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Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Acting
1921(USA)-2012
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).

Acts in

  • Back to the Future Part III
  • Gremlins
  • Red River
  • The Searchers
  • Mask
  • Big Jake
  • UFOria
  • Rio Grande
  • Trinity Is Still My Name
  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
  • The Devil's Brigade
  • Pursued
  • Silver Lode
  • Moonrise
  • Island in the Sky
  • Cheyenne Autumn
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
  • 3 Godfathers
  • Desperate Trails
  • The Long Riders
  • The Way West
  • 7th Cavalry
  • The Great Locomotive Chase
  • Wagon Master
  • Crossroads
  • The Long Gray Line
  • Take a Hard Ride
  • Mister Roberts
  • Cherry 2000
  • The Rare Breed
  • Escort West
  • Dirty Dingus Magee
  • Illegally Yours
  • The Whales of August
  • The Undefeated
  • The River's Edge
  • Niagara
  • Man of the East
  • Death of a Gunfighter
  • Taggart
  • Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
  • Last Stand at Saber River
  • Gun the Man Down
  • Copper Canyon
  • Challenge to White Fang
  • One More Train to Rob
  • Bad Jim
  • Blood on the Moon
  • Monkey Business
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • The Studebaker Story
  • House of Bamboo
  • The Ballad of Josie
  • One More Time
  • Once Upon a Texas Train
  • Nickelodeon
  • The Wild Blue Yonder
  • Warpath
  • Noose for a Gunman
  • Rolling Home
  • Sweethearts on Parade
  • Bandolero!
  • John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
  • Cahill: United States Marshal
  • The Making of 'Rio Grande'
  • The Exorcist III
  • A Public Affair
  • The Great Impostor
  • Ride a Northbound Horse
  • Two Rode Together
  • San Antone
  • Flashing Spikes
  • Tombstone
  • Something Big
  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
  • Alvarez Kelly
  • The Outcast
  • Crossbow: The Movie
  • Cyborg 2087
  • Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
  • Directed by John Ford
  • The Raiders
  • Run, Cougar, Run
  • The Moonshine War
  • Gundown at Sandoval
  • Kiss Them for Me
  • The Sunchaser
  • The Shadow Riders
  • Shenandoah
  • Breaking In
  • Endangered Species
  • Rio Bravo