Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Acting

Born 1887-02-25

London, England, UK

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).

Known For

Popular credits

Rebecca
7.9

Rebecca

Ben

Strangers on a Train
7.7

Strangers on a Train

Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

Suspicion
7.1

Suspicion

The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Gaslight
7.5

Gaslight

Guide (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver
7.1

Mrs. Miniver

Chandler (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait
6.9

Heaven Can Wait

Flogdell (uncredited)

Shanghai Express
7.0

Shanghai Express

Carey (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Ministry of Fear
6.9

Ministry of Fear

Porter (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps
6.9

While the City Sleeps

Walter's Butler (uncredited)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
5.9

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman
7.1

That Hamilton Woman

Orderly (uncredited)

Angel
6.7

Angel

The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Police Constable (uncredited)

Unconquered
6.4

Unconquered

London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

Adventures of Superman
6.6

Adventures of Superman

Wife vs. Secretary
6.7

Wife vs. Secretary

Taggart (uncredited)

Bombshell
6.4

Bombshell

Winters

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.4

Merrily We Go to Hell

Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

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