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Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Acting

Born: February 25, 1887London, England, UK

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).

Known For
Filmography
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

Walter's Butler (uncredited)

1956
The King's Thief

The King's Thief

Servant (uncredited)

1955
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

Dr. Paling

1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

1952
The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

Jailer

1951
Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

1951
Kind Lady

Kind Lady

Postman

1951
Slightly French

Slightly French

Wilson (uncredited)

1949
The Exile

The Exile

Cavalier (uncredited)

1947
Unconquered

Unconquered

London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

1947
Moss Rose

Moss Rose

Coroner (uncredited)

1947
Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

Hamilton Employee

1946
The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Police Constable (uncredited)

1944
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

Porter (uncredited)

1944
Gaslight

Gaslight

Guide (uncredited)

1944
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

Flogdell (uncredited)

1943
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

Chandler (uncredited)

1942
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

The Butler (uncredited)

1942
This Above All

This Above All

Policeman with Rector

1942
What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

Butler

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Pale Tom (uncredited)

1942
Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

Sidney

1941
Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction

Jenkins

1941
Suspicion

Suspicion

The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Mate Dusty Rhodes

1941
Private Nurse

Private Nurse

Smithton - the Butler

1941
Accent on Love

Accent on Love

Flowers

1941
West Point Widow

West Point Widow

Simpson

1941
That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

Orderly (uncredited)

1941
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941
A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

1940
Sky Murder

Sky Murder

Sutter - Grand's Butler

1940
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Peterson - Butler

1940
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

Casper the Butler

1940
In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri

Haskins

1940
Rebecca

Rebecca

Ben

1940
Raffles

Raffles

Bingham's Secretary

1939
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Martin

1939
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

1939
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

Butler

1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

1939
Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

Peters (uncredited)

1939
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

Craddock

1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Jameson

1939
Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Butler Phillips

1938
Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

Meggs (uncredited)

1938
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

Gibley

1938
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

Zorka's Butler

1938
Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

Jervons

1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)

1937
Angel

Angel

1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

William - Butler (uncredited)

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)

1937
Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

Lister

1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Ames

1937
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Butler

1936
Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

Kent's Butler

1936
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

Butler

1936
Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

Valet (Uncredited)

1936
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

Concierge (uncredited)

1936
Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

Taggart (uncredited)

1936
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

1936
Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance

Buttler

1935
Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

Mr. Myers' Butler

1935
Ginger

Ginger

Gwynne (uncredited)

1935
Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale

Langdonn

1935
Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

Brent's Butler

1935
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

Hendry Munn

1934
I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur

1934
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

The Butler

1934
His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble

Alfred

1934
Smarty

Smarty

Tilford - Tony's Butler

1934
Double Door

Double Door

William

1934
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)

1934
The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Chumley - the Butler

1933
Bombshell

Bombshell

Winters

1933
The Avenger

The Avenger

Talbot

1933
Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession

Melville, the Butler (uncredited)

1933
Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

Hans

1933
King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)

1933
A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

1933
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)

1932
The Crash

The Crash

Fair's Butler

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

1932
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

Carey (uncredited)

1932
This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

Braithwaite (uncredited)

1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

1931
Working Girls

Working Girls

Boyd's Butler (uncredited)

1931
Nice Women

Nice Women

Connors, Butler

1931
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

Forbes (uncredited)

1931
Laughter

Laughter

Benham, Gibson's Butler

1930