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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…
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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 Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."
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Harry Carey's Filmography
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Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
Legends of the West
as Ed Brandt in 'Law and Order' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
as (archive footage)
No Poster
Film Fun
as (archive footage)
So Dear to My Heart
as Head Judge at County Fair
Red River
as Mr. Melville
The Sea of Grass
as Doc J. Reid
Angel and the Badman
as Marshal Wistful McClintock
Duel in the Sun
as Lem Smoot
China's Little Devils
as Doc Temple
The Great Moment
as Professor John C. Warren
Happy Land
as Edward "Gramp" Marsh
Air Force
as Crew Chief
The Spoilers
as Dextry
Among the Living
as Dr. Ben Saunders
Sundown
as Dewey
Parachute Battalion
as Bill Richards
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Daniel Howitt
They Knew What They Wanted
as The Doctor
Beyond Tomorrow
as George Vale Melton
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Captain Bailey
My Son Is Guilty
as Police Officer Tim Kerry
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as President of the Senate
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
Inside Information
as Captain Bill Dugan
Street of Missing Men
as Charles Putnam
Code of the Streets
as Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as P.G. Delano
The Law West of Tombstone
as William 'Bill' Barker
King of Alcatraz
as Captain Glennan
Gateway
as Commissioner Nelson
Sky Giant
as Col. Cornelius Stockton
You and Me
as Mr. Morris
Port of Missing Girls
as Captain Josiah Storm
Danger Patrol
as Sam "Easy" Street
Annapolis Salute
as Chief Martin
Souls at Sea
as Captain of the William Brown
Born Reckless
as Dad Martin
Border Cafe
as Tex Stevens
Kid Galahad
as Silver Jackson
Lest We Forget
as Himself
Racing Lady
as Tom Martin
Aces Wild
as Cheyenne Harry Morgan
The Accusing Finger
as Sen. Nash
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Phil Yonne
The Last Outlaw
as Dean Payton
Little Miss Nobody
as John Russell
Sutter's Gold
as Kit Carson
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Commandant
Ghost Town
as Cheyenne Harry Morgan
The Last of the Clintons
as Trigger Carson
Wild Mustang
as Joe 'Wild Mustang' Norton
Barbary Coast
as Jed Slocum
Powdersmoke Range
as Tucson Smith
Rustler's Paradise
as Cheyenne Kincaid
Wagon Trail
as Sheriff Clay Hartley
Man of the Forest
as Jim Gayner
Sunset Pass
as John Hesbitt
Buffalo Stampede
as Clark Sprague
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Devil Horse
as Bob Norton / Roberts
The Night Rider
as John Brown / Jim Blake
The Last of the Mohicans
as Hawkeye
Border Devils
as Jim Gray
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
Law and Order
as Ed Brandt
Without Honor
as Pete Marlan
Cavalier of the West
as Captain John Allister
Bad Company
as McBaine
The Vanishing Legion
as 'Happy' Cardigan
Trader Horn
as Aloysius "Trader" Horn
The Border Patrol
as Bill Storm
Burning Bridges
as Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely
The Trail of '98
as Jack Locasto
Slide, Kelly, Slide
as Tom Munson
A Little Journey
as Alexander Smith
Satan Town
as Bill Scott
The Frontier Trail
as Jim Cardigan
The Seventh Bandit
as David Scanlon
Driftin' Thru
as Daniel Brown
The Man from Red Gulch
as Alexander 'Sandy' Morton
The Prairie Pirate
as Brian 'The Yellow Seal' Delaney
The Bad Lands
as Patrick Angus O'Toole
The Texas Trail
as Pete Grainger
Beyond the Border
as Bob Smith
Silent Sanderson
as Joel Parsons / Silent Sanderson
Soft Shoes
as Pat Halahan
The Flaming Forties
as Bill Jones
Roaring Rails
as Big Bill Benson
Tiger Thompson
as Tiger Thompson
The Lightning Rider
as Phlip Morgan
The Night Hawk
as 'The Hawk'
The Miracle Baby
as Neil Allison
Desert Driven
as Bob
Crashin' Thru
as Blake
Canyon of the Fools
as Bob
Good Men and True
as J. Wesley Pringle
The Kickback
as White Horse Harry
Man to Man
as Steve Packard
The Fox
as Ol' Santa Fe
Desperate Trails
as Bart Carson
The Wallop
as John Wesley Pringle
The Freeze-Out
as Ohio, the Stranger
Hearts Up
as David Brent
West Is West
as Dick Rainboldt
Sundown Slim
as Sundown Slim
Blue Streak McCoy
as Job McCoy
'If Only' Jim
as Jim Golden
Human Stuff
as James 'Jim' Pierce
Bullet Proof
as Pierre Winton
Overland Red
as Overland Red
Marked Men
as Cheyenne Harry
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
as Cheyenne Harry
Rider of the Law
as Jim Kyneton
The Ace of the Saddle
as Cheyenne Harry Henderson
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon / John Oakhurst
Riders of Vengeance
as Cheyenne Harry
Bare Fists
as Cheyenne Harry
A Fight For Love
as Cheyenne Harry
Roped
as Cheyenne Harry
Three Mounted Men
as Cheyenne Harry
A Woman's Fool
as Lin McLean
Hell Bent
as Cheyenne Harry
The Scarlet Drop
as Harry Ridge
Thieves' Gold
as Cheyenne Harry
Wild Women
as Cheyenne Harry
The Phantom Riders
as Cheyenne Harry
Bucking Broadway
as Cheyenne Harry
A Marked Man
as Cheyenne Harry
The Secret Man
as Cheyenne Harry
Straight Shooting
as "Cheyenne" Harry
Cheyenne's Pal
as Cheyenne Harry
The Soul Herder
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
Six-Shooter Justice
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
The Wrong Man
as Jack Wilson
The Golden Bullet
as Jack
No Poster
The Mysterious Outlaw
as Buck Lessen
The Almost Good Man
as Dick Glenning
A 44-Calibre Mystery
as Sheriff Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
The Honor of an Outlaw
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
Hair-Trigger Burke
as Hair Trigger Burke
The Fighting Gringo
as William 'Red' Saunders
No Poster
Goin' Straight
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
The Drifter
as Cheyenne Harry
The Outlaw and the Lady
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
The Bad Man of Cheyenne
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
Blood Money
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
Guilty
as Ramon Valentine
No Poster
The Conspiracy
as Dick Olney
Behind the Lines
as Dr. Ralph Hamlin
No Poster
The Devil's Own
as Shifty
No Poster
A Woman's Eyes
as Tom Horn
Love's Lariat
as Sky High
No Poster
For the Love of a Girl
as Black La Rue
The Committee on Credentials
as Ballaret Bill
No Poster
The Jackals of a Great City
as Tom Wayne
The Three Godfathers
as Bob Sangster
No Poster
The Wedding Guest
as The Squarest Sheriff Alive
No Poster
The Passing of Hell's Crown
as Blaze
The Night Riders
as The Apache Kid
No Poster
The Harbor Transportation Trust
as Tom Larnigan
A Knight of the Range
as Cheyenne Harry
No Poster
The Insurance Swindlers
as Tom Larnigan
No Poster
Secret Love
as Fergus Derrick
No Poster
Old King Coal
as Tom Larnigan
No Poster
America Saved from War
as Tom Larnigan
No Poster
The Railroad Monopoly
as Tom Larnigan
No Poster
Grinding Life Down
as Tom Larnigan
No Poster
The Power of the People
as Tom Larnigan
Graft
as Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12)
No Poster
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
as Miles Rand
Just Jim
as Jim
No Poster
As It Happened
as The New Foreman
No Poster
Old Offenders
as Norris
No Poster
Her Convert
as The Converted Cracksman
No Poster
The Way Out
as The Bandit
No Poster
Her Dormant Love
as Dandy Dick - The Fugitive
No Poster
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
as Crook
The Canceled Mortgage
as 1st Road Agent
No Poster
A Day's Adventure
as Hogan - Leader of the Crooks
No Poster
A Double Winning
as 2nd Sportsman
No Poster
The Gambler's I.O.U.
as Dave Dawson
No Poster
The Miser's Legacy
as Jackson - The Crook
No Poster
The Sheriff's Dilemma
as The Sheriff
No Poster
The Love Transcendent
as The Prospector
No Poster
His Desperate Deed
as Burleigh
The Heart of a Bandit
as Texas Pete - the Bandit
McVeagh of the South Seas
as Cyril Bruce McVeagh
The Master Cracksman
as Gentleman Joe, the Cracksman
Brute Force
as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)
No Poster
Her Hand
as Ivan
Judith of Bethulia
as Assyrian Traitor
Her Father's Silent Partner
No Poster
A Nest Unfeathered
as The Foreman
No Poster
His Fireman's Conscience
as Engineer Daily
No Poster
Waifs
Concentration
as First Son
No Poster
The Abandoned Well
as The Adopted Son
No Poster
For Her Government
No Poster
All for Science
as The Young Man
No Poster
The Detective's Stratagem
as Keene, the Detective
No Poster
The Stopped Clock
as The Detective
No Poster
Madonna of the Storm
No Poster
The Van Nostrand Tiara
as Society Detective
No Poster
A Tender-Hearted Crook
as The Thief
No Poster
The Law and His Son
as Manning
No Poster
The Stolen Treaty
as The Detective
No Poster
A Modest Hero
The Strong Man's Burden
as Bob - the Younger Brother
No Poster
Black and White
No Poster
The Crook and the Girl
as The Crook
No Poster
The Work Habit
as The Son-in-Law
No Poster
I Was Meant for You
as Luke
No Poster
Under the Shadow of the Law
as The Convict
No Poster
When Love Forgives
as Second Criminal
No Poster
The Vengeance of Galora
as A Prospector
No Poster
A Misappropriated Turkey
as The Bartender
No Poster
The Mirror
as First Tramp
No Poster
A Gambler's Honor
as The Gambler
No Poster
The Enemy's Baby
as Miller
No Poster
A Gamble with Death
as The Cowpuncher
No Poster
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Butler
The Switchtower
No Poster
The Well
as Giuseppe, the Farmhand
No Poster
Red Hicks Defies the World
as In Crowd (uncredited)
No Poster
The Sorrowful Shore
as The Widowed Father
No Poster
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Schemer
No Poster
A Dangerous Foe
as The 'Bull'
Olaf—An Atom
as Olaf, an Atom
No Poster
The Stolen Loaf
as The Butler
The Tenderfoot's Money
as The Gambler
If We Only Knew
as The Sailor
No Poster
The Left-Handed Man
as The Left-Handed Thief
No Poster
A Frightful Blunder
as The Superintendent
No Poster
The Stolen Bride
as The Husband
No Poster
The Hero of Little Italy
as Tony
The Sheriff's Baby
as Second Bandit
Near To Earth
The Unwelcome Guest
as The Sheriff
Broken Ways
as The Sheriff
No Poster
The Wrong Bottle
No Poster
Love in an Apartment Hotel
as The Thief
No Poster
A Chance Deception
as Raffles
Oil and Water
as The Stage Manager / At Dinner
No Poster
Brothers
as The Mother's Favorite Son
No Poster
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as Third Thief
No Poster
Pirate Gold
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Thief
A Cry for Help
as The Thief
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as Older Crook
No Poster
My Hero
as Indian
Brutality
as At Theatre
The Informer
as The Confederate Corporal
Heredity
as The White Renegade Father
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Snapper's Sidekick
The Painted Lady
as At Ice Cream Festival
No Poster
The One She Loved
as The Neighbor's Friend
In the Aisles of the Wild
as Bob Cole
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
as 2nd Clan Member
So Near, Yet So Far
as A Thief
Friends
as Bob Kyne - the Prospector
Two Daughters of Eve
as In Audience
An Unseen Enemy
as The Safecracker
No Poster
Bill Sharkey's Last Game
No Poster