Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Known for
Acting
Born
February 25, 1887
Died
September 11, 1977 (aged 90)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

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

Filmography

1956
While the City Sleeps poster

While the City Sleeps

Movie · as Walter's Butler (uncredited)

1956
Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time

TV · 1 ep

1955
The King's Thief poster

The King's Thief

Movie · as Servant (uncredited)

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as Chester - Butler · 1 ep

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · 1 ep

1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro poster

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Movie · as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

1952
Thunder in the East poster

Thunder in the East

Movie · as Dr. Paling

1952
Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Lady and the Bandit poster

The Lady and the Bandit

Movie · as Jailer

1951
Kind Lady poster

Kind Lady

Movie · as Postman

1951
Strangers on a Train poster

Strangers on a Train

Movie · as Anthony's Butler (uncredited)

1949
Slightly French poster

Slightly French

Movie · as Wilson (uncredited)

1947
Moss Rose poster

Moss Rose

Movie · as Coroner (uncredited)

1947
The Exile poster

The Exile

Movie · as Cavalier (uncredited)

1947
Unconquered poster

Unconquered

Movie · as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

1947
Forever Amber poster

Forever Amber

Movie

1946
Tomorrow Is Forever poster

Tomorrow Is Forever

Movie · as Hamilton Employee

1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge poster

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Movie · as The Police Constable (uncredited)

1944
Gaslight poster

Gaslight

Movie · as Guide (uncredited)

1944
Ministry of Fear poster

Ministry of Fear

Movie · as Porter (uncredited)

1943
Heaven Can Wait poster

Heaven Can Wait

Movie · as Flogdell (uncredited)

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake poster

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Movie · as Pale Tom (uncredited)

1942
Mrs. Miniver poster

Mrs. Miniver

Movie · as Chandler (uncredited)

1942
What's Cookin'? poster

What's Cookin'?

Movie · as Butler

1942
The Affairs of Martha poster

The Affairs of Martha

Movie · as The Butler (uncredited)

1942
This Above All poster

This Above All

Movie · as Policeman with Rector

1941
Tuxedo Junction poster

Tuxedo Junction

Movie · as Jenkins

1941
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

Movie · as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

1941
Nice Girl? poster

Nice Girl?

Movie

1941
Accent on Love poster

Accent on Love

Movie · as Flowers

1941
Private Nurse poster

Private Nurse

Movie · as Smithton - the Butler

1941
Confirm or Deny poster

Confirm or Deny

Movie · as Sidney

1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder poster

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Movie · as Mate Dusty Rhodes

1941
That Hamilton Woman poster

That Hamilton Woman

Movie · as Orderly (uncredited)

1941
West Point Widow poster

West Point Widow

Movie · as Simpson

1940
Rebecca poster

Rebecca

Movie · as Ben

1940
Hired Wife poster

Hired Wife

Movie · as Peterson - Butler

1940
A Dispatch from Reuters poster

A Dispatch from Reuters

Movie · as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

1940
Sky Murder poster

Sky Murder

Movie · as Sutter - Grand's Butler

1940
In Old Missouri poster

In Old Missouri

Movie · as Haskins

1940
Private Affairs poster

Private Affairs

Movie · as Casper the Butler

1939
Beauty for the Asking poster

Beauty for the Asking

Movie · as Peters (uncredited)

1939
Stronger Than Desire poster

Stronger Than Desire

Movie · as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

1939
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew poster

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Movie · as Martin

1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt poster

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Movie · as Jameson

1939
Fast and Loose poster

Fast and Loose

Movie · as Craddock

1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

1939
Raffles poster

Raffles

Movie · as Bingham's Secretary

1939
The Zero Hour poster

The Zero Hour

Movie · as Butler

1938
Hold That Kiss poster

Hold That Kiss

Movie · as Gibley

1938
Sally, Irene and Mary poster

Sally, Irene and Mary

Movie · as Zorka's Butler

1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa poster

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Movie · as Butler Phillips

1938
Blond Cheat poster

Blond Cheat

Movie · as Meggs (uncredited)

1937
Angel poster

Angel

Movie

1937
Hitting a New High poster

Hitting a New High

Movie · as Jervons

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks poster

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Movie · as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)

1937
Night of Mystery poster

Night of Mystery

Movie · as Lister

1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich poster

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Movie · as William - Butler (uncredited)

1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal poster

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Movie · as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)

1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney poster

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Movie · as Ames

1936
A Woman Rebels poster

A Woman Rebels

Movie · as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

1936
Strike Me Pink poster

Strike Me Pink

Movie · as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

1936
Little Miss Nobody poster

Little Miss Nobody

Movie · as Butler

1936
Wife vs. Secretary poster

Wife vs. Secretary

Movie · as Taggart (uncredited)

1936
Small Town Girl poster

Small Town Girl

Movie · as Concierge (uncredited)

1936
Bunker Bean poster

Bunker Bean

Movie · as Kent's Butler

1936
Trouble for Two poster

Trouble for Two

Movie · as Valet (Uncredited)

1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World poster

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Movie · as Butler

1935
Our Little Girl poster

Our Little Girl

Movie · as Jackson

1935
Here's to Romance poster

Here's to Romance

Movie · as Buttler

1935
Ginger poster

Ginger

Movie · as Gwynne (uncredited)

1935
Hold 'Em Yale poster

Hold 'Em Yale

Movie · as Langdonn

1935
Two for Tonight poster

Two for Tonight

Movie · as Mr. Myers' Butler

1934
The Little Minister poster

The Little Minister

Movie · as Hendry Munn

1934
The Age of Innocence poster

The Age of Innocence

Movie · as The Butler

1934
Smarty poster

Smarty

Movie · as Tilford - Tony's Butler

1934
His Greatest Gamble poster

His Greatest Gamble

Movie · as Alfred

1934
I Sell Anything poster

I Sell Anything

Movie · as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur

1934
Gambling Lady poster

Gambling Lady

Movie · as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)

1934
Double Door poster

Double Door

Movie · as William

1933
Bombshell poster

Bombshell

Movie · as Winters

1933
King of the Jungle poster

King of the Jungle

Movie · as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)

1933
A Lady's Profession poster

A Lady's Profession

Movie · as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

1933
Infernal Machine poster

Infernal Machine

Movie · as Hans

1933
The Worst Woman in Paris? poster

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Movie · as Chumley - the Butler

1933
The Avenger poster

The Avenger

Movie · as Talbot

1933
Ann Carver's Profession poster

Ann Carver's Profession

Movie · as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)

1932
Shanghai Express poster

Shanghai Express

Movie · as Carey (uncredited)

1932
This Reckless Age poster

This Reckless Age

Movie · as Braithwaite (uncredited)

1932
Call Her Savage poster

Call Her Savage

Movie · as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)

1932
The Crash poster

The Crash

Movie · as Fair's Butler

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell poster

Merrily We Go to Hell

Movie · as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

1931
Nice Women poster

Nice Women

Movie · as Connors, Butler

1931
Working Girls poster

Working Girls

Movie · as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)

1931
Honor Among Lovers poster

Honor Among Lovers

Movie · as Forbes (uncredited)

1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

1930
Laughter poster

Laughter

Movie · as Benham, Gibson's Butler