Acting
Harry Carey Jr.
EN, DE, IT cinema · 93 credits
Born
16 May 1921
Died
27 December 2012 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
Also known as Harry Carey · Henry George Carey · Harry Carey Jr. · Henry George Carey Jr. · Harry Carey "Dobe" Jr.
Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series. The son of actors Harry Carey Sr. and Olive Carey, he attempted a singing career before beginning his acting career in the John Ford Stock Company. Director John Ford became a close friend and collaborator. Carey appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Searchers (1956), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), some also featuring appearances by his parents. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River (1948), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959 - scenes cut). He also frequently co-starred with actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson, acting together in nine films each. Between 1955 -1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1960s, Carey appeared on such western series as Have Gun - Will Travel and The Legend of Jesse James. Later film roles include George Arthur in The Long Riders (1980), Mr. Anderson in Gremlins (1984), aging biker Red in Mask (1985), Joshua Brackett in The Whales of August (1987), saloon old-timer Zeke in Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Marshal Fred White in Tombstone (1993).
Known for
Filmography
Last Stand at Saber River
as James Sanford
The Sunchaser
as Cashier
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Digger Phelps
Tombstone
as Marshall Fred White
Back to the Future Part III
as Saloon Old Timer
Bad Jim
as J.C. Lee
The Exorcist III
as Father Kanavan
Crossbow: The Movie
as Mutino
Breaking In
as Shoes
Illegally Yours
as Wally Finnegan
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Herald Fitch
Cherry 2000
as Snappy Tom
The Whales of August
as Joshua Brackett
Crossroads
as Bartender
Mask
as Red
Gremlins
as Mr. Anderson
UFOria
as George Martin
The Shadow Riders
as Pa Traven
Endangered Species
as Dr. Emmer
The Long Riders
as George Arthur
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Deputy Luke
Nickelodeon
as Dobie
Take a Hard Ride
as Dumper
Challenge to White Fang
as John Tarwater
Man of the East
as Holy Joe
Run, Cougar, Run
as Barney
Big Jake
as Pop Dawson
Trinity Is Still My Name
as Father
Something Big
as Joe Pickins
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Charles Stuart
One More Time
as (uncredited)
The Moonshine War
as Arley Stamper
The Undefeated
as Webster
Death of a Gunfighter
as Rev. Cork
Ride a Northbound Horse
as Yonder
The Devil's Brigade
as Capt. Rose
Bandolero!
as Cort Hayjack
The Way West
as Mr. McBee
The Ballad of Josie
as Mooney (as Harry Carey)
The Rare Breed
as Ed Mabry
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as Ben Dooley
Alvarez Kelly
as Cpl. Peterson
Cyborg 2087
as Jay C
Taggart
as Lt. Hudson (uncredited)
Shenandoah
as Jenkins - Rebel Soldier
Cheyenne Autumn
as Trooper Smith (uncredited)
The Raiders
as Jellicoe
A Public Affair
as Bill Martin
Flashing Spikes
as Man in the Dugout
Two Rode Together
as Ortho Clegg
Noose for a Gunman
as Jim Ferguson
The Great Impostor
as Dr. Joseph Mornay
Escort West
as Trooper Travis
Gundown at Sandoval
as Ben Jenkins
Rio Bravo
as Harold
The River's Edge
as Chet
Kiss Them for Me
as Chuck Roundtree (uncredited)
The Searchers
as Brad Jorgensen
7th Cavalry
as Cpl. Morrison
The Great Locomotive Chase
as William Bensinger
Gun the Man Down
as Deputy Lee
The Long Gray Line
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mister Roberts
as Stefanowski
House of Bamboo
as John (uncredited)
Silver Lode
as Johnson
The Outcast
as Bert
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Griff Rhys
Island in the Sky
as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
Niagara
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
The Studebaker Story
as Clem Studebaker
Sweethearts on Parade
as Jim Riley
San Antone
as Dobe Frakus
Monkey Business
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Sgt. Shaker Schuker
Warpath
as Capt. Gregson
Rio Grande
as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
Wagon Master
as Sandy
Copper Canyon
as Lt. Ord
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell
Red River
as Dan Latimer
Moonrise
as Jimmy Biff
3 Godfathers
as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
Blood on the Moon
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Pursued
as Prentice
Rolling Home
as Dobey
Desperate Trails
as Young Baby (uncredited)