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Harry Carey Jr.
Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as nume…
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Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series. The son of actors Harry Carey Sr. and Olive Carey, he attempted a singing career before beginning his acting career in the John Ford Stock Company. Director John Ford became a close friend and collaborator. Carey appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Searchers (1956), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), some also featuring appearances by his parents. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River (1948), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959 - scenes cut). He also frequently co-starred with actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson, acting together in nine films each. Between 1955 -1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1960s, Carey appeared on such western series as Have Gun - Will Travel and The Legend of Jesse James. Later film roles include George Arthur in The Long Riders (1980), Mr. Anderson in Gremlins (1984), aging biker Red in Mask (1985), Joshua Brackett in The Whales of August (1987), saloon old-timer Zeke in Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Marshal Fred White in Tombstone (1993).
Filmography
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1997
Last Stand at Saber River
Movie James Sanford
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1996
The Sunchaser
Movie Cashier
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1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Movie Digger Phelps
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1993
Tombstone
Movie Marshall Fred White
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1993
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Movie Self
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1991
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
Movie Self
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1990
The Exorcist III
Movie Father Kanavan
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1990
Back to the Future Part III
Movie Saloon Old Timer
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1990
Bad Jim
Movie J.C. Lee
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1989
Breaking In
Movie Shoes
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1989
B.L. Stryker
TV show Jones
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1989
Crossbow: The Movie
Movie Mutino
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1988
Once Upon a Texas Train
Movie Herald Fitch
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1988
Illegally Yours
Movie Wally Finnegan
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1987
Cherry 2000
Movie Snappy Tom
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1987
The Whales of August
Movie Joshua Brackett
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1987
Crossbow
TV show
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1986
Crossroads
Movie Bartender
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1985
Mask
Movie Red
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1984
UFOria
Movie George Martin
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1984
Gremlins
Movie Mr. Anderson
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1982
The Shadow Riders
Movie Pa Traven
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1982
Knight Rider
TV show Josh Morgan
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1982
Endangered Species
Movie Dr. Emmer
- 1982
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1980
The Long Riders
Movie George Arthur
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1980
Wild Times
TV show Fitz Bragg
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1979
B. J. and the Bear
TV show
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1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Movie Deputy Luke
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1978
Dallas
TV show Red
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1977
CHiPs
TV show Grandfather
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1976
Nickelodeon
Movie Dobie
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1975
Take a Hard Ride
Movie Dumper
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1974
Challenge to White Fang
Movie John Tarwater
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1974
Police Woman
TV show
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1974
Little House on the Prairie
TV show Sheriff Pike
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1973
Doc Elliot
TV show
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1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
Movie Hank
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1972
Run, Cougar, Run
Movie Barney
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1972
Man of the East
Movie Holy Joe
