Leonard Carey
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-02-25 (138 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Acting

1956

Telephone Time as Not available

1956

While the City Sleeps as Walter's Butler (uncredited)

1955

The Millionaire as Chester - Butler

1955

The King's Thief as Servant (uncredited)

1954

Climax! as Not available

1952

Adventures of Superman as Not available

1952

The Snows of Kilimanjaro as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

1952

Thunder in the East as Dr. Paling

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

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

Tuxedo Junction as Jenkins

1941

Confirm or Deny as Sidney

1941

Private Nurse as Smithton - the Butler

1941

That Hamilton Woman as Orderly (uncredited)

1941

Nice Girl? as Not available

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

Private Affairs as Casper the Butler

1940

Sky Murder as Sutter - Grand's Butler

1940

Hired Wife as Peterson - Butler

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

Stronger Than Desire as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Jameson

1939

Raffles as Bingham's Secretary

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

Angel as Not available

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

Trouble for Two as Valet (Uncredited)

1936

A Woman Rebels as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

1936

Bunker Bean as Kent's Butler

1936

Small Town Girl as Concierge (uncredited)

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

Hold 'Em Yale as Langdonn

1935

Our Little Girl as Brent's Butler

1934

Double Door as William

1934

His Greatest Gamble as Alfred

1934

The Little Minister as Hendry Munn

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

Ann Carver's Profession as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)

1933

The Worst Woman in Paris? as Chumley - the Butler

1933

Infernal Machine as Hans

1933

The Avenger as Talbot

1933

A Lady's Profession as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

1932

Merrily We Go to Hell as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

1932

This Reckless Age as Braithwaite (uncredited)

1932

The Crash as Fair's Butler

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