Harry Carey, Jr.

Acting · 1.9 popularity

Age

105

Movies

Born: May 16, 1921 – December 27, 2012
From: Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
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Biography

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).

Works

93 films

Tombstone

19937.6

Gremlins

19847.1

Back to the Future Part III

19907.5

The Searchers

19567.7

Rio Bravo

19597.8

Trinity Is Still My Name

19717.4

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

19537.3

The Exorcist III

19906.3

Red River

19487.3

Crossroads

19867.3

Mask

19857.3

Rio Grande

19506.8

3 Godfathers

19486.8

The Undefeated

19696.3

Bandolero!

19686.6

Taggart

19655.5

Big Jake

19716.8

The Long Riders

19806.7

Nickelodeon

19766.2

The Way West

19676.1

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

19496.9

Niagara

19536.8

Alvarez Kelly

19666.2

Cherry 2000

19876.0

The Rare Breed

19666.2

The Shadow Riders

19826.5

Wagon Master

19506.7

Directed by John Ford

19717.0

Cheyenne Autumn

19646.7

The Devil's Brigade

19686.3

Cahill: United States Marshal

19736.1

Shenandoah

19656.9

Mister Roberts

19557.0

Monkey Business

19526.7

Two Rode Together

19616.4

The Ballad of Josie

19686.0

Bad Jim

19907.5

Island in the Sky

19536.2

Last Stand at Saber River

19976.6

The Sunchaser

19966.3

The Long Gray Line

19557.0

House of Bamboo

19556.2

Endangered Species

19824.9

Blood on the Moon

19486.3

UFOria

19845.8

Man of the East

19726.6

Take a Hard Ride

19755.3

Death of a Gunfighter

19696.3

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

19536.0

Pursued

19476.5

Silver Lode

19546.2

Challenge to White Fang

19746.2

One More Train to Rob

19715.4

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

19826.0

Once Upon a Texas Train

19885.2

Something Big

19715.3

Copper Canyon

19505.7

Warpath

19516.0

Escort West

19596.2

The Whales of August

19877.0

The Great Impostor

19606.9

7th Cavalry

19566.1

Cyborg 2087

19665.9

The Outcast

19546.7

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

19664.1

Kiss Them for Me

19575.6

The Great Locomotive Chase

19566.3

The River's Edge

19576.1

Crossbow: The Movie

19896.3

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

19946.5

Run, Cougar, Run

19726.2

Illegally Yours

19884.4

Breaking In

19895.7

One More Time

19705.0

Dirty Dingus Magee

19704.7

Gun the Man Down

19566.5

The Moonshine War

19705.7

Gundown at Sandoval

19598.0

The Raiders

19634.8

Moonrise

19486.3

Ride a Northbound Horse

196910.0

The Wild Blue Yonder

19517.0

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

19787.0

The Studebaker Story

1953

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

19935.0

Flashing Spikes

19626.8

Noose for a Gunman

19606.0

A Public Affair

19627.0

Rolling Home

19465.7

San Antone

19536.7

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

19916.0

Sweethearts on Parade

19538.0

Desperate Trails

19217.0