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
| Birth Location | London, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1887-02-25 |
| Died | 1977-09-11 |
Movies
While the City Sleeps
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
1956
The King's Thief
as Servant (uncredited)
1955
Thunder in the East
as Dr. Paling
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
1952
The Lady and the Bandit
as Jailer
1951
Kind Lady
as Postman
1951
Slightly French
as Wilson (uncredited)
1949
The Exile
as Cavalier (uncredited)
1947
Unconquered
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
1947
Moss Rose
as Coroner (uncredited)
1947
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Hamilton Employee
1946
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight
as Guide (uncredited)
1944
Heaven Can Wait
as Flogdell (uncredited)
1943
Mrs. Miniver
as Chandler (uncredited)
1942
The Affairs of Martha
as The Butler (uncredited)
1942
This Above All
as Policeman with Rector
1942
What's Cookin'?
as Butler
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
1942
Confirm or Deny
as Sidney
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
West Point Widow
as Simpson
1941
That Hamilton Woman
as Orderly (uncredited)
1941
1941
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
1940
Raffles
as Bingham's Secretary
1939
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
as Martin
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
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Jameson
1939
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Butler Phillips
1938
Blond Cheat
as Meggs (uncredited)
1938
Hold That Kiss
as Gibley
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Zorka's Butler
1938
Hitting a New High
as Jervons
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
Night of Mystery
as Lister
1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Ames
1937
A Woman Rebels
as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
1936
Bunker Bean
as Kent's Butler
1936
Little Miss Nobody
as Butler
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)
1936
Here's to Romance
as Buttler
1935
Ginger
as Gwynne (uncredited)
1935
Hold 'Em Yale
as Langdonn
1935
Our Little Girl
as Brent's Butler
1935
The Little Minister
as Hendry Munn
1934
I Sell Anything
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
1934
The Age of Innocence
as The Butler
1934
His Greatest Gamble
as Alfred
1934
Smarty
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
1934
Double Door
as William
1934
Gambling Lady
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
1934
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
1933
Infernal Machine
as Hans
1933
King of the Jungle
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
1933
A Lady's Profession
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
1933
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)
1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
1931
Working Girls
as Boyd's Butler
1931
Nice Women
as Connors, Butler
1931
Honor Among Lovers
as Forbes, Butler
1931
Laughter
as Benham, Gibson's Butler
1930
Leonard Carey hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows