Harry Carey Jr.
Known for: Acting
Born: May 16, 1921
Died: December 27, 2012
Place of birth: Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA
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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Filmography
93 movies · 49 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
6.3
The Sunchaser
1996
6.5
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
7.6
Tombstone
1993
5.0
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
6.0
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
6.3
The Exorcist III
1990
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
1990
7.5
Bad Jim
1990
5.7
Breaking In
1989
6.1
B.L. Stryker
1989
6.3
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
5.2
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
4.5
Illegally Yours
1988
5.9
Cherry 2000
1987
7.0
The Whales of August
1987
6.3
Crossbow
1987
7.3
Crossroads
1986
7.3
Mask
1985
5.8
UFOria
1984
7.1
Gremlins
1984
6.5
The Shadow Riders
1982
7.5
Knight Rider
1982
4.9
Endangered Species
1982
6.0
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
6.6
The Long Riders
1980
6.5
Wild Times
1980
5.6
B. J. and the Bear
1979
7.0
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
6.9
Dallas
1978
6.8
CHiPs
1977
6.1
Nickelodeon
1976
5.3
Take a Hard Ride
1975
6.2
Challenge to White Fang
1974
6.4
Police Woman
1974
8.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.0
Doc Elliot
1973
6.1
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
6.2
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
6.6
Man of the East
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
8.4
Banacek
1972
5.4
Something Big
1971
7.4
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971
7.0
Directed by John Ford
1971
6.8
Big Jake
1971
5.4
One More Train to Rob
1971
4.7
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
5.7
The Moonshine War
1970
5.0
One More Time
1970
6.3
The Undefeated
1969
6.3
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
10.0
Ride a Northbound Horse
19697.0
My Friend Tony
1969
6.5
The Outcasts
1968
6.6
Bandolero!
1968
6.3
The Devil's Brigade
1968
6.0
The Ballad of Josie
1967
6.8
Mannix
1967
5.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
6.1
The Way West
1967
6.2
Alvarez Kelly
1966
5.9
Cyborg 2087
1966
4.1
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
6.2
The Rare Breed
1966
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
5.8
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
6.9
Shenandoah
1965
5.5
Taggart
1965
6.8
Branded
1965
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
4.8
The Raiders
1963
6.3
Redigo
1963
6.8
Flashing Spikes
1962
6.8
Stoney Burke
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
7.0
A Public Affair
1962
6.4
Two Rode Together
1961
6.9
The Great Impostor
1960
4.8
Checkmate
1960
6.9
The Tall Man
1960
6.0
Noose for a Gunman
1960
6.7
Laramie
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.8
Rio Bravo
1959
6.2
Escort West
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
8.0
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
7.1
The Rifleman
1958
5.7
Kiss Them for Me
1957
6.0
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
6.9
Tombstone Territory
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.1
The River's Edge
1957
7.2
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
6.1
7th Cavalry
1956
6.5
Gun the Man Down
1956
8.5
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
9.0
Wire Service
19566.5
Broken Arrow
1956
6.4
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
7.7
The Searchers
1956
6.6
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
7.0
Mister Roberts
1955
6.2
House of Bamboo
1955
7.0
The Long Gray Line
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
3.8
Climax!
1954
6.3
Lassie
1954
7.5
Waterfront
1954
6.7
The Outcast
1954
6.2
Silver Lode
1954
6.3
Public Defender
1954
6.0
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
6.2
Island in the Sky
1953
7.3
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
8.0
Sweethearts on Parade
1953
6.7
San Antone
1953
6.8
Niagara
1953
NR
The Studebaker Story
1953
6.7
Monkey Business
19528.0
Chevron Theatre
1952
7.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
6.0
Warpath
1951
6.5
Racket Squad
1951
6.8
Rio Grande
1950
5.7
Copper Canyon
1950
6.7
Wagon Master
1950
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
6.8
3 Godfathers
1948
6.2
Blood on the Moon
1948
6.3
Moonrise
1948
7.3
Red River
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.5
Pursued
1947
5.7
Rolling Home
1946
7.0
Desperate Trails
1921