Harry Carey Jr.
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-05-16
- Died:
- 2012-12-27
- Place of birth:
- Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
Biography
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
The Sunchaser
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Tombstone
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
The Exorcist III
Back to the Future Part III
Bad Jim
Breaking In
B.L. Stryker
Crossbow: The Movie
Once Upon a Texas Train
Illegally Yours
Cherry 2000
The Whales of August
Crossbow
Crossroads
Mask
UFOria
Gremlins
The Shadow Riders
Knight Rider
Endangered Species
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
The Long Riders
Wild Times
B. J. and the Bear
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Dallas
CHiPs
Nickelodeon
Take a Hard Ride
Challenge to White Fang
Police Woman
Little House on the Prairie
Doc Elliot
Cahill: United States Marshal
Run, Cougar, Run
Man of the East
The Streets of San Francisco
Banacek
Something Big
Trinity Is Still My Name
Directed by John Ford
Big Jake
One More Train to Rob
Dirty Dingus Magee
The Moonshine War
One More Time
The Undefeated
Death of a Gunfighter
Ride a Northbound Horse
My Friend Tony
The Outcasts
Bandolero!
The Devil's Brigade
The Ballad of Josie
Mannix
Cimarron Strip
The Way West
Alvarez Kelly
Cyborg 2087
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
The Rare Breed
Run for Your Life
The Legend of Jesse James
Shenandoah
Taggart
Branded
Cheyenne Autumn
The Raiders
Redigo
Flashing Spikes
Stoney Burke
The Virginian
A Public Affair
Ripcord
Two Rode Together
The Great Impostor
Checkmate
The Tall Man
Noose for a Gunman
Laramie
Bonanza
Rio Bravo
Escort West
Rawhide
Gundown at Sandoval
The Rifleman
Kiss Them for Me
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
Tombstone Territory
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Have Gun, Will Travel
The River's Edge
Tales of Wells Fargo
7th Cavalry
Gun the Man Down
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
Wire Service
Broken Arrow
The Great Locomotive Chase
The Searchers
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
Matinee Theater
Gunsmoke
Mister Roberts
House of Bamboo
The Long Gray Line
The Wonderful World of Disney
Climax!
Lassie
Waterfront
The Outcast
Silver Lode
Public Defender
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Island in the Sky
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Sweethearts on Parade
San Antone
Niagara
The Studebaker Story
Monkey Business
Chevron Theatre
The Wild Blue Yonder
Warpath
Racket Squad
Rio Grande
Copper Canyon
Wagon Master
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Lone Ranger
3 Godfathers
Blood on the Moon
Moonrise
Red River
The Ed Sullivan Show
Pursued
Rolling Home
Desperate Trails