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).

Filmography (141 Appearances)

Last Stand at Saber River

1997

The Sunchaser

1996

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

1994

Tombstone

1993

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

1993

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

1991

The Exorcist III

1990

Back to the Future Part III

Bad Jim

Breaking In

B.L. Stryker

Crossbow: The Movie

Once Upon a Texas Train

Illegally Yours

Cherry 2000

The Whales of August

Crossbow

Crossroads

Mask

UFOria

Gremlins

The Shadow Riders

Knight Rider

Endangered Species

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

The Long Riders

Wild Times

B. J. and the Bear

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Dallas

CHiPs

Nickelodeon

Take a Hard Ride

Challenge to White Fang

1974

Police Woman

1974

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Doc Elliot

1973

Cahill: United States Marshal

1973

Run, Cougar, Run

1972

Man of the East

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Banacek

1972

Something Big

1971

Trinity Is Still My Name

1971

Directed by John Ford

1971

Big Jake

1971

One More Train to Rob

Dirty Dingus Magee

The Moonshine War

One More Time

The Undefeated

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

Ride a Northbound Horse

The Outcasts

Bandolero!

The Devil's Brigade

The Ballad of Josie

Mannix

Cimarron Strip

The Way West

Alvarez Kelly

Cyborg 2087

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

1966

The Rare Breed

1966

Run for Your Life

1965

The Legend of Jesse James

Shenandoah

Taggart

Branded

Cheyenne Autumn

The Raiders

Redigo

Flashing Spikes

Stoney Burke

The Virginian

A Public Affair

Two Rode Together

The Great Impostor

Checkmate

The Tall Man

Noose for a Gunman

Laramie

Bonanza

Rio Bravo

Escort West

Rawhide

Gundown at Sandoval

The Rifleman

Kiss Them for Me

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

Tombstone Territory

Perry Mason

Wagon Train

Have Gun, Will Travel

The River's Edge

Tales of Wells Fargo

7th Cavalry

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

Gun the Man Down

Wire Service

Broken Arrow

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956

The Searchers

1956

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

Matinee Theater

Gunsmoke

Mister Roberts

House of Bamboo

The Long Gray Line

The Wonderful World of Disney

Climax!

Lassie

Waterfront

The Outcast

Silver Lode

Public Defender

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

Island in the Sky

1953

Sweethearts on Parade

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

San Antone

Niagara

The Studebaker Story

Monkey Business

Chevron Theatre

The Wild Blue Yonder

Warpath

Racket Squad

Copper Canyon

Rio Grande

Wagon Master

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

The Lone Ranger

3 Godfathers

Blood on the Moon

Moonrise

Red River

The Ed Sullivan Show

Pursued

Rolling Home

Desperate Trails