sky Giant
Sky Giant (1938)Col. Cornelius Stockton
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919)Cheyenne Harry
Roaring Rails
Roaring Rails (1924)Big Bill Benson
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Self (archive footage)
Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest (1933)Jim Gayner
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw (1936)Dean Payton
Annapolis Salute
Annapolis Salute (1937)Chief Martin
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets (1939)Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
The Scarlet Drop
The Scarlet Drop (1918)Harry Ridge
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)P.G. Delano
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)Captain Bailey
The Devil Horse
The Devil Horse (1932)Bob Norton / Roberts
The Last of the Clintons
The Last of the Clintons (1935)Trigger Carson
Ghost Town
Ghost Town (1936)Cheyenne Harry Morgan
Brute Force
Brute Force (1914)In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)
McVeagh of the South Seas
McVeagh of the South Seas (1914)Cyril Bruce McVeagh
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)2nd Clan Member
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)The Thief
The Secret Man
The Secret Man (1917)Cheyenne Harry
China's Little Devils
China's Little Devils (1945)Doc Temple
Street of Missing Men
Street of Missing Men (1939)Charles Putnam
The Wallop
The Wallop (1921)John Wesley Pringle
Cheyenne's Pal
Cheyenne's Pal (1917)Cheyenne Harry
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion (1931)'Happy' Cardigan
The Phantom Riders
The Phantom Riders (1918)Cheyenne Harry
The Freeze-Out
The Freeze-Out (1921)Ohio, the Stranger
Thieves' Gold
Thieves' Gold (1918)Cheyenne Harry
Desperate Trails
Desperate Trails (1921)Bart Carson
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody (1936)John Russell
Marked Men
Marked Men (1919)Cheyenne Harry
Soft Shoes
Soft Shoes (1925)Pat Halahan
The Strong Man's Burden
The Strong Man's Burden (1913)Bob - the Younger Brother
A Woman's Fool
A Woman's Fool (1918)Lin McLean
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon / John Oakhurst
Rider of the Law
Rider of the Law (1919)Jim Kyneton
The Soul Herder
The Soul Herder (1917)Cheyenne Harry
Wild Women
Wild Women (1918)Cheyenne Harry
Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls (1938)Captain Josiah Storm
Riders of Vengeance
Riders of Vengeance (1919)Cheyenne Harry
Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass (1933)John Hesbitt
A Marked Man
A Marked Man (1917)Cheyenne Harry
The Switchtower
The Switchtower (1913)
Roped
Roped (1919)Cheyenne Harry
A Fight For Love
A Fight For Love (1919)Cheyenne Harry
Three Mounted Men
Three Mounted Men (1918)Cheyenne Harry
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)(archive footage)
Man to Man
Man to Man (1922)Steve Packard
Bare Fists
Bare Fists (1919)Cheyenne Harry
The Border Patrol
The Border Patrol (1928)Bill Storm
The Tenderfoot's Money
The Tenderfoot's Money (1913)The Gambler
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget (1937)Himself
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)(archive footage)
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold (1936)Kit Carson
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)Tom Munson
Wild Mustang
Wild Mustang (1935)Joe 'Wild Mustang' Norton
Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range (1935)Tucson Smith
Burning Bridges
Burning Bridges (1928)Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely
The Bad Lands
The Bad Lands (1925)Patrick Angus O'Toole
'If Only' Jim
'If Only' Jim (1920)Jim Golden
The Sheriff's Baby
The Sheriff's Baby (1913)Second Bandit
The Frontier Trail
The Frontier Trail (1926)Jim Cardigan
Silent Sanderson
Silent Sanderson (1925)Joel Parsons / Silent Sanderson
Satan Town
Satan Town (1926)Bill Scott
The Miracle Baby
The Miracle Baby (1923)Neil Allison
The Lightning Rider
The Lightning Rider (1924)Phlip Morgan
Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy (1920)Job McCoy
Tiger Thompson
Tiger Thompson (1924)Tiger Thompson
West Is West
West Is West (1920)Dick Rainboldt
Rustler's Paradise
Rustler's Paradise (1935)Cheyenne Kincaid
Canyon of the Fools
Canyon of the Fools (1923)Bob
A Knight of the Range
A Knight of the Range (1916)Cheyenne Harry
Desert Driven
Desert Driven (1923)Bob
The Texas Trail
The Texas Trail (1925)Pete Grainger
Inside Information
Inside Information (1939)Captain Bill Dugan
The Man from Red Gulch
The Man from Red Gulch (1925)Alexander 'Sandy' Morton
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest (1913)The Sheriff
The Film Parade
The Film Parade (1933)(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Night Hawk
The Night Hawk (1924)'The Hawk'
Driftin' Thru
Driftin' Thru (1926)Daniel Brown
Beyond the Border
Beyond the Border (1925)Bob Smith
The Night Rider
The Night Rider (1932)John Brown / Jim Blake
Aces Wild
Aces Wild (1936)Cheyenne Harry Morgan
The Prairie Pirate
The Prairie Pirate (1925)Brian 'The Yellow Seal' Delaney
The Ace of the Saddle
The Ace of the Saddle (1919)Cheyenne Harry Henderson
Bullet Proof
Bullet Proof (1920)Pierre Winton
A Little Journey
A Little Journey (1927)Alexander Smith
The Seventh Bandit
The Seventh Bandit (1926)David Scanlon
Overland Red
Overland Red (1920)Overland Red
Sundown Slim
Sundown Slim (1920)Sundown Slim
Human Stuff
Human Stuff (1920)James 'Jim' Pierce
The Flaming Forties
The Flaming Forties (1924)Bill Jones
Good Men and True
Good Men and True (1922)J. Wesley Pringle
Hearts Up
Hearts Up (1921)David Brent
The Fox
The Fox (1921)Ol' Santa Fe
The Canceled Mortgage
The Canceled Mortgage (1915)1st Road Agent
The Movie Album
The Movie Album (1932)(archive footage)
Crashin' Thru
Crashin' Thru (1923)Blake
The Kickback
The Kickback (1922)White Horse Harry
Brutality
Brutality (1912)At Theatre
Legends of the West
Legends of the West (1992)Ed Brandt in 'Law and Order' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Godfathers
The Three Godfathers (1916)Bob Sangster
Oil and Water
Oil and Water (1913)The Stage Manager / At Dinner
Behind the Lines
Behind the Lines (1916)Dr. Ralph Hamlin
Near To Earth
Near To Earth (1913)
Heredity
Heredity (1912)The White Renegade Father
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo (1917)William 'Red' Saunders
In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)Bob Cole
Olaf—An Atom
Olaf—An Atom (1913)Olaf, an Atom
If We Only Knew
If We Only Knew (1913)The Sailor
The Informer
The Informer (1912)The Confederate Corporal
Her Father's Silent Partner
Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)
Graft
Graft (1915)Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12)
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help (1912)The Thief
Two Daughters of Eve
Two Daughters of Eve (1912)In Audience
Love's Lariat
Love's Lariat (1916)Sky High
Concentration
Concentration (1914)First Son
The Golden Bullet
The Golden Bullet (1917)Jack
The Heart of a Bandit
The Heart of a Bandit (1915)Texas Pete - the Bandit
The Almost Good Man
The Almost Good Man (1917)Dick Glenning
The Outlaw and the Lady
The Outlaw and the Lady (1917)Cheyenne Harry
The Committee on Credentials
The Committee on Credentials (1916)Ballaret Bill
A 44-Calibre Mystery
A 44-Calibre Mystery (1917)Sheriff Cheyenne Harry
Broken Ways
Broken Ways (1913)The Sheriff
Just Jim
Just Jim (1915)Jim
The Night Riders
The Night Riders (1916)The Apache Kid
The Master Cracksman
The Master Cracksman (1914)Gentleman Joe, the Cracksman

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