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Leonard Carey

Acting • 1887-02-25 • London, England, UK

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

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

Angel

Angel

1937

Laughter

Laughter

1930

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

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Filmography

1956
While the City SleepsFilm
Walter's Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1956
Telephone TimeTV
★ 6.5
1955
The MillionaireTV
Chester - Butler • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1955
The King's ThiefFilm
Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1954
Climax!TV
★ 3.8
1952
Adventures of SupermanTV
★ 6.6
1952
The Snows of KilimanjaroFilm
Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1952
Thunder in the EastFilm
Dr. Paling
★ 5.6
1951
Strangers on a TrainFilm
Anthony's Butler (uncredited)
★ 7.7
1951
Kind LadyFilm
Postman
★ 7.0
1951
The Lady and the BanditFilm
Jailer
★ 6.8
1949
Slightly FrenchFilm
Wilson (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1947
UnconqueredFilm
London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
★ 6.5
1947
Forever AmberFilm
★ 6.1
1947
Moss RoseFilm
Coroner (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1947
The ExileFilm
Cavalier (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1946
Tomorrow Is ForeverFilm
Hamilton Employee
★ 6.4
1944
GaslightFilm
Guide (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1944
Ministry of FearFilm
Porter (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1944
The Invisible Man's RevengeFilm
The Police Constable (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1943
Heaven Can WaitFilm
Flogdell (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1942
Mrs. MiniverFilm
Chandler (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeFilm
Pale Tom (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1942
This Above AllFilm
Policeman with Rector
★ 6.8
1942
The Affairs of MarthaFilm
The Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1942
What's Cookin'?Film
Butler
★ 7.0
1941
SuspicionFilm
The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1941
That Hamilton WomanFilm
Orderly (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1941
Nice Girl?Film
★ 6.4
1941
Tuxedo JunctionFilm
Jenkins
★ 10.0
1941
Accent on LoveFilm
Flowers
★ 7.5
1941
West Point WidowFilm
Simpson
★ 7.0
1941
Confirm or DenyFilm
Sidney
★ 4.8
1941
Moon Over Her ShoulderFilm
Mate Dusty Rhodes
★ 7.0
1941
Private NurseFilm
Smithton - the Butler
★ 7.0
1940
RebeccaFilm
Ben
★ 7.9
1940
A Dispatch from ReutersFilm
Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1940
Sky MurderFilm
Sutter - Grand's Butler
★ 6.8
1940
Hired WifeFilm
Peterson - Butler
★ 6.8
1940
In Old MissouriFilm
Haskins
★ 6.8
1940
Private AffairsFilm
Casper the Butler
★ 7.0
1939
The Hound of the BaskervillesFilm
Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1939
RafflesFilm
Bingham's Secretary
★ 6.1
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy HuntFilm
Jameson
★ 6.6
1939
Beauty for the AskingFilm
Peters (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1939
Fast and LooseFilm
Craddock
★ 5.8
1939
Stronger Than DesireFilm
Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1939
Five Little Peppers And How They GrewFilm
Martin
★ 7.0
1939
The Zero HourFilm
Butler
★ 5.3
1938
Bulldog Drummond in AfricaFilm
Butler Phillips
★ 5.8
1938
Sally, Irene and MaryFilm
Zorka's Butler
★ 6.4
1938
Blond CheatFilm
Meggs (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1938
Hold That KissFilm
Gibley
★ 7.0
1937
AngelFilm
★ 6.7
1937
The Last of Mrs. CheyneyFilm
Ames
★ 5.9
1937
Hitting a New HighFilm
Jervons
★ 5.5
1937
The Emperor's CandlesticksFilm
Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1937
My Dear Miss AldrichFilm
William - Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1937
Beg, Borrow or StealFilm
James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1937
Night of MysteryFilm
Lister
★ 10.0
1936
Wife vs. SecretaryFilm
Taggart (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1936
A Woman RebelsFilm
Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1936
Small Town GirlFilm
Concierge (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1936
Strike Me PinkFilm
Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1936
Bunker BeanFilm
Kent's Butler
★ 5.2
1936
Trouble for TwoFilm
Valet (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
1936
Little Miss NobodyFilm
Butler
★ 7.5
1936
The Luckiest Girl in the WorldFilm
Butler
★ 7.2
1935
Our Little GirlFilm
Jackson
★ 5.3
1935
Two for TonightFilm
Mr. Myers' Butler
★ 7.7
1935
GingerFilm
Gwynne (uncredited)
★ 4.8
1935
Hold 'Em YaleFilm
Langdonn
★ 7.0
1935
Here's to RomanceFilm
Buttler
★ 7.0
1934
Gambling LadyFilm
Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1934
Double DoorFilm
William
★ 6.9
1934
The Little MinisterFilm
Hendry Munn
★ 5.8
1934
The Age of InnocenceFilm
The Butler
★ 5.2
1934
SmartyFilm
Tilford - Tony's Butler
★ 4.6
1934
I Sell AnythingFilm
Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
★ 5.0
1934
His Greatest GambleFilm
Alfred
★ 5.8
1933
BombshellFilm
Winters
★ 6.5
1933
King of the JungleFilm
Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1933
Ann Carver's ProfessionFilm
Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1933
The AvengerFilm
Talbot
★ 8.0
1933
The Worst Woman in Paris?Film
Chumley - the Butler
★ 9.0
1933
A Lady's ProfessionFilm
Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1933
Infernal MachineFilm
Hans
★ 7.0
1932
Shanghai ExpressFilm
Carey (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1932
Merrily We Go to HellFilm
Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1932
Call Her SavageFilm
Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
★ 5.7
1932
The CrashFilm
Fair's Butler
★ 5.5
1932
This Reckless AgeFilm
Braithwaite (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm
Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1931
Honor Among LoversFilm
Forbes (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1931
Working GirlsFilm
Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1931
Nice WomenFilm
Connors, Butler
★ 8.0
1930
LaughterFilm
Benham, Gibson's Butler
★ 5.0