ACTOR · FROM LONDON, UK
Leonard Carey
1887–197797 credits since 1930
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ABOUT LEONARD
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born25 February 1887
Died11 September 1977
BirthplaceLondon, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora46 of 97 titles
Known for
The titles people know Leonard from.
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 46
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- RebeccaIMDb 8.0
- Working since
- 1930
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1950s
11 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Movieas Walter's Butler (uncredited)
1 episode
Movieas Servant (uncredited)
as Chester - Butler · 1 episode
Series1 episode
as Dr. Paling
Series1 episode
Movieas Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
The 1940s
30 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Wilson (uncredited)
as Cavalier (uncredited)
Movieas London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Movie
Movieas Coroner (uncredited)
Movieas Hamilton Employee
Movieas The Police Constable (uncredited)
Movieas Porter (uncredited)
The 1930s
56 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Bingham's Secretary
as Martin
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
as Butler
Movieas Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
Movieas Peters (uncredited)
as Craddock
Movieas Jameson
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Leonard’s titles.
Nigel BruceRebecca, Suspicion and 4 more
George SandersRebecca, While the City Sleeps and 3 more
Halliwell HobbesGaslight, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and 3 more
Fredric MarchDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Merrily We Go to Hell and 2 more
May WhittySuspicion, Gaslight and 2 more
Max SteinerComposer · Tomorrow Is Forever, The Little Minister and 2 more
Samson RaphaelsonWriter · Suspicion, Heaven Can Wait and 2 more
