Leonard Carey

1887-02-25 – 1977-09-11 (age 90) London, England, UK

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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).

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Leonard Carey

Known For

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

as Ben

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

as Guide (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Chandler (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

as Carey (uncredited)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Flogdell (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Orderly (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956

as Walter's Butler (uncredited)

Angel

Angel

1937

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

as Winters

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

as Peterson - Butler

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as The Police Constable (uncredited)

This Above All

This Above All

1942

as Policeman with Rector

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

as Hendry Munn

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

1947