Leonard Carey

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Leonard Carey

Acting February 25, 1887

London, England, UK

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 act…

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Rebecca

Rebecca

7.9 1940 Movie
Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

7.7 1951 Movie
Suspicion

Suspicion

7.1 1941 Movie
Gaslight

Gaslight

7.5 1944 Movie
Climax!

Climax!

3.8 1954 TV Show
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

7.2 1931 Movie
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

7.1 1942 Movie
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

6.9 1943 Movie
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

7.0 1932 Movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

7.1 1939 Movie
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

6.9 1944 Movie
Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

6.7 1952 TV Show

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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

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  1. 1956
    While the City Sleeps

    Movie Walter's Butler (uncredited)

  2. 1956
    Telephone Time

    TV show

  3. 1955
    The King's Thief

    Movie Servant (uncredited)

  4. 1955
    The Millionaire

    TV show Chester - Butler

  5. 1954
    Climax!

    TV show

  6. 1952
    Thunder in the East

    Movie Dr. Paling

  7. 1952
    Adventures of Superman

    TV show

  8. 1952
    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    Movie Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

  9. 1951
    The Lady and the Bandit

    Movie Jailer

  10. 1951
    Strangers on a Train

    Movie Anthony's Butler (uncredited)

  11. 1951
    Kind Lady

    Movie Postman

  12. 1949
    Slightly French

    Movie Wilson (uncredited)

  13. 1947
    The Exile

    Movie Cavalier (uncredited)

  14. 1947
    Unconquered

    Movie London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

  15. 1947
    Forever Amber

    Movie

  16. 1947
    Moss Rose

    Movie Coroner (uncredited)

More credits
  1. 1946
    Tomorrow Is Forever

    Movie Hamilton Employee

  2. 1944
    The Invisible Man's Revenge

    Movie The Police Constable (uncredited)

  3. 1944
    Ministry of Fear

    Movie Porter (uncredited)

  4. 1944
    Gaslight

    Movie Guide (uncredited)

  5. 1943
    Heaven Can Wait

    Movie Flogdell (uncredited)

  6. 1942
    Mrs. Miniver

    Movie Chandler (uncredited)

  7. 1942
    The Affairs of Martha

    Movie The Butler (uncredited)

  8. 1942
    This Above All

    Movie Policeman with Rector

  9. 1942
    What's Cookin'?

    Movie Butler

  10. 1942
    Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

    Movie Pale Tom (uncredited)

  11. 1941
    Confirm or Deny

    Movie Sidney

  12. 1941
    Tuxedo Junction

    Movie Jenkins

  13. 1941
    Suspicion

    Movie The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

  14. 1941
    Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Movie Mate Dusty Rhodes

  15. 1941
    Private Nurse

    Movie Smithton - the Butler

  16. 1941
    Accent on Love

    Movie Flowers

  17. 1941
    West Point Widow

    Movie Simpson

  18. 1941
    That Hamilton Woman

    Movie Orderly (uncredited)

  19. 1941
    Nice Girl?

    Movie

  20. 1940
    A Dispatch from Reuters

    Movie Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

  21. 1940
    Sky Murder

    Movie Sutter - Grand's Butler

  22. 1940
    Hired Wife

    Movie Peterson - Butler

  23. 1940
    Private Affairs

    Movie Casper the Butler

  24. 1940
    In Old Missouri

    Movie Haskins