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)
The Lady and the Bandit
as Jailer
(1951)
Kind Lady
as Postman
(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)
This Above All
as Policeman with Rector
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
(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)
Confirm or Deny
as Sidney
(1941)
(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
(1941)
Tuxedo Junction
as Jenkins
(1940)
Rebecca
as Ben
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Peterson - Butler
(1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
(1940)
Private Affairs
as Casper the Butler
(1940)
Sky Murder
as Sutter - Grand's Butler
(1940)
In Old Missouri
as Haskins
(1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
(1939)
Raffles
as Bingham's Secretary
(1939)
Beauty for the Asking
as Peters (uncredited)
(1939)
Stronger Than Desire
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Jameson
(1939)
Fast and Loose
as Craddock
(1939)
(1939)
The Zero Hour
as Butler
(1938)
Blond Cheat
as Meggs (uncredited)
(1938)
Hold That Kiss
as Gibley
(1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Zorka's Butler
(1938)
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Butler Phillips
(1937)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
(1937)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Ames
(1937)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
Hitting a New High
as Jervons
(1937)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as William - Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
Night of Mystery
as Lister
(1936)
Wife vs. Secretary
as Taggart (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)
Trouble for Two
as Valet (Uncredited)
(1936)
Bunker Bean
as Kent's Butler
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Butler
(1936)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Butler
(1935)
Our Little Girl
as Brent's Butler
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Mr. Myers' Butler
(1935)
Ginger
as Gwynne (uncredited)
(1935)
Hold 'Em Yale
as Langdonn
(1935)
Here's to Romance
as Buttler
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Hendry Munn
(1934)
I Sell Anything
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
(1934)
Gambling Lady
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
(1934)
The Age of Innocence
as The Butler
(1934)
Smarty
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
(1934)
Double Door
as William
(1934)
His Greatest Gamble
as Alfred
(1933)
King of the Jungle
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
(1933)
Bombshell
as Winters
(1933)
A Lady's Profession
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
(1933)
Infernal Machine
as Hans
(1933)
Ann Carver's Profession
as Melville
(1933)
The Avenger
as Talbot
(1933)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Chumley - the Butler
(1932)
Call Her Savage
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
(1932)
Shanghai Express
as Carey (uncredited)
(1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Prentice'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)
Working Girls
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
(1931)
Honor Among Lovers
as Forbes (uncredited)
(1931)
Nice Women
as Connors, Butler
(1930)
Laughter
as Benham, Gibson's Butler