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Leonard Carey

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British actor (1887-1977)

Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Works
43

Top works

  • We Don't Do God
  • Urbanization, Water Polution and Public Policy
  • Magnify the Lord
  • A Class of Their Own
  • The church in the market place

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Film & TV

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

  • While the City Sleeps — Walter's Butler (uncredited)1956
  • Telephone Time1956
  • The King's Thief — Servant (uncredited)1955
  • The Millionaire — Chester - Butler1955
  • Climax!1954
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro — Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)1952
  • Thunder in the East — Dr. Paling1952
  • Adventures of Superman1952
  • The Lady and the Bandit — Jailer1951
  • Kind Lady — Postman1951

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1969-03-27
1990s2000schristmas musiccontemporary r&bdance-popeasy listening

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Languages spoken
English language
Image
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Leonard Carey
date of birth
1887-02-25
date of death
1977-09-11
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