Portrait of Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Acting

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).

Born: February 25, 1887

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

1956
While the City Sleeps

as Walter's Butler (uncredited)

1955
The King's Thief

as Servant (uncredited)

1955
The Millionaire

as Chester - Butler

1952
Thunder in the East

as Dr. Paling

1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

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
The Invisible Man's Revenge

as The Police Constable (uncredited)

1944
Gaslight

as Guide (uncredited)

1943
Heaven Can Wait

as Flogdell (uncredited)

1942
Mrs. Miniver

as Chandler (uncredited)

1942
The Affairs of Martha

as The Butler (uncredited)

1942
This Above All

as Policeman with Rector

1942
1942
1941
1941
Tuxedo Junction

as Jenkins

1941
Suspicion

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder

as Mate Dusty Rhodes

1941
Private Nurse

as Smithton - the Butler

1941
Accent on Love

as Flowers

1941
1941
That Hamilton Woman

as Orderly (uncredited)

1940
A Dispatch from Reuters

as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

1940
Sky Murder

as Sutter - Grand's Butler

1940
Hired Wife

as Peterson - Butler

1940
Private Affairs

as Casper the Butler

1940
In Old Missouri

as Haskins

1940
Rebecca

as Ben

1939
Raffles

as Bingham's Secretary

1939
Stronger Than Desire

as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

1939
The Zero Hour

as Butler

1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

1939
Beauty for the Asking

as Peters (uncredited)

1939
Fast and Loose

as Craddock

1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa

as Butler Phillips

1938
Blond Cheat

as Meggs (uncredited)

1938
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary

as Zorka's Butler

1937
1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal

as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)

1937
1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich

as William - Butler (uncredited)

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)

1937
1936
A Woman Rebels

as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

1936
Bunker Bean

as Kent's Butler

1936
1936
Trouble for Two

as Valet (Uncredited)

1936
Small Town Girl

as Concierge (uncredited)

1936
Wife vs. Secretary

as Taggart (uncredited)

1936
Strike Me Pink

as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

1935
1935
Two for Tonight

as Mr. Myers' Butler

1935
Ginger

as Gwynne (uncredited)

1935
Hold 'Em Yale

as Langdonn

1935
Our Little Girl

as Brent's Butler

1934
The Little Minister

as Hendry Munn

1934
I Sell Anything

as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur

1934
1934
1934
Smarty

as Tilford - Tony's Butler

1934
Double Door

as William

1934
Gambling Lady

as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)

1933
The Worst Woman in Paris?

as Chumley - the Butler

1933
Bombshell

as Winters

1933
The Avenger

as Talbot

1933
Ann Carver's Profession

as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)

1933
1933
King of the Jungle

as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)

1933
A Lady's Profession

as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

1932
Call Her Savage

as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)

1932
The Crash

as Fair's Butler

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell

as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

1932
Shanghai Express

as Carey (uncredited)

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
Nice Women

as Connors, Butler

1931
Honor Among Lovers

as Forbes (uncredited)

1930
Laughter

as Benham, Gibson's Butler