Leonard Carey
Known for
Acting
Life
1887 – 1977 (aged 90)
Born in
London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb97 acting credits
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
Rebecca
23 Mar 1940
Strangers on a Train
27 Jun 1951
Suspicion
14 Nov 1941
Gaslight
04 May 1944
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
24 Dec 1931
Mrs. Miniver
03 Jul 1942
Heaven Can Wait
05 Aug 1943
Shanghai Express
12 Feb 1932
Filmography
1956
- While the City Sleepsas Walter's Butler (uncredited)
- Telephone Time1 episode
1955
- The King's Thiefas Servant (uncredited)
- The Millionaireas Chester - Butler1 episode
1954
- Climax!1 episode
1952
- Thunder in the Eastas Dr. Paling
- Adventures of Superman1 episode
- The Snows of Kilimanjaroas Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
1951
- The Lady and the Banditas Jailer
- Strangers on a Trainas Anthony's Butler (uncredited)
- Kind Ladyas Postman
1949
- Slightly Frenchas Wilson (uncredited)
1947
- The Exileas Cavalier (uncredited)
- Unconqueredas London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
- Forever Amber
- Moss Roseas Coroner (uncredited)
1946
- Tomorrow Is Foreveras Hamilton Employee
1944
- The Invisible Man's Revengeas The Police Constable (uncredited)
- Ministry of Fearas Porter (uncredited)
- Gaslightas Guide (uncredited)
1943
- Heaven Can Waitas Flogdell (uncredited)
1942
- Mrs. Miniveras Chandler (uncredited)
- The Affairs of Marthaas The Butler (uncredited)
- This Above Allas Policeman with Rector
- What's Cookin'?as Butler
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blakeas Pale Tom (uncredited)
1941
- Confirm or Denyas Sidney
- Tuxedo Junctionas Jenkins
- Suspicionas The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
- Moon Over Her Shoulderas Mate Dusty Rhodes
- Private Nurseas Smithton - the Butler
- Accent on Loveas Flowers
- West Point Widowas Simpson
- That Hamilton Womanas Orderly (uncredited)
- Nice Girl?
1940
- A Dispatch from Reutersas Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
- Sky Murderas Sutter - Grand's Butler
- Hired Wifeas Peterson - Butler
- Private Affairsas Casper the Butler
- In Old Missourias Haskins
- Rebeccaas Ben
1939
- Rafflesas Bingham's Secretary
- Five Little Peppers And How They Grewas Martin
- Stronger Than Desireas Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
- The Zero Houras Butler
- The Hound of the Baskervillesas Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
- Beauty for the Askingas Peters (uncredited)
- Fast and Looseas Craddock
- The Lone Wolf Spy Huntas Jameson
1938
- Bulldog Drummond in Africaas Butler Phillips
- Blond Cheatas Meggs (uncredited)
- Hold That Kissas Gibley
- Sally, Irene and Maryas Zorka's Butler
1937
- Hitting a New Highas Jervons
- Beg, Borrow or Stealas James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
- Angel
- My Dear Miss Aldrichas William - Butler (uncredited)
- The Emperor's Candlesticksas Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
- Night of Mysteryas Lister
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyneyas Ames
1936
- A Woman Rebelsas Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
- The Luckiest Girl in the Worldas Butler
- Bunker Beanas Kent's Butler
- Little Miss Nobodyas Butler
- Trouble for Twoas Valet (Uncredited)
- Small Town Girlas Concierge (uncredited)
- Wife vs. Secretaryas Taggart (uncredited)
- Strike Me Pinkas Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
1935
- Here's to Romanceas Buttler
- Two for Tonightas Mr. Myers' Butler
- Gingeras Gwynne (uncredited)
- Our Little Girlas Jackson
- Hold 'Em Yaleas Langdonn
1934
- The Little Ministeras Hendry Munn
- I Sell Anythingas Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
- The Age of Innocenceas The Butler
- His Greatest Gambleas Alfred
- Smartyas Tilford - Tony's Butler
- Double Dooras William
- Gambling Ladyas Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
1933
- The Worst Woman in Paris?as Chumley - the Butler
- Bombshellas Winters
- The Avengeras Talbot
- Ann Carver's Professionas Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
- Infernal Machineas Hans
- King of the Jungleas Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
- A Lady's Professionas Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
1932
- Call Her Savageas Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
- The Crashas Fair's Butler
- Merrily We Go to Hellas Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
- Shanghai Expressas Carey (uncredited)
- This Reckless Ageas Braithwaite (uncredited)
1931
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
- Working Girlsas Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
- Nice Womenas Connors, Butler
- Honor Among Loversas Forbes (uncredited)
1930
- Laughteras Benham, Gibson's Butler