Harry Carey Jr.
Acting
1921-05-16 · Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series. The son of actors Harry Carey Sr. and Olive Carey, he attempted a singing career before beginning his acting career in the John Ford Stock Company. Director John Ford became a close friend and collaborator. Carey appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Searchers (1956), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), some also featuring appearances by his parents. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River (1948), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959 - scenes cut). He also frequently co-starred with actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson, acting together in nine films each. 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. Later film roles include George Arthur in The Long Riders (1980), Mr. Anderson in Gremlins (1984), aging biker Red in Mask (1985), Joshua Brackett in The Whales of August (1987), saloon old-timer Zeke in Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Marshal Fred White in Tombstone (1993).
Filmography
Last Stand at Saber River
1997 · Movie
The Sunchaser
1996 · Movie
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994 · Movie
Tombstone
1993 · Movie
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993 · Movie
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991 · Movie
The Exorcist III
1990 · Movie
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Movie
Bad Jim
1990 · Movie
Breaking In
1989 · Movie
B.L. Stryker
1989 · Series
Crossbow: The Movie
1989 · Movie
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988 · Movie
Illegally Yours
1988 · Movie
Cherry 2000
1987 · Movie
The Whales of August
1987 · Movie
Crossbow
1987 · Series
Crossroads
1986 · Movie
Mask
1985 · Movie
UFOria
1984 · Movie
Gremlins
1984 · Movie
The Shadow Riders
1982 · Movie
Knight Rider
1982 · Series
Endangered Species
1982 · Movie
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982 · Movie
The Long Riders
1980 · Movie
Wild Times
1980 · Series
B. J. and the Bear
1979 · Series
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 · Movie
Dallas
1978 · Series
CHiPs
1977 · Series
Nickelodeon
1976 · Movie
Take a Hard Ride
1975 · Movie
Challenge to White Fang
1974 · Movie
Police Woman
1974 · Series
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Series
Doc Elliot
1973 · Series
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973 · Movie
Run, Cougar, Run
1972 · Movie
Man of the East
1972 · Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
Banacek
1972 · Series
Something Big
1971 · Movie
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971 · Movie
Directed by John Ford
1971 · Movie
Big Jake
1971 · Movie
One More Train to Rob
1971 · Movie
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970 · Movie
The Moonshine War
1970 · Movie
One More Time
1970 · Movie
The Undefeated
1969 · Movie
Death of a Gunfighter
1969 · Movie
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969 · Movie
My Friend Tony
1969 · Series
The Outcasts
1968 · Series
Bandolero!
1968 · Movie
The Devil's Brigade
1968 · Movie
The Ballad of Josie
1967 · Movie
Mannix
1967 · Series
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Series
The Way West
1967 · Movie
Alvarez Kelly
1966 · Movie
Cyborg 2087
1966 · Movie
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966 · Movie
The Rare Breed
1966 · Movie
Run for Your Life
1965 · Series
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · Series
Shenandoah
1965 · Movie
Taggart
1965 · Movie
Branded
1965 · Series
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Movie
The Raiders
1963 · Movie
Redigo
1963 · Series
Flashing Spikes
1962 · Movie
Stoney Burke
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
A Public Affair
1962 · Movie
Ripcord
1961 · Series
Two Rode Together
1961 · Movie
The Great Impostor
1960 · Movie
Checkmate
1960 · Series
The Tall Man
1960 · Series
Noose for a Gunman
1960 · Movie
Laramie
1959 · Series
Bonanza
1959 · Series
Rio Bravo
1959 · Movie
Escort West
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
Gundown at Sandoval
1959 · Movie
The Rifleman
1958 · Series
Kiss Them for Me
1957 · Movie
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957 · Series
Tombstone Territory
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Wagon Train
1957 · Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
The River's Edge
1957 · Movie
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Series
7th Cavalry
1956 · Movie
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956 · Series
Gun the Man Down
1956 · Movie
Wire Service
1956 · Series
Broken Arrow
1956 · Series
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956 · Movie
The Searchers
1956 · Movie
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955 · Series
Matinee Theater
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
Mister Roberts
1955 · Movie
House of Bamboo
1955 · Movie
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Climax!
1954 · Series
Lassie
1954 · Series
Waterfront
1954 · Series
The Outcast
1954 · Movie
Silver Lode
1954 · Movie
Public Defender
1954 · Series
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953 · Movie
Island in the Sky
1953 · Movie
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · Movie
Sweethearts on Parade
1953 · Movie
San Antone
1953 · Movie
Niagara
1953 · Movie
The Studebaker Story
1953 · Movie
Monkey Business
1952 · Movie
Chevron Theatre
1952 · Series
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 · Movie
Warpath
1951 · Movie
Racket Squad
1951 · Series
Rio Grande
1950 · Movie
Copper Canyon
1950 · Movie
Wagon Master
1950 · Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Movie
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Series
3 Godfathers
1948 · Movie
Blood on the Moon
1948 · Movie
Moonrise
1948 · Movie
Red River
1948 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Pursued
1947 · Movie
Rolling Home
1946 · Movie
Desperate Trails
1921 · Movie