Leonard Carey

Acting · Born 1887-02-25 in London, England, UK

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).

Filmography

• Rebecca as Ben
• Suspicion as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
• Mrs. Miniver as Chandler (uncredited)
• Shanghai Express as Carey (uncredited)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
• Gaslight as Guide (uncredited)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
• Strangers on a Train as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)
• The Invisible Man's Revenge as The Police Constable (uncredited)
• Bombshell as Winters

TV

• The Millionaire as Chester - Butler
• Climax!
• Adventures of Superman
• Telephone Time