Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

🎂 25th February 1887 (139 yrs) 📍 London, England, UK

Known For

Rebecca

Biography

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).

Leonard Carey

Movies Featuring Leonard Carey

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps (1956)

as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
The King's Thief

The King's Thief (1955)

as Servant (uncredited)
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East (1952)

as Dr. Paling
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

as Jailer
Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train (1951)

as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
Kind Lady

Kind Lady (1951)

as Postman
Slightly French

Slightly French (1949)

as Wilson (uncredited)
The Exile

The Exile (1947)

as Cavalier (uncredited)
Unconquered

Unconquered (1947)

as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
Moss Rose

Moss Rose (1947)

as Coroner (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)

as Hamilton Employee
The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

as The Police Constable (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear (1944)

as Porter (uncredited)
Gaslight

Gaslight (1944)

as Guide (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

as Flogdell (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

as Chandler (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

as The Butler (uncredited)
This Above All

This Above All (1942)

as Policeman with Rector
What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'? (1942)

as Butler
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

as Pale Tom (uncredited)
Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny (1941)

as Sidney
Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction (1941)

as Jenkins
Suspicion

Suspicion (1941)

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941)

as Mate Dusty Rhodes
Private Nurse

Private Nurse (1941)

as Smithton - the Butler
Accent on Love

Accent on Love (1941)

as Flowers
West Point Widow

West Point Widow (1941)

as Simpson
That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

as Orderly (uncredited)
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl? (1941)

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
Sky Murder

Sky Murder (1940)

as Sutter - Grand's Butler
Hired Wife

Hired Wife (1940)

as Peterson - Butler
Private Affairs

Private Affairs (1940)

as Casper the Butler
In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri (1940)

as Haskins
Rebecca

Rebecca (1940)

as Ben
Raffles

Raffles (1939)

as Bingham's Secretary
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)

as Martin
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire (1939)

as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour (1939)

as Butler
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking (1939)

as Peters (uncredited)
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1939)

as Craddock
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

as Jameson
Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)

as Butler Phillips
Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat (1938)

as Meggs (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss (1938)

as Gibley
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

as Zorka's Butler
Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High (1937)

as Jervons
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
Angel

Angel (1937)

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

as William - Butler (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery (1937)

as Lister
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

as Ames
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels (1936)

as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)

as Butler
Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean (1936)

as Kent's Butler
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody (1936)

as Butler
Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two (1936)

as Valet (Uncredited)
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl (1936)

as Concierge (uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

as Taggart (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink (1936)

as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance (1935)

as Buttler
Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight (1935)

as Mr. Myers' Butler
Ginger

Ginger (1935)

as Gwynne (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale (1935)

as Langdonn
Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl (1935)

as Brent's Butler
The Little Minister

The Little Minister (1934)

as Hendry Munn
I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything (1934)

as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (1934)

as The Butler
His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble (1934)

as Alfred
Smarty

Smarty (1934)

as Tilford - Tony's Butler
Double Door

Double Door (1934)

as William
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady (1934)

as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)

as Chumley - the Butler
Bombshell

Bombshell (1933)

as Winters
The Avenger

The Avenger (1933)

as Talbot
Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession (1933)

as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine (1933)

as Hans
King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle (1933)

as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession (1933)

as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage (1932)

as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
The Crash

The Crash (1932)

as Fair's Butler
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express (1932)

as Carey (uncredited)
This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age (1932)

as Braithwaite (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
Working Girls

Working Girls (1931)

as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
Nice Women

Nice Women (1931)

as Connors, Butler
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers (1931)

as Forbes (uncredited)
Laughter

Laughter (1930)

as Benham, Gibson's Butler