Leonard Carey

1887-02-25 – 1977-09-11 (age 90) London, England, UK

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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).

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Leonard Carey

Known For

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

as Ben

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

as Anthony's Butler (uncredited)

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

as Guide (uncredited)

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933

as Hans

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

as Postman

Nice Women

Nice Women

1931

as Connors, Butler

Working Girls

Working Girls

1931

as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Chandler (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Flogdell (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Orderly (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956

as Walter's Butler (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

as Taggart (uncredited)

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

1947

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

as Carey (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)