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 Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

as Guide (uncredited)

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

as Carey (uncredited)

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

as Concierge (uncredited)

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Chandler (uncredited)

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

as Postman

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

1938

as Meggs (uncredited)

The Crash

The Crash

1932

as Fair's Butler

Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

1937

as Jervons

Ginger

Ginger

1935

as Gwynne (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Flogdell (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Smarty

Smarty

1934

as Tilford - Tony's Butler

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940

as Casper the Butler

Angel

Angel

1937