Acting
Leonard Carey
EN cinema · 93 credits
Born
25 February 1887
Died
11 September 1977 (aged 90)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
While the City Sleeps
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
The King's Thief
as Servant (uncredited)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
Thunder in the East
as Dr. Paling
The Lady and the Bandit
as Jailer
Kind Lady
as Postman
Strangers on a Train
as Anthony's Butler (uncredited)
Slightly French
as Wilson (uncredited)
Moss Rose
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Exile
as Cavalier (uncredited)
Unconquered
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Hamilton Employee
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
Gaslight
as Guide (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
as Porter (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
as Flogdell (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
as Chandler (uncredited)
What's Cookin'?
as Butler
The Affairs of Martha
as The Butler (uncredited)
This Above All
as Policeman with Rector
Tuxedo Junction
as Jenkins
Suspicion
as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
Accent on Love
as Flowers
Private Nurse
as Smithton - the Butler
Confirm or Deny
as Sidney
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Mate Dusty Rhodes
That Hamilton Woman
as Orderly (uncredited)
West Point Widow
as Simpson
Rebecca
as Ben
Hired Wife
as Peterson - Butler
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
Sky Murder
as Sutter - Grand's Butler
In Old Missouri
as Haskins
Private Affairs
as Casper the Butler
Beauty for the Asking
as Peters (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Jameson
Fast and Loose
as Craddock
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
Raffles
as Bingham's Secretary
The Zero Hour
as Butler
Hold That Kiss
as Gibley
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Zorka's Butler
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Butler Phillips
Blond Cheat
as Meggs (uncredited)
Angel
Actor
Hitting a New High
as Jervons
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
Night of Mystery
as Lister
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as William - Butler (uncredited)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
A Woman Rebels
as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody
as Butler
Wife vs. Secretary
as Taggart (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
as Concierge (uncredited)
Bunker Bean
as Kent's Butler
Trouble for Two
as Valet (Uncredited)
Our Little Girl
as Jackson
Here's to Romance
as Buttler
Ginger
as Gwynne (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Yale
as Langdonn
Two for Tonight
as Mr. Myers' Butler
The Little Minister
as Hendry Munn
The Age of Innocence
as The Butler
Smarty
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
His Greatest Gamble
as Alfred
I Sell Anything
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
Gambling Lady
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
Double Door
as William
Bombshell
as Winters
King of the Jungle
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
Infernal Machine
as Hans
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Chumley - the Butler
The Avenger
as Talbot
Ann Carver's Profession
as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
Shanghai Express
as Carey (uncredited)
This Reckless Age
as Braithwaite (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
The Crash
as Fair's Butler
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
Nice Women
as Connors, Butler
Working Girls
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
Honor Among Lovers
as Forbes (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
Laughter
as Benham, Gibson's Butler