Acting · London, England, UK · Born February 25, 1887
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).
MovieWhile the City Sleeps
1956
as Walter's Butler (uncredited)
TVTelephone Time
1956
MovieThe King's Thief
1955
as Servant (uncredited)
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Chester - Butler
TVClimax!
1954
MovieThunder in the East
1952
as Dr. Paling
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
MovieThe Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
as Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
MovieThe Lady and the Bandit
1951
as Jailer
MovieStrangers on a Train
1951
as Anthony's Butler (uncredited)
MovieKind Lady
1951
as Postman
MovieSlightly French
1949
as Wilson (uncredited)
MovieThe Exile
1947
as Cavalier (uncredited)
MovieUnconquered
1947
as London Astronomer Jeremiah Dixon
MovieForever Amber
1947
MovieMoss Rose
1947
as Coroner (uncredited)
MovieTomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Hamilton Employee
MovieThe Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as The Police Constable (uncredited)
MovieMinistry of Fear
1944
as Porter (uncredited)
MovieGaslight
1944
as Guide (uncredited)
MovieHeaven Can Wait
1943
as Flogdell (uncredited)
MovieMrs. Miniver
1942
as Chandler (uncredited)
MovieThe Affairs of Martha
1942
as The Butler (uncredited)
MovieThis Above All
1942
as Policeman with Rector
MovieWhat's Cookin'?
1942
as Butler
MovieSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Pale Tom (uncredited)
MovieConfirm or Deny
1941
as Sidney
MovieTuxedo Junction
1941
as Jenkins
MovieSuspicion
1941
as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
MovieMoon Over Her Shoulder
1941
as Mate Dusty Rhodes
MoviePrivate Nurse
1941
as Smithton - the Butler
MovieAccent on Love
1941
as Flowers
MovieWest Point Widow
1941
as Simpson
MovieThat Hamilton Woman
1941
as Orderly (uncredited)
MovieNice Girl?
1941
MovieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieSky Murder
1940
as Sutter - Grand's Butler
MovieHired Wife
1940
as Peterson - Butler
MoviePrivate Affairs
1940
as Casper the Butler
MovieIn Old Missouri
1940
as Haskins
MovieRebecca
1940
as Ben
MovieRaffles
1939
as Bingham's Secretary
MovieFive Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
as Martin
MovieStronger Than Desire
1939
as Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)
MovieThe Zero Hour
1939
as Butler
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
MovieBeauty for the Asking
1939
as Peters (uncredited)
MovieFast and Loose
1939
as Craddock
MovieThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Jameson
MovieBulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
as Butler Phillips
MovieBlond Cheat
1938
as Meggs (uncredited)
MovieHold That Kiss
1938
as Gibley
MovieSally, Irene and Mary
1938
as Zorka's Butler
MovieHitting a New High
1937
as Jervons
MovieBeg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
MovieAngel
1937
MovieMy Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as William - Butler (uncredited)
MovieThe Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Valet to Wolensky (uncredited)
MovieNight of Mystery
1937
as Lister
MovieThe Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Ames
MovieA Woman Rebels
1936
as Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)
MovieThe Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
as Butler
MovieBunker Bean
1936
as Kent's Butler
MovieLittle Miss Nobody
1936
as Butler
MovieTrouble for Two
1936
as Valet (Uncredited)
MovieSmall Town Girl
1936
as Concierge (uncredited)
MovieWife vs. Secretary
1936
as Taggart (uncredited)
MovieStrike Me Pink
1936
as Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)
MovieHere's to Romance
1935
as Buttler
MovieTwo for Tonight
1935
as Mr. Myers' Butler
MovieGinger
1935
as Gwynne (uncredited)
MovieOur Little Girl
1935
as Jackson
MovieHold 'Em Yale
1935
as Langdonn
MovieThe Little Minister
1934
as Hendry Munn
MovieI Sell Anything
1934
as Pertwee - Millicent's Chauffeur
MovieThe Age of Innocence
1934
as The Butler
MovieHis Greatest Gamble
1934
as Alfred
MovieSmarty
1934
as Tilford - Tony's Butler
MovieDouble Door
1934
as William
MovieGambling Lady
1934
as Butler at Gambling Club (uncredited)
MovieThe Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Chumley - the Butler
MovieBombshell
1933
as Winters
MovieThe Avenger
1933
as Talbot
MovieAnn Carver's Profession
1933
as Melville, the Butler (uncredited)
MovieInfernal Machine
1933
as Hans
MovieKing of the Jungle
1933
as Clerk at Hunting License Bureau (uncredited)
MovieA Lady's Profession
1933
as Albert - Garfield's Butler (uncredited)
MovieCall Her Savage
1932
as Jackson, Randall's Butler (Uncredited)
MovieThe Crash
1932
as Fair's Butler
MovieMerrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Prentice's Butler (uncredited)
MovieShanghai Express
1932
as Carey (uncredited)
MovieThis Reckless Age
1932
as Braithwaite (uncredited)
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
MovieWorking Girls
1931
as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
MovieNice Women
1931
as Connors, Butler
MovieHonor Among Lovers
1931
as Forbes (uncredited)
MovieLaughter
1930
as Benham, Gibson's Butler
