Harry Carey
Birthdate: Jan 16, 1878
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: Sep 21, 1947
Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York Law School, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure. In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks's Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Trader Horn
(1931)
Red River
(1948)
Beyond Tomorrow
(1940)
Harry Carey Movies
actor
Previous (136)
- 2022 |
- 1949 | Some of the Bestas Aloysius 'Trader' Horn in Trader Horn
- 1948 | So Dear to My Heartas Head Judge at County Fair
- 1948 | Red Riveras Mr. Melville
- 1947 | The Sea of Grassas Doc J. Reid
- 1947 | Angel and the Badmanas Marshal Wistful McClintock
- 1946 | Duel in the Sunas Lem Smoot
- 1945 | China's Little Devilsas Doc Temple
- 1944 | The Great Momentas Professor John C. Warren
- 1943 | Happy Landas Gramp
- 1943 | Air Forceas Sgt. Robbie White - 'Mary Ann' Crew Chief
- 1942 | The Spoilersas Al Dextry
- 1941 | Among the Livingas Dr. Ben Saunders
- 1941 | Parachute Battalionas Bill Richards
- 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hillsas Daniel Howitt
- 1940 | Beyond Tomorrowas George Melton
- 1940 | Outside the Three-Mile Limitas Captain Bailey
- 1940 | They Knew What They Wantedas The Doctor
- 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connoras P. G. 'Pinky' Delano
- 1939 | Code of the Streetsas Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
- 1939 | Inside Informationas Captain Bill Dugan
- 1939 | My Son Is Guiltyas Tim Kerry
- 1939 | Street of Missing Menas Charles Putnam
- 1939 |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
asPresident of the Senate
A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
- 1938 | Gatewayas Commissioner Nelson
- 1938 | King of Alcatrazas Captain Glennan
- 1938 | Port of Missing Girlsas Capt. Josiah Storm
- 1938 | Sky Giantas Col. Cornelius Stockton
- 1938 | The Law West of Tombstoneas Bill Barker
- 1938 | You and Meas Mr. Morris
- 1937 | Border Cafeas Tex Stevens
- 1937 | Born Recklessas Dad Martin
- 1937 | Danger Patrolas Sam Street
- 1937 | Kid Galahadas Silver Jackson
- 1937 | Racing Ladyas Tom Martin
- 1937 | Souls at Seaas Captain of 'William Brown'
- 1937 | Annapolis Saluteas Chief Martin
- 1936 | Aces Wildas Cheyenne Harry Morgan
- 1936 | Ghost Townas Cheyenne Harry Morgan
- 1936 | Little Miss Nobodyas John Russell
- 1936 | Sutter's Goldas Kit Carson
- 1936 | The Accusing Fingeras Sen. Nash
- 1936 | The Last Outlawas Dean Payton
- 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Islandas Commandant of Fort Jefferson
- 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrieas Phil Yonne
- 1935 | Barbary Coastas Jed Slocum
- 1935 | Powdersmoke Rangeas Tucson Smith
- 1935 | Rustler's Paradiseas Cheyenne Kincaid
- 1935 | The Last of the Clintonsas Trigger Carson
- 1935 | Wagon Trailas Sheriff Clay Hartley
- 1935 | Wild Mustangas Joe 'Wild Mustang' Norton
- 1933 | Man of the Forestas Jim Gayner
- 1933 | Sunset Passas John Hesbitt
- 1933 | The Thundering Herdas Clark Sprague
- 1932 | Border Devilsas Jim Gray
- 1932 | Law and Orderas Ed Brandt
- 1932 | The Devil Horseas Bob Norton aka Roberts
- 1932 | The Last of the Mohicansas Hawkeye
- 1932 | The Night Rideras John Brown - Posing as Jim Blake
- 1932 | Without Honoras Pete Marlan
- 1931 | Cavalier of the Westas Capt. John Allister
- 1931 | The Vanishing Legionas Happy Cardigan
- 1931 | Trader Hornas Aloysius 'Trader' Horn
- 1928 | Burning Bridgesas Jim Whitely
- 1928 | The Border Patrolas Bill Storm
- 1928 | The Trail of '98as Jack Locasto
- 1927 | A Little Journeyas Alexander Smith
- 1927 | Slide, Kelly, Slideas Tom Munson
- 1926 | Driftin' Thruas Daniel Brown
- 1926 | Satan Townas Bill Scott
- 1926 | The Frontier Trailas Jim Cardigan
- 1926 | The Seventh Banditas David Scanlon
- 1925 | Beyond the Borderas Bob Smith
- 1925 | Silent Sandersonas Joel Parsons
- 1925 | Soft Shoesas Pat Halahan
- 1925 | The Bad Landsas Patrick Angus O'Toole
- 1925 | The Man from Red Gulchas Alexander 'Sandy' Morton
- 1925 | The Prairie Pirateas Brian Delaney - aka The Yellow Seal
- 1925 | The Texas Trailas Pete Grainger
- 1924 | Roaring Railsas Big Bill Benson
- 1924 | The Flaming Fortiesas Bill Jones
- 1924 | The Lightning Rideras Phlip Morgan
- 1924 | The Night Hawkas 'The Hawk'
- 1924 | Tiger Thompsonas Tiger Thompson
- 1923 | Canyon of the Foolsas Bob
- 1923 | Crashin' Thruas Jim Blake
- 1923 | Desert Drivenas Bob
- 1923 | The Miracle Babyas Neil Allison
- 1922 | Good Men and Trueas J. Wesley Pringle
- 1922 | Man to Manas Steve Packard
- 1922 | The Kickbackas White Horse Harry
- 1921 | 'If Only' Jimas Jim Golden
- 1921 | Desperate Trailsas Bart Carson
- 1921 | Hearts Upas David Brent
- 1921 | The Foxas Ol' Santa Fe
- 1921 | The Freeze-Outas Ohio, the Stranger
- 1921 | The Wallopas John Wesley Pringle
- 1920 | Blue Streak McCoyas Job McCoy
- 1920 | Bullet Proofas Pierre Winton
- 1920 | Human Stuffas James 'Jim' Pierce
- 1920 | Overland Redas Overland Red
- 1920 | Sundown Slimas Sundown Slim
- 1920 | West Is Westas Dick Rainboldt
- 1919 | A Fight for Loveas Cheyenne Harry
- 1919 | A Gun Fightin' Gentlemanas Cheyenne Harry
- 1919 | Ace of the Saddleas Cheyenne Harry Henderson
- 1919 | Bare Fistsas Cheyenne Harry
- 1919 | Marked Menas Cheyenne Harry
- 1919 | Rider of the Lawas Jim Kyneton
- 1919 | Riders of Vengeanceas Cheyenne Harry
- 1919 | Ropedas Cheyenne Harry
- 1919 | The Outcasts of Poker Flatas Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon
- 1918 | A Woman's Foolas Lin McLean
- 1918 | Hell Bentas Cheyenne Harry
- 1918 | The Phantom Ridersas Cheyenne Harry
- 1918 | The Scarlet Dropas 'Kaintuck' Harry Ridge
- 1918 | Thieves' Goldas Cheyenne Harry
- 1918 | Three Mounted Menas Cheyenne Harry
- 1918 | Wild Womenas Cheyenne Harry
- 1917 | A Marked Manas Cheyenne Harry
- 1917 | Bucking Broadwayas Cheyenne Harry
- 1917 | Straight Shootingas Cheyenne Harry
- 1917 | The Fighting Gringoas William 'Red' Saunders
- 1917 | The Secret Manas Cheyenne Harry
- 1916 | A Knight of the Rangeas Cheyenne Harry
- 1916 | Behind the Linesas Dr. Ralph Hamlin
- 1916 | Love's Lariatas Sky High
- 1916 | Secret Loveas Fergus Derrick
- 1916 | The Three Godfathersas Bob Sangster
- 1915 | Graftas Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12)
- 1915 | Judge Not; or the Woman of Mona Diggingsas Miles Rand
- 1915 | Just Jimas Jim
- 1914 | Judith of Bethuliaas Assyrian Traitor
- 1914 | McVeagh of the South Seasas Cyril Bruce McVeagh
- 1914 | The Master Cracksmanas Gentleman Joe, the Cracksman
- 1910 | Gentleman Joe
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