HJ
Harry Carey, Jr.
Actor
Died December 27, 2012 (91 years)
Harry Carey Jr. was an American actor, who attempted a singing career to avoid acting but was unsuccessful. He began acting in the John Ford Stock Company with his father. Carey collaborated frequently with director John Ford, who was a close friend. He appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and Cheyenne Autumn. Both of his parents had appearances in Ford's films as well. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey appeared in many Westerns. He made four films with director Howard Hawks. The first was Red River, which featured both Carey and his father in separate scenes, followed by Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo. Carey is credited in Rio Bravo, but his scenes were cut. Carey speculated that Hawks either did not like Carey's outfit or cut the scene because Carey addressed Hawks as "Howard" instead of "Mr. Hawks".
Carey also collaborated with John Wayne with whom he made nine films. He got to work with Wayne first in Red River and last in Cahill U.S. Marshal. He also starred in nine films alongside Ben Johnson, including Rio Grande and Cherry 2000. 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.
In 1980, Carey portrayed George Arthur in the movie The Long Riders, a film about the exploits of Jesse James. In 1985, Carey played aging biker, Red, in the movie Mask. In 1987, Carey was a featured actor in the film, The Whales of August, with Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, and Ann Sothern. In 1990, Carey appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III in a saloon scene set in 1885. In 1993, he made a cameo in the film Tombstone as Marshal Fred White.
Carey appeared in Tales from the Set, a series of video interviews in which he discussed various individuals with whom he worked. In 2009, Carey and his partner Clyde Lucas completed Trader Horn: The Journey Back, a remembrance of the 1931 adventure film featuring the elder Carey. Carey attempted to produce a feature film called Comanche Stallion, a project which John Ford had considered making in the early 1960s, based on the 1958 book by Tom Millstead.
He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series.
Filmography
| 2013 | John Ford et Monument Valley · as actor |
| 1998 | G.I. Joe: The Ernie Pyle Story · as actor |
| 1997 | Last Stand at Saber River · as James Sanford |
| 1996 | The Sunchaser · as Cashier |
| 1993 | Tombstone · as Marshal Fred White |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III · as Father Kanavan |
| 1990 | Bad Jim · as J.C. Lee |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III · as Saloon Old Timer |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III: Legion · as Father Kanavan |
| 1989 | Breaking In · as Shoes |
| 1988 | Illegally Yours · as Wally Finnegan |
| 1988 | Once Upon a Texas Train · as Herald Fitch |
| 1987 | The Whales of August · as Joshua Brackett |
| 1987 | Crossbow (TV Series) · as Mutino |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 · as Snappy Tom |
| 1986 | Crossroads · as Bartender |
| 1985 | Mask · as Red |
| 1984 | Gremlins · as Mr. Anderson |
| 1984 | UFOria · as George Martin |
| 1982 | The Shadow Riders · as Pa Traven |
| 1982 | Endangered Species · as Dr. Emmer |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Josh Morgan |
| 1980 | The Long Riders · as George Arthur |
| 1980 | Wild Times (TV Series) · as Fitz Bragg |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Red |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Grandfather |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon · as Dobie |
| 1975 | Take a Hard Ride · as Dumper |
| 1974 | Challenge to White Fang · as John Tarwater |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Cahill U.S. Marshal · as Hank |
| 1972 | Man of the East · as Holy Joe |
| 1972 | Run, Cougar, Run · as Barney |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Dean Barrett |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Bo Dobbs |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob · as Red |
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford · as Sandy |
| 1971 | Trinity Is Still My Name · as Father |
| 1971 | Something Big · as Joe Pickins |
| 1971 | Big Jake · as Pop Dawson |
| 1970 | One More Time · as (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Dirty Dingus Magee · as Charles Stuart |
| 1970 | The Moonshine War · as Arley Stamper |
| 1969 | The Undefeated · as Webster |
| 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter · as Rev. Cork |
| 1968 | Bandolero! · as Cort Hayjack |
| 1968 | The Outcasts (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade · as Capt. Rose |
| 1967 | The Ballad of Josie · as Mooney (as Harry Carey) |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | The Way West · as Mr. McBee |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Ed Mabry |
| 1966 | Billy the Kid Versus Dracula · as Ben Dooley |
| 1966 | Alvarez Kelly · as Cpl. Peterson |
| 1966 | Cyborg 2087 · as Jay C |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Shenandoah · as Jenkins - Rebel Soldier |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Trooper Smith (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Raiders · as Jellicoe |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Bob Archer |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together · as Ortho Clegg |
| 1961 | Gundown at Sandoval · as Unknown |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as Sgt. Curt Stringer |
| 1960 | Noose for a Gunman · as Jim Ferguson |
| 1960 | The Great Impostor · as Dr. Joseph Mornay |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Phil Cassidy |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Rio Bravo · as Harold |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Walsh |
| 1959 | Men into Space (TV Series) · as Major Jim Blythe |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Deputy McCafrey |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Mitch Evers |
| 1957 | The River's Edge · as Chet |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as District Ranger Frank Deane |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Vern Fawcett |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Pete Carter |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Charlie Hankins |
| 1956 | The Searchers · as Brad Jorgensen |
| 1956 | The Great Locomotive Chase · as William Bensinger |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry · as Cpl. Morrison |
| 1956 | Gun the Man Down · as Deputy Lee |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo · as John (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts · as Stefanowski |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line · as Dwight Eisenhower |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Kelliher |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV Series) · as Bill Burnett |
| 1955 | The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series) · as 'The Adventures of Spin and Marty' serial |
| 1954 | Silver Lode · as Johnson |
| 1954 | The Outcast · as Bert |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Bill Dickey |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Ben Jenkins |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · as Winslow - Olympic Team (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Niagara · as Taxi Driver |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef · as Griff Rhys |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky · as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot |
| 1952 | Monkey Business · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive · as Train Passenger |
| 1951 | Warpath · as Capt. Gregson |
| 1951 | Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1950 | Rio Grande · as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone |
| 1950 | Wagon Master · as Sandy |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon · as Lt. Ord |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · as 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Jay Thomasson |
| 1948 | Moonrise · as Jimmy Biff |
| 1948 | 3 Godfathers · as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid') |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon · as Cowboy (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Red River · as Dan Latimer |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | Rolling Home · as Dobey |