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Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Acting·1887–1977·93 films

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).

Filmography

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