Harry Carey, Jr.

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).

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

CHiPs

CHiPs

6.817
B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

5.5
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

7.938
Knight Rider

Knight Rider

7.5
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

6.925
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.719
Lassie

Lassie

6.1
The Tall Man

The Tall Man

6.3
Redigo

Redigo

5
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.13
Police Woman

Police Woman

6.3
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

7.2
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

5
The Adventures of Spin and Marty

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

6.2
The Outcasts

The Outcasts

5.3
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

5
Branded

Branded

6.438
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

7.021
Laramie

Laramie

6.4
Racket Squad

Racket Squad

6
Wire Service

Wire Service

0
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

6
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

7
The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

4.8
Doc Elliot

Doc Elliot

0
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.8
Public Defender

Public Defender

6
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.3
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

6.656
Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

6.583
Banacek

Banacek

8.6
B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker

6
Dallas

Dallas

6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8
Checkmate

Checkmate

4.1
Wild Times

Wild Times

6
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

6.25
Branded

Branded

6.438
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.3
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.344
Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

5.7
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.8
Mannix

Mannix

6.686
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.344
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

10
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

5
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.427
Waterfront

Waterfront

7

Movies

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

7.49
Gremlins

Gremlins

7.134
Red River

Red River

7.338
The Searchers

The Searchers

7.7
Mask

Mask

7.239
Big Jake

Big Jake

6.878
UFOria

UFOria

5.6
Rio Grande

Rio Grande

6.812
Trinity Is Still My Name

Trinity Is Still My Name

7.4
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

5.922
The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

6.323
Pursued

Pursued

6.5
Silver Lode

Silver Lode

6.2
Moonrise

Moonrise

6.264
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

6.242
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

6.73
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

6.877
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

6.7
Desperate Trails

Desperate Trails

4
The Long Riders

The Long Riders

6.656
The Way West

The Way West

6
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

5.7
The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

6.2
Wagon Master

Wagon Master

6.664
Crossroads

Crossroads

7.367
The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

7
Take a Hard Ride

Take a Hard Ride

5.3
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

7.043
Cherry 2000

Cherry 2000

5.99
The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

6.035
Escort West

Escort West

5.6
Dirty Dingus Magee

Dirty Dingus Magee

4.538
Illegally Yours

Illegally Yours

4.2
The Whales of August

The Whales of August

7
The Undefeated

The Undefeated

6.2
The River's Edge

The River's Edge

6
Niagara

Niagara

6.81
Man of the East

Man of the East

6.6
Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter

6.4
Taggart

Taggart

5.2
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

4.163
Last Stand at Saber River

Last Stand at Saber River

6.426
Gun the Man Down

Gun the Man Down

6.4
Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

5.3
Challenge to White Fang

Challenge to White Fang

6.078
One More Train to Rob

One More Train to Rob

5.4
Bad Jim

Bad Jim

7.3
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

6.153
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

6.7
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

7.342
The Studebaker Story

The Studebaker Story

0
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

6.1
The Ballad of Josie

The Ballad of Josie

5.7
One More Time

One More Time

4.375
Once Upon a Texas Train

Once Upon a Texas Train

5.4
Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

6.1
The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

6
Warpath

Warpath

5.8
Noose for a Gunman

Noose for a Gunman

5.3
Rolling Home

Rolling Home

5
Sweethearts on Parade

Sweethearts on Parade

0
Bandolero!

Bandolero!

6.521
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

6
Cahill: United States Marshal

Cahill: United States Marshal

6.099
The Making of 'Rio Grande'

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

5
The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

6.249
A Public Affair

A Public Affair

0
The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor

6.9
Ride a Northbound Horse

Ride a Northbound Horse

0
Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

6.345
San Antone

San Antone

5
Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

5.3
Tombstone

Tombstone

7.589
Something Big

Something Big

5.2
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

5
Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

6.2
The Outcast

The Outcast

6.6
Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

7
Cyborg 2087

Cyborg 2087

5.8
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

6.2
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

6.816
The Raiders

The Raiders

4.5
Run, Cougar, Run

Run, Cougar, Run

5.778
The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War

5.8
Gundown at Sandoval

Gundown at Sandoval

0
Kiss Them for Me

Kiss Them for Me

5.5
The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser

6.2
The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders

6.5
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

6.9
Breaking In

Breaking In

5.7
Endangered Species

Endangered Species

4.913
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

7.8