Leonard Carey
Known For
Acting
Born
1887-02-25 in London, England, UK
Died
1977-09-11
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).
Most Known For
Climax!
Adventures of Superman
The Millionaire
as Chester - Butler
Unconquered
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Gaslight
as Guide (uncredited)
Suspicion
as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
Telephone Time
Strangers on a Train
as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
Rebecca
as Ben
Nice Girl?
Call Her Savage
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
Gambling Lady
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
Kind Lady
as Postman
Working Girls
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
Infernal Machine
as Hans
This Above All
as Policeman with Rector
Heaven Can Wait
as Flogdell (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)