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Harry Carey Jr.
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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 H…
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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).
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BODY OF WORK
Harry Carey Jr.'s Filmography
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Last Stand at Saber River
as James Sanford
The Sunchaser
as Cashier
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Digger Phelps
Tombstone
as Marshall Fred White
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
as Self
The Exorcist III
as Father Kanavan
Back to the Future Part III
as Saloon Old Timer
Bad Jim
as J.C. Lee
Breaking In
as Shoes
Crossbow: The Movie
as Mutino
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Herald Fitch
Illegally Yours
as Wally Finnegan
Cherry 2000
as Snappy Tom
The Whales of August
as Joshua Brackett
Crossroads
as Bartender
Mask
as Red
UFOria
as George Martin
Gremlins
as Mr. Anderson
The Shadow Riders
as Pa Traven
Endangered Species
as Dr. Emmer
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
The Long Riders
as George Arthur
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Deputy Luke
Nickelodeon
as Dobie
Take a Hard Ride
as Dumper
Challenge to White Fang
as John Tarwater
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Hank
Run, Cougar, Run
as Barney
Man of the East
as Holy Joe
Something Big
as Joe Pickins
Trinity Is Still My Name
as Father
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
Big Jake
as Pop Dawson
One More Train to Rob
as Red
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Charles Stuart
The Moonshine War
as Arley Stamper
One More Time
as (uncredited)
The Undefeated
as Webster
Death of a Gunfighter
as Rev. Cork
Ride a Northbound Horse
as Yonder
Bandolero!
as Cort Hayjack
The Devil's Brigade
as Capt. Rose
The Ballad of Josie
as Mooney (as Harry Carey)
The Way West
as Mr. McBee
Alvarez Kelly
as Cpl. Peterson
Cyborg 2087
as Jay C
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as Ben Dooley
The Rare Breed
as Ed Mabry
Shenandoah
as Jenkins - Rebel Soldier
Taggart
as Lt. Hudson (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Trooper Smith (uncredited)
The Raiders
as Jellicoe
Flashing Spikes
as Man in the Dugout
A Public Affair
as Bill Martin
Two Rode Together
as Ortho Clegg
The Great Impostor
as Dr. Joseph Mornay
Noose for a Gunman
as Jim Ferguson
Rio Bravo
as Harold
Escort West
as Trooper Travis
Gundown at Sandoval
as Ben Jenkins
Kiss Them for Me
as Chuck Roundtree (uncredited)
The River's Edge
as Chet
7th Cavalry
as Cpl. Morrison
Gun the Man Down
as Deputy Lee
The Great Locomotive Chase
as William Bensinger
The Searchers
as Brad Jorgensen
Mister Roberts
as Stefanowski
House of Bamboo
as John (uncredited)
The Long Gray Line
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Outcast
as Bert
Silver Lode
as Johnson
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Griff Rhys
Island in the Sky
as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Sweethearts on Parade
as Jim Riley
San Antone
as Dobe Frakus
Niagara
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Studebaker Story
as Clem Studebaker
Monkey Business
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Sgt. Shaker Schuker
Warpath
as Capt. Gregson
Rio Grande
as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
Copper Canyon
as Lt. Ord
Wagon Master
as Sandy
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell
3 Godfathers
as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
Blood on the Moon
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Moonrise
as Jimmy Biff
Red River
as Dan Latimer
Pursued
as Prentice
Rolling Home
as Dobey
Desperate Trails
as Young Baby (uncredited)