Harry Carey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 16, 1878
- Died
- September 21, 1947 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York University, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure. In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."
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Filmography
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Movie · as (archive footage)
Legends of the West
Movie · as Ed Brandt in 'Law and Order' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
Movie · as (archive footage)
Film Fun
Movie · as (archive footage)
Red River
Movie · as Mr. Melville
So Dear to My Heart
Movie · as Head Judge at County Fair
Angel and the Badman
Movie · as Marshal Wistful McClintock
The Sea of Grass
Movie · as Doc J. Reid
Duel in the Sun
Movie · as Lem Smoot
China's Little Devils
Movie · as Doc Temple
The Great Moment
Movie · as Professor John C. Warren
Air Force
Movie · as Crew Chief
Happy Land
Movie · as Edward "Gramp" Marsh
The Spoilers
Movie · as Dextry
Among the Living
Movie · as Dr. Ben Saunders
The Shepherd of the Hills
Movie · as Daniel Howitt
Sundown
Movie · as Dewey
Parachute Battalion
Movie · as Bill Richards
Beyond Tomorrow
Movie · as George Vale Melton
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Movie · as Captain Bailey
They Knew What They Wanted
Movie · as The Doctor
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as President of the Senate
Inside Information
Movie · as Captain Bill Dugan
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Movie · as P.G. Delano
Land of Liberty
Movie · as (archive footage)
Street of Missing Men
Movie · as Charles Putnam
My Son Is Guilty
Movie · as Police Officer Tim Kerry
Code of the Streets
Movie · as Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
You and Me
Movie · as Mr. Morris
King of Alcatraz
Movie · as Captain Glennan
Sky Giant
Movie · as Col. Cornelius Stockton
The Law West of Tombstone
Movie · as William 'Bill' Barker
Port of Missing Girls
Movie · as Captain Josiah Storm
Gateway
Movie · as Commissioner Nelson
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Captain of the William Brown
Kid Galahad
Movie · as Silver Jackson
Border Cafe
Movie · as Tex Stevens
Racing Lady
Movie · as Tom Martin
Annapolis Salute
Movie · as Chief Martin
Born Reckless
Movie · as Dad Martin
Danger Patrol
Movie · as Sam "Easy" Street
Lest We Forget
Movie · as Himself
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie · as Commandant
The Accusing Finger
Movie · as Sen. Nash
Ghost Town
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry Morgan
Little Miss Nobody
Movie · as John Russell
Aces Wild
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry Morgan
The Last Outlaw
Movie · as Dean Payton
Sutter's Gold
Movie · as Kit Carson
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Movie · as Phil Yonne
Wagon Trail
Movie · as Sheriff Clay Hartley
The Last of the Clintons
Movie · as Trigger Carson
Barbary Coast
Movie · as Jed Slocum
Wild Mustang
Movie · as Joe 'Wild Mustang' Norton
Powdersmoke Range
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Rustler's Paradise
Movie · as Cheyenne Kincaid
Buffalo Stampede
Movie · as Clark Sprague
Man of the Forest
Movie · as Jim Gayner
Sunset Pass
Movie · as John Hesbitt
The Film Parade
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Without Honor
Movie · as Pete Marlan
Law and Order
Movie · as Ed Brandt
Border Devils
Movie · as Jim Gray
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Hawkeye
The Night Rider
Movie · as John Brown / Jim Blake
The Devil Horse
Movie · as Bob Norton / Roberts
The Movie Album
Movie · as (archive footage)
Trader Horn
Movie · as Aloysius "Trader" Horn
The Vanishing Legion
Movie · as 'Happy' Cardigan
Cavalier of the West
Movie · as Captain John Allister
Bad Company
Movie · as McBaine
Burning Bridges
Movie · as Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely
The Trail of '98
Movie · as Jack Locasto
The Border Patrol
Movie · as Bill Storm
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Movie · as Tom Munson
A Little Journey
Movie · as Alexander Smith
Satan Town
Movie · as Bill Scott
The Frontier Trail
Movie · as Jim Cardigan
The Seventh Bandit
Movie · as David Scanlon
Driftin' Thru
Movie · as Daniel Brown
The Bad Lands
Movie · as Patrick Angus O'Toole
The Man from Red Gulch
Movie · as Alexander 'Sandy' Morton
The Texas Trail
Movie · as Pete Grainger
Silent Sanderson
Movie · as Joel Parsons / Silent Sanderson
The Prairie Pirate
Movie · as Brian 'The Yellow Seal' Delaney
Beyond the Border
Movie · as Bob Smith
Soft Shoes
Movie · as Pat Halahan
Tiger Thompson
Movie · as Tiger Thompson
The Night Hawk
Movie · as 'The Hawk'
Roaring Rails
Movie · as Big Bill Benson
The Flaming Forties
Movie · as Bill Jones
The Lightning Rider
Movie · as Phlip Morgan
Crashin' Thru
Movie · as Blake
Desert Driven
Movie · as Bob
The Miracle Baby
Movie · as Neil Allison
Canyon of the Fools
Movie · as Bob
Good Men and True
Movie · as J. Wesley Pringle
The Kickback
Movie · as White Horse Harry
Man to Man
Movie · as Steve Packard
Desperate Trails
Movie · as Bart Carson
The Freeze-Out
Movie · as Ohio, the Stranger
The Fox
Movie · as Ol' Santa Fe
The Wallop
Movie · as John Wesley Pringle
Hearts Up
Movie · as David Brent
Bullet Proof
Movie · as Pierre Winton
Human Stuff
Movie · as James 'Jim' Pierce
'If Only' Jim
Movie · as Jim Golden
Overland Red
Movie · as Overland Red
West Is West
Movie · as Dick Rainboldt
Blue Streak McCoy
Movie · as Job McCoy
Sundown Slim
Movie · as Sundown Slim
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Roped
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
A Fight For Love
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Bare Fists
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Riders of Vengeance
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Marked Men
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Ace of the Saddle
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry Henderson
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie · as Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon / John Oakhurst
Rider of the Law
Movie · as Jim Kyneton
Hell Bent
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Thieves' Gold
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Scarlet Drop
Movie · as Harry Ridge
The Phantom Riders
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Wild Women
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
A Woman's Fool
Movie · as Lin McLean
Three Mounted Men
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Bucking Broadway
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Blood Money
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Goin' Straight
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Outlaw and the Lady
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Drifter
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Bad Man of Cheyenne
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Honor of an Outlaw
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Almost Good Man
Movie · as Dick Glenning
A 44-Calibre Mystery
Movie · as Sheriff Cheyenne Harry
Hair-Trigger Burke
Movie · as Hair Trigger Burke
Six-Shooter Justice
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Mysterious Outlaw
Movie · as Buck Lessen
The Wrong Man
Movie · as Jack Wilson
The Golden Bullet
Movie · as Jack
Straight Shooting
Movie · as "Cheyenne" Harry
The Secret Man
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
Cheyenne's Pal
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Soul Herder
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
A Marked Man
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Fighting Gringo
Movie · as William 'Red' Saunders
The Committee on Credentials
Movie · as Ballaret Bill
The Power of the People
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
Grinding Life Down
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
America Saved from War
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
Old King Coal
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
The Railroad Monopoly
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
The Harbor Transportation Trust
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
A Knight of the Range
Movie · as Cheyenne Harry
The Insurance Swindlers
Movie · as Tom Larnigan
The Passing of Hell's Crown
Movie · as Blaze
The Wedding Guest
Movie · as The Squarest Sheriff Alive
For the Love of a Girl
Movie · as Black La Rue
The Jackals of a Great City
Movie · as Tom Wayne
The Devil's Own
Movie · as Shifty
A Woman's Eyes
Movie · as Tom Horn
The Conspiracy
Movie · as Dick Olney
Guilty
Movie · as Ramon Valentine
The Three Godfathers
Movie · as Bob Sangster
Behind the Lines
Movie · as Dr. Ralph Hamlin
Love's Lariat
Movie · as Sky High
Secret Love
Movie · as Fergus Derrick
The Night Riders
Movie · as The Apache Kid
His Desperate Deed
Movie · as Burleigh
The Heart of a Bandit
Movie · as Texas Pete - the Bandit
Just Jim
Movie · as Jim
The Love Transcendent
Movie · as The Prospector
The Miser's Legacy
Movie · as Jackson - The Crook
The Gambler's I.O.U.
Movie · as Dave Dawson
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
Movie · as Crook
The Canceled Mortgage
Movie · as 1st Road Agent
A Double Winning
Movie · as 2nd Sportsman
The Sheriff's Dilemma
Movie · as The Sheriff
A Day's Adventure
Movie · as Hogan - Leader of the Crooks
Her Dormant Love
Movie · as Dandy Dick - The Fugitive
The Way Out
Movie · as The Bandit
Her Convert
Movie · as The Converted Cracksman
Old Offenders
Movie · as Norris
As It Happened
Movie · as The New Foreman
Graft
Movie · as Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12)
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
Movie · as Miles Rand
Brute Force
Movie · as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)
Concentration
Movie · as First Son
Judith of Bethulia
Movie · as Assyrian Traitor
A Nest Unfeathered
Movie · as The Foreman
Waifs
Movie
His Fireman's Conscience
Movie · as Engineer Daily
Her Father's Silent Partner
Movie
Her Hand
Movie · as Ivan
The Master Cracksman
Movie · as Gentleman Joe, the Cracksman
McVeagh of the South Seas
Movie · as Cyril Bruce McVeagh
The Sheriff's Baby
Movie · as Second Bandit
Pirate Gold
Movie
Brothers
Movie · as The Mother's Favorite Son
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Movie · as The Thief
The Left-Handed Man
Movie · as The Left-Handed Thief
A Chance Deception
Movie · as Raffles
A Modest Hero
Movie
A Misappropriated Turkey
Movie · as The Bartender
The Hero of Little Italy
Movie · as Tony
Madonna of the Storm
Movie
The Wrong Bottle
Movie
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
Movie · as Third Thief
A Frightful Blunder
Movie · as The Superintendent
If We Only Knew
Movie · as The Sailor
The Tenderfoot's Money
Movie · as The Gambler
Near To Earth
Movie
The Stolen Loaf
Movie · as The Butler
A Dangerous Foe
Movie · as The 'Bull'
The Ranchero's Revenge
Movie · as The Schemer
The Sorrowful Shore
Movie · as The Widowed Father
The Well
Movie · as Giuseppe, the Farmhand
In Diplomatic Circles
Movie · as The Butler
A Gamble with Death
Movie · as The Cowpuncher
The Switchtower
Movie
Red Hicks Defies the World
Movie · as In Crowd (uncredited)
The Enemy's Baby
Movie · as Miller
The Vengeance of Galora
Movie · as A Prospector
A Gambler's Honor
Movie · as The Gambler
When Love Forgives
Movie · as Second Criminal
The Mirror
Movie · as First Tramp
Under the Shadow of the Law
Movie · as The Convict
I Was Meant for You
Movie · as Luke
The Crook and the Girl
Movie · as The Crook
The Work Habit
Movie · as The Son-in-Law
The Law and His Son
Movie · as Manning
The Stolen Treaty
Movie · as The Detective
The Van Nostrand Tiara
Movie · as Society Detective
The Stopped Clock
Movie · as The Detective
All for Science
Movie · as The Young Man
The Detective's Stratagem
Movie · as Keene, the Detective
The Abandoned Well
Movie · as The Adopted Son
For Her Government
Movie
Black and White
Movie
The Strong Man's Burden
Movie · as Bob - the Younger Brother
Broken Ways
Movie · as The Sheriff
The Unwelcome Guest
Movie · as The Sheriff
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
Movie · as The Thief
Oil and Water
Movie · as The Stage Manager / At Dinner
Olaf—An Atom
Movie · as Olaf, an Atom
The Stolen Bride
Movie · as The Husband
A Tender-Hearted Crook
Movie · as The Thief
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Movie · as Snapper's Sidekick
In the Aisles of the Wild
Movie · as Bob Cole
Two Daughters of Eve
Movie · as In Audience
A Cry for Help
Movie · as The Thief
Heredity
Movie · as The White Renegade Father
My Hero
Movie · as Indian
Brutality
Movie · as At Theatre
An Unseen Enemy
Movie · as The Safecracker
The Painted Lady
Movie · as At Ice Cream Festival
So Near, Yet So Far
Movie · as A Thief
Friends
Movie · as Bob Kyne - the Prospector
The Burglar’s Dilemma
Movie · as Older Crook
The Informer
Movie · as The Confederate Corporal
The One She Loved
Movie · as The Neighbor's Friend
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
Movie · as 2nd Clan Member
Bill Sharkey's Last Game
Movie
Gentleman Joe
Movie