Personal Info
Birth date
1921-05-16 (104 Years)
Day of death
2012-12-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
Also known as
Harry Carey
Henry George Carey
Harry Carey Jr.
Henry George Carey Jr.
Harry Carey "Dobe" Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr.
Biography
Harry Carey Jr. was an American actor, who attempted a singing career to avoid acting but was unsuccessful. He began acting in the John Ford Stock Company with his father. Carey collaborated frequently with director John Ford, who was a close friend. He appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and Cheyenne Autumn. Both of his parents had appearances in Ford's films as well. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey appeared in many Westerns. He made four films with director Howard Hawks. The first was Red River, which featured both Carey and his father in separate scenes, followed by Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo. Carey is credited in Rio Bravo, but his scenes were cut. Carey speculated that Hawks either did not like Carey's outfit or cut the scene because Carey addressed Hawks as "Howard" instead of "Mr. Hawks". Carey also collaborated with John Wayne with whom he made nine films. He got to work with Wayne first in Red River and last in Cahill U.S. Marshal. He also starred in nine films alongside Ben Johnson, including Rio Grande and Cherry 2000. 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. In 1980, Carey portrayed George Arthur in the movie The Long Riders, a film about the exploits of Jesse James. In 1985, Carey played aging biker, Red, in the movie Mask. In 1987, Carey was a featured actor in the film, The Whales of August, with Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, and Ann Sothern. In 1990, Carey appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III in a saloon scene set in 1885. In 1993, he made a cameo in the film Tombstone as Marshal Fred White. Carey appeared in Tales from the Set, a series of video interviews in which he discussed various individuals with whom he worked. In 2009, Carey and his partner Clyde Lucas completed Trader Horn: The Journey Back, a remembrance of the 1931 adventure film featuring the elder Carey. Carey attempted to produce a feature film called Comanche Stallion, a project which John Ford had considered making in the early 1960s, based on the 1958 book by Tom Millstead. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series.
Filmography
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.Dallas
6.9
Overview:
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.Laramie
6.4
Overview:
Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert L. Crawford, Jr., as Andy Sherman.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Mannix
6.686
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Lassie
6.1
Overview:
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.Wagon Train
6.3
Overview:
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.Little House on the Prairie
7.943
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Knight Rider
7.553
Overview:
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.The Rifleman
7.1
Overview:
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.The Legend of Jesse James
4.8
Overview:
The Legend of Jesse James is an American western series starring Christopher Jones in the tile role of notorious outlaw Jesse James. The series aired on ABC from September 13, 1965, to May 9, 1966. Allen Case joined Jones as Jesse's brother, Frank James.Broken Arrow
5
Overview:
Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Repeat episodes were shown by ABC on Sunday afternoons during the 1959–60 season. Selected repeats were then shown once again in prime time during the summer of 1960.Rawhide
7.2
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.Public Defender
6
Overview:
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.Racket Squad
6
Overview:
Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department. The show aired in syndication for a season before being picked up by CBS for three seasons. The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California, and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, hence there was a pack of the sponsor's brand on Braddock's desk at the beginning and end of the episode, as well as occasional scenes of him or other characters "lighting up".Police Woman
6.259
Overview:
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.The Lone Ranger
6.645
Overview:
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".Tombstone Territory
6
Overview:
Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication from 1959 until 1960.Stoney Burke
5.7
Overview:
Stoney Burke is an American western television series broadcast on ABC from October 1, 1962 until May 20, 1963. Six years before the premiere of his CBS crime drama, Hawaii Five-0, Jack Lord starred in the title role.Wire Service
NYR
Overview:
Wire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.Run for Your Life
7.2
Overview:
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.The Outcasts
5.3
Overview:
A bounty hunter who was a Confederate Officer teams up with an ex-slave who was a Union Soldier during the Civil War… An American Western genre television series, appearing on ABC in the 1968-69 season. The series stars Don Murray and Otis Young. It is most notable for being the first television Western with an African American co-star.B.L. Stryker
6
Overview:
B.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5, 1990 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie along with Gideon Oliver, Columbo and Kojak. The series was executive produced by Tom Selleck.Climax!
3.273
Overview:
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.Acting
1997Last Stand at Saber River as James Sanford
1996The Sunchaser as Cashier
1994Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone as Digger Phelps
1993Tombstone as Marshal Fred White
1993The Making of 'Rio Grande' as Self
1991John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende as Self
1990The Exorcist III as Father Kanavan
1990Back to the Future Part III as Saloon Old Timer
1990Bad Jim as J.C. Lee
1989Breaking In as Shoes
1989B.L. Stryker (1 Episode) as Jones
1989Crossbow: The Movie as Mutino
1988Once Upon a Texas Train as Herald Fitch
1988Illegally Yours as Wally Finnegan
1987Cherry 2000 as Snappy Tom
1987The Whales of August as Joshua Brackett
1986Crossroads as Bartender
1985Mask as Red
1984UFOria as George Martin
1984Gremlins as Mr. Anderson
1982The Shadow Riders as Pa Traven
1982Knight Rider (1 Episode) as Josh Morgan
1982Endangered Species as Dr. Emmer
1980The Long Riders as George Arthur
1980Wild Times (2 Episodes) as Fitz Bragg
1979B. J. and the Bear (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as Deputy Luke
1978Dallas (1 Episode) as Red
1977CHiPs (1 Episode) as Grandfather
1976Nickelodeon as Dobie
1975Take a Hard Ride as Dumper
1974Challenge to White Fang as John Tarwater
1974Police Woman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Little House on the Prairie (1 Episode) as Sheriff Pike
1973Doc Elliot (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973Cahill: United States Marshal as Hank
1972Run, Cougar, Run as Barney
1972Man of the East as Holy Joe
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Bo Dobbs
1972Banacek (1 Episode) as Dean Barrett
1971Something Big as Joe Pickins
1971Trinity Is Still My Name as Father
1971Directed by John Ford as Self (uncredited)
1971Big Jake as Pop Dawson
1971One More Train to Rob as Red
1970Dirty Dingus Magee as Charles Stuart
1970The Moonshine War as Arley Stamper
1970One More Time as (uncredited)
1969The Undefeated as Webster
1969Death of a Gunfighter as Rev. Cork
1969Ride a Northbound Horse as Yonder
1968The Outcasts (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Bandolero! as Cort Hayjack
1968The Devil's Brigade as Capt. Rose
1968The Ballad of Josie as Mooney (as Harry Carey)
1967Mannix (1 Episode) as Floyd Brand
1967Cimarron Strip (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Way West as Mr. McBee
1966Alvarez Kelly as Cpl. Peterson
1966Cyborg 2087 as Jay C
1966Billy the Kid Versus Dracula as Ben Dooley
1966The Rare Breed as Ed Mabry
1965Run for Your Life (1 Episode) as Corey Munson
1965The Legend of Jesse James (1 Episode) as Ellie's Father
1965Shenandoah as Jenkins - Rebel Soldier
1965Taggart as Lt. Hudson (uncredited)
1965Branded (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Lt. John Pritchett (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964Cheyenne Autumn as Trooper Smith (uncredited)
1963The Raiders as Jellicoe
1963Redigo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962Flashing Spikes as Man in the Dugout
1962Stoney Burke (1 Episode) as Jake Rollins
1962The Virginian (1, 1 Episode) as Thad Miley, Bob Archer
1962A Public Affair as Bill Martin
1961Two Rode Together as Ortho Clegg
1960The Great Impostor as Dr. Joseph Mornay
1960Checkmate (1 Episode) as Phil Cassidy
1960The Tall Man (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Noose for a Gunman as Jim Ferguson
1959Laramie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Bonanza (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Phil Shelton, Corporal Burton, Mapes, Zack Morgan
1959Rio Bravo as Harold
1959Escort West as Trooper Travis
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Walsh
1959Gundown at Sandoval as Unknown
1958The Rifleman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Kiss Them for Me as Chuck Roundtree (uncredited)
1957The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (30 Episodes) as Bill Burnett
1957Tombstone Territory (1 Episode) as Vern Fawcett
1957Perry Mason (1 Episode) as District Ranger Frank Deane
1957Wagon Train (1, 1 Episode) as Charlie Hankins, John Jay Burroughs
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Earl Tibner, Frank Gulley, Ben Murdock, Jess Turner, Sheriff Conlon, Bud Sorenson, Sheriff Jack Goodfellow, Sheriff, Sheriff Stander, Banker Burton, Jonah Quincy, Thad Taylor
1957The River's Edge as Chet
1957Tales of Wells Fargo (1 Episode) as Pete Carter
19567th Cavalry as Cpl. Morrison
1956Gun the Man Down as Deputy Lee
1956Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (23 Episodes) as Bill Burnett
1956Wire Service (1 Episode) as Steve Ward
1956Broken Arrow (1 Episode) as Capt. Ward
1956The Great Locomotive Chase as William Bensinger
1956The Searchers as Brad Jorgensen
1955The Adventures of Spin and Marty (26 Episodes) as Bill Burnett
1955Matinee Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1 Episode) as Deesha, Turloe, Grant, Jake, Colridge, Jim, Will Roniger, Nathan Cade, Kelliher, Amos Brody
1955Mister Roberts as Stefanowski
1955House of Bamboo as John (uncredited)
1955The Long Gray Line as Dwight D. Eisenhower
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (4, 2 Episode) as Ben Jenkins, Yonder
1954Climax! (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Bill Dickey
1954Lassie (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1954Waterfront (1 Episode) as Roy Walker
1954The Outcast as Bert
1954Silver Lode as Johnson
1954Public Defender (1 Episode) as Dan
1953Beneath the 12-Mile Reef as Griff Rhys
1953Island in the Sky as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
1953Sweethearts on Parade as Jim Riley
1953Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
1953San Antone as Dobe Frakus
1953Niagara as Taxi Driver
1953The Studebaker Story as Clem Studebaker
1952Monkey Business as Reporter (uncredited)
1952Chevron Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951The Wild Blue Yonder as Sgt. Shaker Schuker
1951Warpath as Capt. Gregson
1951Racket Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1950Rio Grande as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
1950Copper Canyon as Lt. Ord
1950Wagon Master as Sandy
1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell
1949The Lone Ranger (1 Episode) as Jay Thomasson
19483 Godfathers as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
1948Blood on the Moon as Cowboy (uncredited)
1948Moonrise as Jimmy Biff
1948Red River as Dan Latimer
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self
1947Pursued as Prentice
1946Rolling Home as Dobey
1921Desperate Trails as Young Baby (uncredited)