Harry Carey, Jr.

Born

May 16, 1921

Died

December 27, 2012 (91 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA

IMDb

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.

Known For

7.5

Knight Rider

Last Stand at Saber River

James Sanford

6.3

1997

The Sunchaser

Cashier

6.2

1996

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Digger Phelps

6.2

1994

Tombstone

Marshal Fred White

7.6

1993

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

Self

5.0

1993

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

Self

6.0

1991

The Exorcist III

Father Kanavan

6.3

1990

Back to the Future Part III

Saloon Old Timer

7.5

1990

Bad Jim

J.C. Lee

7.3

1990

Breaking In

Shoes

5.7

1989

B.L. Stryker

Jones · (1 episode)

6.0

1989

Crossbow: The Movie

Mutino

7.0

1989

Once Upon a Texas Train

Herald Fitch

5.4

1988

Illegally Yours

Wally Finnegan

4.2

1988

Cherry 2000

Snappy Tom

6.0

1987

The Whales of August

Joshua Brackett

7.0

1987

Crossroads

Bartender

7.3

1986

Mask

Red

7.2

1985

UFOria

George Martin

5.6

1984

Gremlins

Mr. Anderson

7.1

1984

The Shadow Riders

Pa Traven

6.5

1982

Knight Rider

Josh Morgan · (1 episode)

7.5

1982

Endangered Species

Dr. Emmer

4.9

1982

The Long Riders

George Arthur

6.7

1980

Wild Times

Fitz Bragg · (2 episodes)

6.0

1980

B. J. and the Bear

(1 episode)

5.5

1979

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Deputy Luke

5.0

1978

Dallas

Red · (1 episode)

6.8

1978

CHiPs

Grandfather · (1 episode)

6.8

1977

Nickelodeon

Dobie

6.1

1976

Take a Hard Ride

Dumper

5.3

1975

Challenge to White Fang

John Tarwater

6.2

1974

Police Woman

(1 episode)

6.3

1974

Little House on the Prairie

Sheriff Pike · (1 episode)

7.9

1974

Doc Elliot

(1 episode)

0.0

1973

Cahill: United States Marshal

Hank

6.1

1973

Run, Cougar, Run

Barney

5.9

1972

Man of the East

Holy Joe

6.6

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

Bo Dobbs · (1 episode)

6.9

1972

Banacek

Dean Barrett · (1 episode)

8.6

1972

Something Big

Joe Pickins

5.2

1971

Trinity Is Still My Name

Father

7.4

1971

Directed by John Ford

Self (uncredited)

6.8

1971

Big Jake

Pop Dawson

6.9

1971

One More Train to Rob

Red

5.4

1971

Dirty Dingus Magee

Charles Stuart

4.7

1970

The Moonshine War

Arley Stamper

5.8

1970

One More Time

(uncredited)

4.3

1970

The Undefeated

Webster

6.2

1969

Death of a Gunfighter

Rev. Cork

6.4

1969

Ride a Northbound Horse

Yonder

0.0

1969

The Outcasts

(1 episode)

5.3

1968

Bandolero!

Cort Hayjack

6.5

1968

The Devil's Brigade

Capt. Rose

6.3

1968

The Ballad of Josie

Mooney (as Harry Carey)

5.7

1968

Mannix

Floyd Brand · (1 episode)

6.7

1967

Cimarron Strip

(1 episode)

5.0

1967

The Way West

Mr. McBee

6.0

1967

Alvarez Kelly

Cpl. Peterson

6.2

1966

Cyborg 2087

Jay C

5.8

1966

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Ben Dooley

4.2

1966

The Rare Breed

Ed Mabry

6.0

1966

Run for Your Life

Corey Munson · (1 episode)

7.2

1965

The Legend of Jesse James

Ellie's Father · (1 episode)

4.8

1965

Shenandoah

Jenkins - Rebel Soldier

6.9

1965

Taggart

Lt. Hudson (uncredited)

5.2

1965

Branded

(1 episode)

6.4

1965

Branded

Lt. John Pritchett (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.4

1965

Cheyenne Autumn

Trooper Smith (uncredited)

6.7

1964

The Raiders

Jellicoe

4.5

1963

Redigo

(1 episode)

5.0

1963

Flashing Spikes

Man in the Dugout

5.3

1962

Stoney Burke

Jake Rollins · (1 episode)

5.7

1962

The Virginian

6.4

1959

Bonanza

Phil Shelton · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Bonanza

Corporal Burton · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Bonanza

Mapes · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Bonanza

Zack Morgan · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Rio Bravo

Harold

7.8

1959

Escort West

Trooper Travis

Vern Fawcett · (1 episode)

6.0

1957

Perry Mason

District Ranger Frank Deane · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Wagon Train

Charlie Hankins · (1 episode)

6.3

1957

Wagon Train

John Jay Burroughs · (1 episode)

Thad Taylor · (1 episode)

7.4

1957

The River's Edge

Chet

6.0

1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

Pete Carter · (1 episode)

William Bensinger

6.1

1956

The Searchers

Brad Jorgensen

7.7

1956

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

Bill Burnett · (26 episodes)

5.7

1955

Matinee Theater

(1 episode)

Amos Brody · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Mister Roberts

Stefanowski

7.0

1955

House of Bamboo

John (uncredited)

6.1

1955

The Long Gray Line

Dwight D. Eisenhower

7.0

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

Ben Jenkins · (4 episodes)

7.8

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

Yonder · (2 episodes)

7.8

1954

Climax!

0.0

1953

Monkey Business

Reporter (uncredited)

6.7

1952

Chevron Theatre

(1 episode)

10.0

1952

The Wild Blue Yonder

Sgt. Shaker Schuker

6.0

1951

Warpath

Capt. Gregson

5.8

1951

Racket Squad

(1 episode)

6.0

1951

Rio Grande

Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone

6.8

1950

Copper Canyon

Lt. Ord

5.3

1950

Wagon Master

Sandy

6.7

1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

2nd Lt. Ross Pennell

6.9

1949

The Lone Ranger

Jay Thomasson · (1 episode)

6.7

1949

3 Godfathers

William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

6.7

1948

Blood on the Moon

Cowboy (uncredited)

6.1

1948

Moonrise

Jimmy Biff

6.3

1948

Red River

Dan Latimer

7.3

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

1948

Pursued

Prentice

6.5

1947

Rolling Home

Dobey

5.0

1946

Desperate Trails

Young Baby (uncredited)

4.0

1921