Harry Carey, Jr.

Acting · 1.6 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

Back to the Future Part III

19907.5

Gremlins

19847.1

Tombstone

19937.6

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

Crossroads

19867.3

Mask

19857.3

Red River

19487.3

Rio Grande

19506.8

3 Godfathers

19486.8

The Long Riders

19806.7

Bandolero!

19686.6

Taggart

19655.5

The Undefeated

19696.3

Cherry 2000

19876.0

Niagara

19536.8

The Way West

19676.1

Big Jake

19716.8

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

19496.9

Alvarez Kelly

19666.2

Nickelodeon

19766.2

The Rare Breed

19666.2

The Shadow Riders

19826.5

Two Rode Together

19616.4

The Devil's Brigade

19686.3

Cheyenne Autumn

19646.7

Bad Jim

19907.5

Monkey Business

19526.7

The Sunchaser

19966.3

Directed by John Ford

19717.0

The Long Gray Line

19557.0

Wagon Master

19506.7

Shenandoah

19656.9

Mister Roberts

19557.0

The Ballad of Josie

19686.0

UFOria

19845.8

Cahill: United States Marshal

19736.1

Blood on the Moon

19486.3

House of Bamboo

19556.2

Something Big

19715.3

Last Stand at Saber River

19976.6

Challenge to White Fang

19746.2

The Outcast

19546.7

Death of a Gunfighter

19696.3

Take a Hard Ride

19755.3

Endangered Species

19824.9

Man of the East

19726.6

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

19536.0

Island in the Sky

19536.2

7th Cavalry

19566.1

Silver Lode

19546.2

Pursued

19476.5

One More Train to Rob

19715.4

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

19826.0

Kiss Them for Me

19575.6

Warpath

19516.0

Once Upon a Texas Train

19885.2

The Great Impostor

19606.9

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

19946.5

The Whales of August

19877.0

Illegally Yours

19884.4

Run, Cougar, Run

19726.2

Escort West

19596.2

Moonrise

19486.3

Cyborg 2087

19665.9

The Great Locomotive Chase

19566.3

Copper Canyon

19505.7

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

19787.0

The River's Edge

19576.1

Breaking In

19895.7

Dirty Dingus Magee

19704.7

Crossbow: The Movie

19896.3

One More Time

19705.0

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

19664.1

The Raiders

19634.8

The Moonshine War

19705.7

Ride a Northbound Horse

196910.0

Flashing Spikes

19626.8

Gundown at Sandoval

19598.0

Gun the Man Down

19566.5

Noose for a Gunman

19606.0

Rolling Home

19465.7

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

19935.0

The Wild Blue Yonder

19517.0

The Studebaker Story

1953

San Antone

19536.7

Sweethearts on Parade

19538.0

A Public Affair

19627.0

Desperate Trails

19217.0

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

19916.0