Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York University, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure. In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    1/15/1878
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9
Red River
Red River
7.3
Angel and the Badman
Angel and the Badman
6.3
Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow
6
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
0
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
6.3
Desperate Trails
Desperate Trails
4
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
4
The Freeze-Out
The Freeze-Out
4
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
5.8
Bullet Proof
Bullet Proof
0
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
6.2
Among the Living
Among the Living
6.1
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills
6.6
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea
5.9
The Committee on Credentials
The Committee on Credentials
0
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
6.2
The Fox
The Fox
0
Air Force
Air Force
6.4
You and Me
You and Me
6.7
The Bad Lands
The Bad Lands
0
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
6.9
The Sheriff's Baby
The Sheriff's Baby
5
Trader Horn
Trader Horn
5.3
In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild
0
Bill Sharkey's Last Game
1.8
Pirate Gold
0
Gentleman Joe
0
Sundown
Sundown
5.4
Two Daughters of Eve
Two Daughters of Eve
0
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
0
Brothers
0
Love in an Apartment Hotel
0
The Left-Handed Man
0
A Chance Deception
0
A Modest Hero
0
A Misappropriated Turkey
0
The Hero of Little Italy
0
Madonna of the Storm
0
The Wrong Bottle
0
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
0
A Frightful Blunder
0
If We Only Knew
0
The Tenderfoot's Money
0
Heredity
Heredity
0
My Hero
0
Brutality
Brutality
0
Near To Earth
Near To Earth
0
The Stolen Loaf
0
A Dangerous Foe
0
The Ranchero's Revenge
0
The Sorrowful Shore
0
The Well
0
In Diplomatic Circles
0
A Gamble with Death
0
The Switchtower
The Switchtower
5
Red Hicks Defies the World
0
The Enemy's Baby
0
The Vengeance of Galora
0
A Gambler's Honor
0
When Love Forgives
0
The Mirror
0
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.9
Under the Shadow of the Law
0
I Was Meant for You
0
Brute Force
Brute Force
5.3
The Crook and the Girl
0
The Work Habit
0
The Law and His Son
0
The Stolen Treaty
0
The Van Nostrand Tiara
0
The Stopped Clock
0
All for Science
0
The Detective's Stratagem
0
The Abandoned Well
0
For Her Government
0
Concentration
Concentration
0
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted
5.6
Without Honors
Without Honors
5
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
6.2
Bucking Broadway
Bucking Broadway
5.5
An Unseen Enemy
An Unseen Enemy
5.6
King of Alcatraz
King of Alcatraz
5.7
His Desperate Deed
0
The Heart of a Bandit
The Heart of a Bandit
0
Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia
6.3
A Nest Unfeathered
0
Waifs
0
His Fireman's Conscience
0
Just Jim
Just Jim
0
Her Father's Silent Partner
0
Her Hand
0
The Master Cracksman
The Master Cracksman
0
The Love Transcendent
0
The Miser's Legacy
0
The Gambler's I.O.U.
0
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
0
The Canceled Mortgage
The Canceled Mortgage
0
A Double Winning
0
The Sheriff's Dilemma
0
A Day's Adventure
0
Her Dormant Love
0
The Way Out
0
Her Convert
0
Old Offenders
0
As It Happened
0
The Power of the People
0
Grinding Life Down
0
Graft
Graft
0
America Saved from War
0
Old King Coal
0
The Railroad Monopoly
0
The Harbor Transportation Trust
0
A Knight of the Range
A Knight of the Range
5
Law and Order
Law and Order
4
The Insurance Swindlers
0
The Passing of Hell's Crown
0
The Wedding Guest
0
For the Love of a Girl
0
The Jackals of a Great City
0
The Devil's Own
0
A Woman's Eyes
0
The Conspiracy
0
Guilty
0
Blood Money
0
Sky Giant
Sky Giant
4.7
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6
Goin' Straight
0
The Outlaw and the Lady
0
The Drifter
0
The Bad Man of Cheyenne
0
The Honor of an Outlaw
0
The Almost Good Man
The Almost Good Man
0
A 44-Calibre Mystery
A 44-Calibre Mystery
0
Hair-Trigger Burke
0
Six-Shooter Justice
0
The Mysterious Outlaw
0
The Wrong Man
0
The Golden Bullet
0
Human Stuff
Human Stuff
0
Inside Information
Inside Information
0
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger
4.7
Burning Bridges
Burning Bridges
0
Satan Town
Satan Town
0
The Frontier Trail
The Frontier Trail
0
The Seventh Bandit
The Seventh Bandit
0
Driftin' Thru
Driftin' Thru
0
The Man from Red Gulch
The Man from Red Gulch
0
The Texas Trail
The Texas Trail
0
Silent Sanderson
Silent Sanderson
0
Crashin' Thru
Crashin' Thru
0
Good Men and True
Good Men and True
0
'If Only' Jim
'If Only' Jim
0
Desert Driven
Desert Driven
0
Tiger Thompson
Tiger Thompson
0
The Miracle Baby
The Miracle Baby
0
Overland Red
Overland Red
0
Legends of the West
Legends of the West
0
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
9
Border Devils
Border Devils
5.3
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
6
The Law West of Tombstone
The Law West of Tombstone
4
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
5
The Thundering Herd
The Thundering Herd
3.8
The Night Rider
The Night Rider
0
The Devil Horse
The Devil Horse
2
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
5.5
Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest
5.5
Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail
4
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far
5.9
The Prairie Pirate
The Prairie Pirate
0
Friends
Friends
5.5
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Burglar’s Dilemma
5.3
Border Cafe
Border Cafe
6.3
Racing Lady
Racing Lady
5.3
The Last of the Clintons
The Last of the Clintons
5
Annapolis Salute
Annapolis Salute
6
Parachute Battalion
Parachute Battalion
5.5
Born Reckless
Born Reckless
5.5
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
5
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody
6
Happy Land
Happy Land
6.2
Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls
0
Cavalier of the West
Cavalier of the West
4.8
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
5
Aces Wild
Aces Wild
0
Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass
6
Straight Shooting
Straight Shooting
5.9
Danger Patrol
Danger Patrol
5.3
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
6.5
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
5.5
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
0
So Dear to My Heart
So Dear to My Heart
6.5
Gateway
Gateway
6.5
Hell Bent
Hell Bent
5.2
The Three Godfathers
The Three Godfathers
0
West Is West
West Is West
0
The Kickback
The Kickback
0
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold
0
The Night Hawk
The Night Hawk
0
Wild Mustang
Wild Mustang
0
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
6.3
Roaring Rails
Roaring Rails
6.8
Black and White
0
The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98
6.2
Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range
0
Street of Missing Men
Street of Missing Men
9
My Son Is Guilty
My Son Is Guilty
8
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
7
China's Little Devils
China's Little Devils
4
The Strong Man's Burden
The Strong Man's Burden
5
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Slide, Kelly, Slide
0
The Secret Man
The Secret Man
5
Cheyenne's Pal
Cheyenne's Pal
4.5
The Soul Herder
The Soul Herder
4.5
A Marked Man
A Marked Man
4.5
Thieves' Gold
Thieves' Gold
4.5
The Scarlet Drop
The Scarlet Drop
3.5
The Phantom Riders
The Phantom Riders
4.5
Wild Women
Wild Women
4.5
A Woman's Fool
A Woman's Fool
4
Three Mounted Men
Three Mounted Men
4.5
Roped
Roped
5
McVeagh of the South Seas
McVeagh of the South Seas
4.7
A Little Journey
A Little Journey
0
A Fight For Love
A Fight For Love
5
Bare Fists
Bare Fists
5
Riders of Vengeance
Riders of Vengeance
3
Beyond the Border
Beyond the Border
0
Broken Ways
Broken Ways
0
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest
5
The Informer
The Informer
0
The One She Loved
The One She Loved
0
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
4.5
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
5
Soft Shoes
Soft Shoes
7
The Flaming Forties
The Flaming Forties
0
Marked Men
Marked Men
5
The Film Parade
The Film Parade
0
The Ace of the Saddle
The Ace of the Saddle
5
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
4
Rider of the Law
Rider of the Law
5
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
0
Bad Company
Bad Company
4.6
Oil and Water
Oil and Water
0
Behind the Lines
Behind the Lines
0
Love's Lariat
Love's Lariat
0
Canyon of the Fools
Canyon of the Fools
0
The Border Patrol
The Border Patrol
0
Man to Man
Man to Man
0
Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy
0
The Lightning Rider
The Lightning Rider
0
Olaf—An Atom
Olaf—An Atom
0
Film Fun
4
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo
0
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford
6.8
The Stolen Bride
0
Sundown Slim
Sundown Slim
0
Rustler's Paradise
Rustler's Paradise
0
Secret Love
0
A Tender-Hearted Crook
0
The Wallop
The Wallop
4
Hearts Up
Hearts Up
0
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