Leonard Carey

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 25, 1887

died

September 11, 1977

place of birth

London, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Rebecca
7.9

Rebecca

1940as Ben
Strangers on a Train
7.7

Strangers on a Train

1951as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
Gaslight
7.5

Gaslight

1944as Guide (uncredited)
Suspicion
7.1

Suspicion

1941as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
7.1

Mrs. Miniver

1942as Chandler (uncredited)
Unconquered
6.5

Unconquered

1947as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
5.9

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
6.9

Heaven Can Wait

1943as Flogdell (uncredited)
Shanghai Express
7.0

Shanghai Express

1932as Carey (uncredited)
This Above All
6.8

This Above All

1942as Policeman with Rector
Small Town Girl
6.0

Small Town Girl

1936as Concierge (uncredited)
That Hamilton Woman
7.1

That Hamilton Woman

1941as Orderly (uncredited)
Angel
6.7

Angel

1937
While the City Sleeps
6.9

While the City Sleeps

1956as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
The Little Minister
5.8

The Little Minister

1934as Hendry Munn
Forever Amber
6.0

Forever Amber

1947
The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944as The Police Constable (uncredited)
Bombshell
6.5

Bombshell

1933as Winters
Kind Lady
7.0

Kind Lady

1951as Postman
The King's Thief
6.3

The King's Thief

1955as Servant (uncredited)
Hitting a New High
5.5

Hitting a New High

1937as Jervons
A Woman Rebels
5.8

A Woman Rebels

1936as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
6.9

Ministry of Fear

1944as Porter (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
5.8

Call Her Savage

1932as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939as Jameson
Smarty
4.6

Smarty

1934as Tilford - Tony's Butler
The Affairs of Martha
6.6

The Affairs of Martha

1942as The Butler (uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary
6.7

Wife vs. Secretary

1936as Taggart (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942as Pale Tom (uncredited)
Moss Rose
6.6

Moss Rose

1947as Coroner (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
6.3

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946as Hamilton Employee
Thunder in the East
5.6

Thunder in the East

1952as Dr. Paling
The Emperor's Candlesticks
4.9

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
The Crash
5.5

The Crash

1932as Fair's Butler
Double Door
6.9

Double Door

1934as William
Fast and Loose
5.9

Fast and Loose

1939as Craddock
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
5.8

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938as Butler Phillips
The Exile
6.3

The Exile

1947as Cavalier (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
6.5

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
Hired Wife
6.8

Hired Wife

1940as Peterson - Butler
Confirm or Deny
4.8

Confirm or Deny

1941as Sidney
Here's to Romance
7.0

Here's to Romance

1935as Buttler
Slightly French
7.5

Slightly French

1949as Wilson (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
6.2

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
Sky Murder
6.8

Sky Murder

1940as Sutter - Grand's Butler
The Lady and the Bandit
6.8

The Lady and the Bandit

1951as Jailer
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
5.9

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937as Ames
Nice Girl?
6.3

Nice Girl?

1941