Biography and filmography

Leonard Carey

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).

Photos

Movies (93)

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956 · Walter's Butler (uncredited)

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955 · Servant (uncredited)

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952 · Dr. Paling

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952 · Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)

The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

1951 · Jailer

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 · Anthony's Butler (uncredited)

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951 · Postman

Slightly French

Slightly French

1949 · Wilson (uncredited)

The Exile

The Exile

1947 · Cavalier (uncredited)

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947 · London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

1947

Moss Rose

Moss Rose

1947 · Coroner (uncredited)

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 · Hamilton Employee

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944 · The Police Constable (uncredited)

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

1944 · Porter (uncredited)

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944 · Guide (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943 · Flogdell (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942 · Chandler (uncredited)

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942 · The Butler (uncredited)

This Above All

This Above All

1942 · Policeman with Rector

What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

1942 · Butler

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 · Pale Tom (uncredited)

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941 · Sidney

Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction

1941 · Jenkins

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941 · The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941 · Mate Dusty Rhodes

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941 · Smithton - the Butler

Accent on Love

Accent on Love

1941 · Flowers

West Point Widow

West Point Widow

1941 · Simpson

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941 · Orderly (uncredited)

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940 · Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940 · Sutter - Grand's Butler

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940 · Peterson - Butler

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940 · Casper the Butler

In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri

1940 · Haskins

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940 · Ben

Raffles

Raffles

1939 · Bingham's Secretary

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939 · Martin

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939 · Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1939 · Butler

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939 · Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

1939 · Peters (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939 · Craddock

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Jameson

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938 · Butler Phillips

Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

1938 · Meggs (uncredited)

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938 · Gibley

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938 · Zorka's Butler

Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

1937 · Jervons

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937 · James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)

Angel

Angel

1937

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937 · William - Butler (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)

Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

1937 · Lister

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937 · Ames

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936 · Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936 · Butler

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936 · Kent's Butler

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936 · Butler

Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

1936 · Valet (Uncredited)

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936 · Concierge (uncredited)

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936 · Taggart (uncredited)

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936 · Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance

1935 · Buttler

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935 · Mr. Myers' Butler

Ginger

Ginger

1935 · Gwynne (uncredited)

Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

1935 · Jackson

Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale

1935 · Langdonn

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934 · Hendry Munn

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934 · Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1934 · The Butler

His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble

1934 · Alfred

Smarty

Smarty

1934 · Tilford - Tony's Butler

Double Door

Double Door

1934 · William

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934 · Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)

The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933 · Chumley - the Butler

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933 · Winters

The Avenger

The Avenger

1933 · Talbot

Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession

1933 · Melville, the Butler (uncredited)

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933 · Hans

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933 · Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

1933 · Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932 · Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)

The Crash

The Crash

1932 · Fair's Butler

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932 · Prentice's Butler (uncredited)

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932 · Carey (uncredited)

This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

1932 · Braithwaite (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931 · Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Working Girls

Working Girls

1931 · Boyd's Butler (uncredited)

Nice Women

Nice Women

1931 · Connors, Butler

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931 · Forbes (uncredited)

Laughter

Laughter

1930 · Benham, Gibson's Butler

TV shows (4)