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Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

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Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 – 11 September 1977) was an English character actor who very often played butlers in Hollywood films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was also active in television during the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his role as the beach hermit, Ben, in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940).

Known For

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction

1941

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

Nice Women

Nice Women

1931

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

1939

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941

Angel

Angel

1937

Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

1937

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1934

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

Accent on Love

Accent on Love

1941

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

1932

Smarty

Smarty

1934

His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble

1934

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939

Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

1937

Slightly French

Slightly French

1949

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956

Moss Rose

Moss Rose

1947

Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

1935

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

1938

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Raffles

Raffles

1939

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1939

Laughter

Laughter

1930

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

1942

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

1933

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance

1935

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri

1940

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

Ginger

Ginger

1935

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Working Girls

Working Girls

1931

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

Double Door

Double Door

1934

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

West Point Widow

West Point Widow

1941

The Crash

The Crash

1932

The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933

The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

The Exile

The Exile

1947

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale

1935

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

This Above All

This Above All

1942

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952

Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

1936

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

The Avenger

The Avenger

1933

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935

The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession

1933

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

1944

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

Climax!

Climax!

1954

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

1952

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956