Harry Carey, Jr.
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).
142 acting credits
Acting · 142
Perry Mason
1957
Dallas
1978
Mannix
1967
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Lassie
1954
The Rifleman
1958
Knight Rider
1982
Wagon Train
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Virginian
1962
Climax!
1954
Rawhide
1959
Run for Your Life
1965
Police Woman
1974
Matinee Theater
1955
CHiPs
1977
The Lone Ranger
1949
Gunsmoke
1955
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Checkmate
1960
Laramie
1959
Branded
1965
The Tall Man
1960
Banacek
1972
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
Tombstone Territory
1957
Public Defender
1954
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Stoney Burke
1962
Cimarron Strip
1967
Racket Squad
1951
Tombstone
1993
Gremlins
1984
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Broken Arrow
1956
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Wire Service
1956
Crossbow
1987
Chevron Theatre
1952
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Rio Bravo
1959
The Outcasts
1968
The Searchers
1956
The Exorcist III
1990
B.L. Stryker
1989
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971
Mask
1985
Doc Elliot
1973
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
1955
Redigo
1963
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Rio Grande
1950
Waterfront
1954
The Undefeated
1969
Crossroads
1986
Wild Times
1980
My Friend Tony
1969
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
Shenandoah
1965
Red River
1948
The Long Riders
1980
Big Jake
1971
Mister Roberts
1955
Bandolero!
1968
Niagara
1953
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
3 Godfathers
1948
The Way West
1967
Cherry 2000
1987
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
Two Rode Together
1961
One More Train to Rob
1971
The Sunchaser
1996
The Rare Breed
1966
The Shadow Riders
1982
Blood on the Moon
1948
Something Big
1971
The Devil's Brigade
1968
Monkey Business
1952
The Outcast
1954
Man of the East
1972
Wagon Master
1950
Cyborg 2087
1966
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
Pursued
1947
UFOria
1984
Moonrise
1948
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
Directed by John Ford
1971
Copper Canyon
1950
Alvarez Kelly
1966
The Long Gray Line
1955
Nickelodeon
1976
7th Cavalry
1956
The Ballad of Josie
1968
Warpath
1951
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
Island in the Sky
1953
The Moonshine War
1970
The Great Impostor
1960
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
House of Bamboo
1955
Take a Hard Ride
1975
Endangered Species
1982
Taggart
1965
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
Kiss Them for Me
1957
Illegally Yours
1988
Gun the Man Down
1956
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
Bad Jim
1990
One More Time
1970
Flashing Spikes
1962
Challenge to White Fang
1974
Escort West
1959
Breaking In
1989
The Whales of August
1987
Silver Lode
1954
The River's Edge
1957
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
Noose for a Gunman
1960
The Raiders
1963
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
Desperate Trails
1921
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
A Public Affair
1962
San Antone
1953
Sweethearts on Parade
1953
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
Rolling Home
1946
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
The Studebaker Story
1953