Actor · Acting

Harry Carey, Jr.

Born 1921-05-16

Died 2012-12-27

📍 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).

Filmography 168

Last Stand at Saber River

as James Sanford

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

as Digger Phelps

as Marshall Fred White

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

The Exorcist III

as Father Kanavan

Back to the Future Part III

as Saloon Old Timer

Crossbow: The Movie

Once Upon a Texas Train

as Herald Fitch

Illegally Yours

as Wally Finnegan

The Whales of August

as Joshua Brackett

as George Martin

as Mr. Anderson

The Shadow Riders

Endangered Species

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

The Long Riders

as George Arthur

B. J. and the Bear

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Take a Hard Ride

Challenge to White Fang

as John Tarwater

Little House on the Prairie

as Sheriff Pike

Cahill: United States Marshal

Run, Cougar, Run

Man of the East

The Streets of San Francisco

as Dean Barrett

Trinity Is Still My Name

Directed by John Ford

as Self (uncredited)

One More Train to Rob

Dirty Dingus Magee

as Charles Stuart

The Moonshine War

as Arley Stamper

as (uncredited)

Death of a Gunfighter

Ride a Northbound Horse

as Cort Hayjack

The Devil's Brigade

The Ballad of Josie

as Mooney (as Harry Carey)

as Cpl. Peterson

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Run for Your Life

as Corey Munson

The Legend of Jesse James

as Ellie's Father

as Jenkins - Rebel Soldier

as Lt. Hudson (uncredited)

as Lt. John Pritchett (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cheyenne Autumn

as Trooper Smith (uncredited)

Flashing Spikes

as Man in the Dugout

as Jake Rollins

A Public Affair

Two Rode Together

The Great Impostor

as Dr. Joseph Mornay

as Phil Cassidy

Noose for a Gunman

as Jim Ferguson

as Phil Shelton

as Corporal Burton

as Trooper Travis

Gundown at Sandoval

as Lt. Paul Holfe

Kiss Them for Me

as Chuck Roundtree (uncredited)

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

as Bill Burnett

Tombstone Territory

as Vern Fawcett

as District Ranger Frank Deane

as Charlie Hankins

as John Jay Burroughs

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Frank Gulley

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Sheriff Conlon

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Bud Sorenson

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Sheriff Jack Goodfellow

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Sheriff Stander

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Banker Burton

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Jonah Quincy

Have Gun, Will Travel

The River's Edge

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Cpl. Morrison

Gun the Man Down

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

as Bill Burnett

The Great Locomotive Chase

as William Bensinger

as Brad Jorgensen

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

as Bill Burnett

Matinee Theater

as Will Roniger

House of Bamboo

as John (uncredited)

The Long Gray Line

as Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Public Defender

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Island in the Sky

as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot

Sweethearts on Parade

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

The Studebaker Story

as Clem Studebaker

Monkey Business

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Wild Blue Yonder

as Sgt. Shaker Schuker

as Capt. Gregson

as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell

The Lone Ranger

as Jay Thomasson

as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

Blood on the Moon

as Cowboy (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

Desperate Trails

as Young Baby (uncredited)