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