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