Leonard Carey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-02-25
Day of Death
1977-09-11 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Leonard Carey
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
Acting
(1956)
While the City Sleeps
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
(1955)
The King's Thief
as Servant (uncredited)
(1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
(1952)
Thunder in the East
as Dr. Paling
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
(1951)
Kind Lady
as Postman
(1951)
The Lady and the Bandit
as Jailer
(1949)
Slightly French
as Wilson (uncredited)
(1947)
Unconquered
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
(1947)
The Exile
as Cavalier (uncredited)
(1947)
Moss Rose
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1946)
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Hamilton Employee
(1944)
Gaslight
as Guide (uncredited)
(1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
(1943)
Heaven Can Wait
as Flogdell (uncredited)
(1942)
Mrs. Miniver
as Chandler (uncredited)
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
(1942)
This Above All
as Policeman with Rector
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as Butler
(1942)
The Affairs of Martha
as The Butler (uncredited)
(1941)
Suspicion
as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
(1941)
That Hamilton Woman
as Orderly (uncredited)
(1941)
(1941)
Confirm or Deny
as Sidney
(1941)
Tuxedo Junction
as Jenkins
(1941)
West Point Widow
as Simpson
(1941)
Private Nurse
as Smithton - the Butler
(1941)
Accent on Love
as Flowers
(1941)
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Mate Dusty Rhodes
(1940)
Rebecca
as Ben
(1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
(1940)
Sky Murder
as Sutter - Grand's Butler
(1940)
In Old Missouri
as Haskins
(1940)
Private Affairs
as Casper the Butler
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Peterson - Butler
(1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
(1939)
Beauty for the Asking
as Peters (uncredited)
(1939)
Raffles
as Bingham's Secretary
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Jameson
(1939)
Fast and Loose
as Craddock
(1939)
(1939)
The Zero Hour
as Butler
(1939)
Stronger Than Desire
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
(1938)
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Butler Phillips
(1938)
Blond Cheat
as Meggs (uncredited)
(1938)
Hold That Kiss
as Gibley
(1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Zorka's Butler
(1937)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
(1937)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Ames
(1937)
Hitting a New High
as Jervons
(1937)
Night of Mystery
as Lister
(1937)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as William - Butler (uncredited)
(1936)
Small Town Girl
as Concierge (uncredited)
(1936)
Strike Me Pink
as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
(1936)
A Woman Rebels
as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
(1936)
Wife vs. Secretary
as Taggart (uncredited)
(1936)
Trouble for Two
as Valet (Uncredited)
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Butler
(1936)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Butler
(1936)
Bunker Bean
as Kent's Butler
(1935)
Our Little Girl
as Brent's Butler
(1935)
Here's to Romance
as Buttler
(1935)
Hold 'Em Yale
as Langdonn
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Mr. Myers' Butler
(1935)
Ginger
as Gwynne (uncredited)
(1934)
Smarty
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Hendry Munn
(1934)
Gambling Lady
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
(1934)
His Greatest Gamble
as Alfred
(1934)
The Age of Innocence
as The Butler
(1934)
I Sell Anything
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
(1934)
Double Door
as William
(1933)
Infernal Machine
as Hans
(1933)
Bombshell
as Winters
(1933)
King of the Jungle
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
(1933)
Ann Carver's Profession
as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
(1933)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Chumley - the Butler
(1933)
A Lady's Profession
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
(1933)
The Avenger
as Talbot
(1932)
Shanghai Express
as Carey (uncredited)
(1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
(1932)
Call Her Savage
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
(1932)
The Crash
as Fair's Butler
(1932)
This Reckless Age
as Braithwaite (uncredited)
(1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
(1931)
Honor Among Lovers
as Forbes (uncredited)
(1931)
Nice Women
as Connors, Butler
(1931)
Working Girls
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
(1930)
Laughter
as Benham, Gibson's Butler