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Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Actor · Born 1878-01-16 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York University, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure. In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Gold…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — President of the Senate
  2. Red River (1948) — Mr. Melville
  3. Duel in the Sun (1946) — Lem Smoot
  4. Angel and the Badman (1947) — Marshal Wistful McClintock
  5. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) — Snapper's Sidekick
  6. The Spoilers (1942) — Dextry
  7. Air Force (1943) — Crew Chief
  8. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) — Daniel Howitt
  9. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — Commandant
  10. Kid Galahad (1937) — Silver Jackson
  11. So Dear to My Heart (1948) — Head Judge at County Fair
  12. You and Me (1938) — Mr. Morris
  13. Beyond Tomorrow (1940) — George Vale Melton
  14. Directed by John Ford (1971) — (archive footage)
  15. Barbary Coast (1935) — Jed Slocum
  16. Judith of Bethulia (1914) — Assyrian Traitor
  17. Among the Living (1941) — Dr. Ben Saunders
  18. An Unseen Enemy (1912) — The Safecracker
  19. The Sea of Grass (1947) — Doc J. Reid
  20. Bucking Broadway (1917) — Cheyenne Harry
  21. Sundown (1941) — Dewey
  22. Trader Horn (1931) — Aloysius "Trader" Horn
  23. The Great Moment (1944) — Professor John C. Warren
  24. The Painted Lady (1912) — At Ice Cream Festival
  25. Straight Shooting (1917) — "Cheyenne" Harry
  26. Souls at Sea (1937) — Captain of the William Brown
  27. The Trail of '98 (1928) — Jack Locasto
  28. Hell Bent (1918) — Cheyenne Harry
  29. They Knew What They Wanted (1940) — The Doctor
  30. Friends (1912) — Bob Kyne - the Prospector
  31. The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912) — Older Crook
  32. Law and Order (1932) — Ed Brandt
  33. Buffalo Stampede (1933) — Clark Sprague
  34. Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) — Phil Yonne
  35. Parachute Battalion (1941) — Bill Richards
  36. Born Reckless (1937) — Dad Martin
  37. The Law West of Tombstone (1938) — William 'Bill' Barker
  38. Bad Company (1931) — McBaine
  39. Without Honor (1932) — Pete Marlan
  40. Border Devils (1932) — Jim Gray

Directed

  1. McVeagh of the South Seas (1914) — Director
  2. For the Love of a Girl (1916) — Director
  3. The Master Cracksman (1914) — Director
  4. Love's Lariat (1916) — Director