Biography
Harry Carey Jr. was an American actor, who attempted a singing career to avoid acting but was unsuccessful. He began acting in the John Ford Stock Company with his father. Carey collaborated frequently with director John Ford, who was a close friend. He appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and Cheyenne Autumn. Both of his parents had appearances in Ford's films as well. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey appeared in many Westerns. He made four films with director Howard Hawks. The first was Red River, which featured both Carey and his father in separate scenes, followed by Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo. Carey is credited in Rio Bravo, but his scenes were cut. Carey speculated that Hawks either did not like Carey's outfit or cut the scene because Carey addressed Hawks as "Howard" instead of "Mr. Hawks".
Carey also collaborated with John Wayne with whom he made nine films. He got to work with Wayne first in Red River and last in Cahill U.S. Marshal. He also starred in nine films alongside Ben Johnson, including Rio Grande and Cherry 2000. 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.
In 1980, Carey portrayed George Arthur in the movie The Long Riders, a film about the exploits of Jesse James. In 1985, Carey played aging biker, Red, in the movie Mask. In 1987, Carey was a featured actor in the film, The Whales of August, with Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, and Ann Sothern. In 1990, Carey appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III in a saloon scene set in 1885. In 1993, he made a cameo in the film Tombstone as Marshal Fred White.
Carey appeared in Tales from the Set, a series of video interviews in which he discussed various individuals with whom he worked. In 2009, Carey and his partner Clyde Lucas completed Trader Horn: The Journey Back, a remembrance of the 1931 adventure film featuring the elder Carey. Carey attempted to produce a feature film called Comanche Stallion, a project which John Ford had considered making in the early 1960s, based on the 1958 book by Tom Millstead.
He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series.
Filmography
all 146
Movies 101
TV Shows 45
self 12
![Last Stand at Saber River](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39365-last-stand-at-saber-river.jpg)
Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
![The Sunchaser](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28943-the-sunchaser.jpg)
The Sunchaser (1996)
![Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994)
![Tombstone](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7484-tombstone.jpg)
Tombstone (1993)
![Omnibus: John Ford, Part One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/454840-omnibus-john-ford-part-one.jpg)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One (1992)
![The Exorcist III](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/276-the-exorcist-iii.jpg)
The Exorcist III (1990)
![Back to the Future Part III](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46-back-to-the-future-part-iii.jpg)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
![Bad Jim](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46425-bad-jim.jpg)
Bad Jim (1990)
![Breaking In](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50997-breaking-in.jpg)
Breaking In (1989)
![Once Upon a Texas Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92681-once-upon-a-texas-train.jpg)
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
![Illegally Yours](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69128-illegally-yours.jpg)
Illegally Yours (1988)
![Cherry 2000](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29462-cherry-2000.jpg)
Cherry 2000 (1987)
![The Whales of August](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46738-the-whales-of-august.jpg)
The Whales of August (1987)
![Crossroads](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6419-crossroads.jpg)
Crossroads (1986)
![UFOria](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67699-uforia.jpg)
UFOria (1984)
![Gremlins](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6435-gremlins.jpg)
Gremlins (1984)
![The Shadow Riders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6005-the-shadow-riders.jpg)
The Shadow Riders (1982)
![Knight Rider](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22385-knight-rider.jpg)
Knight Rider (1982)
![Endangered Species](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47600-endangered-species.jpg)
Endangered Species (1982)
![The Long Riders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6050-the-long-riders.jpg)
The Long Riders (1980)
![Wild Times](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38904-wild-times.jpg)
Wild Times (1980)
![CHiPs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27465-chips.jpg)
CHiPs (1977)
![Challenge to White Fang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48273-challenge-to-white-fang.jpg)
Challenge to White Fang (1974)
![Little House on the Prairie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17474-little-house-on-the-prairie.jpg)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
![Man of the East](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22266-man-of-the-east.jpg)
Man of the East (1972)
![Banacek](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27009-banacek.jpg)
Banacek (1972)
![Something Big](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42342-something-big.jpg)
Something Big (1971)
![Trinity Is Still My Name](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8703-trinity-is-still-my-name.jpg)
Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
![Directed by John Ford](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29821-directed-by-john-ford.jpg)
Directed by John Ford (1971)
![Big Jake](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13350-big-jake.jpg)
Big Jake (1971)
![Dirty Dingus Magee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59095-dirty-dingus-magee.jpg)
Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
![The Moonshine War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/106440-the-moonshine-war.jpg)
The Moonshine War (1970)
![One More Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92422-one-more-time.jpg)
One More Time (1970)
![The Undefeated](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54480-the-undefeated.jpg)
The Undefeated (1969)
![Death of a Gunfighter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61778-death-of-a-gunfighter.jpg)
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
![Bandolero!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49836-bandolero.jpg)
Bandolero! (1968)
![The Devil's Brigade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96589-the-devil-s-brigade.jpg)
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
![The Ballad of Josie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/63418-the-ballad-of-josie.jpg)
The Ballad of Josie (1968)
![The Way West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59112-the-way-west.jpg)
The Way West (1967)
![Alvarez Kelly](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75057-alvarez-kelly.jpg)
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
![Billy the Kid Versus Dracula](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74957-billy-the-kid-versus-dracula.jpg)
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
![Run for Your Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101061-run-for-your-life.jpg)
Run for Your Life (1965)
![The Legend of Jesse James](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/354152-the-legend-of-jesse-james.jpg)
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
![Shenandoah](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20659-shenandoah.jpg)
Shenandoah (1965)
![Branded](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13804-branded.jpg)
Branded (1965)
![Cheyenne Autumn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11973-cheyenne-autumn.jpg)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
![The Raiders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76008-the-raiders.jpg)
The Raiders (1963)
![Flashing Spikes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49862-flashing-spikes.jpg)
Flashing Spikes (1962)
![The Virginian](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71511-the-virginian.jpg)
The Virginian (1962)
![A Public Affair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/597177-a-public-affair.jpg)
A Public Affair (1962)
![Two Rode Together](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11969-two-rode-together.jpg)
Two Rode Together (1961)
![The Great Impostor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57185-the-great-impostor.jpg)
The Great Impostor (1960)
![Checkmate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109387-checkmate.jpg)
Checkmate (1960)
![Noose for a Gunman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/116427-noose-for-a-gunman.jpg)
Noose for a Gunman (1960)
![Bonanza](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139481-bonanza.jpg)
Bonanza (1959)
![Escort West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85550-escort-west.jpg)
Escort West (1959)
![Rawhide](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11518-rawhide.jpg)
Rawhide (1959)
![Gundown at Sandoval](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61900-gundown-at-sandoval.jpg)
Gundown at Sandoval (1959)
![Texas John Slaughter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/567445-texas-john-slaughter.jpg)
Texas John Slaughter (1958)
![Kiss Them for Me](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21144-kiss-them-for-me.jpg)
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
![Tombstone Territory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138964-tombstone-territory.jpg)
Tombstone Territory (1957)
![Perry Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11530-perry-mason.jpg)
Perry Mason (1957)
![Wagon Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138965-wagon-train.jpg)
Wagon Train (1957)
![Have Gun, Will Travel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74643-have-gun-will-travel.jpg)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
![Wells Fargo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138962-tales-of-wells-fargo.jpg)
Wells Fargo (1957)
![7th Cavalry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80685-7th-cavalry.jpg)
7th Cavalry (1956)
![Gun the Man Down](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76611-gun-the-man-down.jpg)
Gun the Man Down (1956)
![Wire Service](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/557534-wire-service.jpg)
Wire Service (1956)
![The Great Locomotive Chase](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21422-the-great-locomotive-chase.jpg)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
![The Searchers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6171-the-searchers.jpg)
The Searchers (1956)
![Spin and Marty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83307-spin-and-marty.jpg)
Spin and Marty (1955)
![Gunsmoke](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25893-gunsmoke.jpg)
Gunsmoke (1955)
![Mister Roberts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11971-mister-roberts.jpg)
Mister Roberts (1955)
![House of Bamboo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75622-house-of-bamboo.jpg)
House of Bamboo (1955)
![The Long Gray Line](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93377-the-long-gray-line.jpg)
The Long Gray Line (1955)
![Climax!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80652-climax.jpg)
Climax! (1954)
![Silver Lode](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61812-silver-lode.jpg)
Silver Lode (1954)
![Beneath the 12-Mile Reef](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37717-beneath-the-12-mile-reef.jpg)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
![Island in the Sky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70898-island-in-the-sky.jpg)
Island in the Sky (1953)
![Sweethearts on Parade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/128066-sweethearts-on-parade.jpg)
Sweethearts on Parade (1953)
![Gentlemen Prefer Blondes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7571-gentlemen-prefer-blondes.jpg)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
![San Antone](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119698-san-antone.jpg)
San Antone (1953)
![Niagara](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10794-niagara.jpg)
Niagara (1953)
![The Studebaker Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/816057-the-studebaker-story.jpg)
The Studebaker Story (1953)
![Monkey Business](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8996-monkey-business.jpg)
Monkey Business (1952)
![The Wild Blue Yonder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92942-the-wild-blue-yonder.jpg)
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
![Warpath](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100113-warpath.jpg)
Warpath (1951)
![Rio Grande](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7576-rio-grande.jpg)
Rio Grande (1950)
![Copper Canyon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68909-copper-canyon.jpg)
Copper Canyon (1950)
![She Wore a Yellow Ribbon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8638-she-wore-a-yellow-ribbon.jpg)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
![The Lone Ranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137329-the-lone-ranger.jpg)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
![3 Godfathers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11974-3-godfathers.jpg)
3 Godfathers (1948)
![Blood on the Moon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92913-blood-on-the-moon.jpg)
Blood on the Moon (1948)
![Moonrise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55116-moonrise.jpg)
Moonrise (1948)
![Red River](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10546-red-river.jpg)
Red River (1948)
![Pursued](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104906-pursued.jpg)
Pursued (1947)
![Desperate Trails](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/290005-desperate-trails.jpg)
Desperate Trails (1921)
![John Ford's America](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
John Ford's America
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-05-16
Deathday2012-12-27 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceSanta Clarita, United States of America
FatherHarry Carey
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHarry Carey, Henry George Carey, Harry Carey Jr., Henry George Carey Jr., Harry Carey "Dobe" Jr.
AwardsGood Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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