Job Actor
Years active 1909-1947
Top Roles President of the Senate, Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock, Alan Dewey, Silver Jackson, Crew Chief Robbie White
Top GenresSilent Films, Drama, Western, Short Films, Romance, Action
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Drama), World War II
Top Collaborators (Director), (Director), , (Director)
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Harry Carey Overview:

Legendary character actor, Harry Carey, was born Henry DeWitt Carey II on Jan 16, 1878 in The Bronx, NY. Carey died at the age of 69 on Sep 21, 1947 in Brentwood, CA and was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, NY.

MINI BIO:

Light-haired hero of masses of silent westerns, many of them directed by the young John Ford, in which Carey was often the bad guy reformed by the love of the heroine. Left films in 1928 to train his voice for the coming of sound, and, on his return in 1931, continued as tough men of action, with sympathetic character roles as the years wore on. Died from a coronary thrombosis. His son Harry Carey Jr. (1921-2012) was the Hollywood character actor. Oscar-nominated for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Carey was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1939Best Supporting ActorMr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)President of the SenateNominated
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Carey was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum .

Harry Carey BlogHub Articles:

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By Caftan Woman on Nov 21, 2015 From Caftan Woman

Harry Carey 1878 - 1947 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Harry Carey is pictured above in his Academy Award nominated performance (Best Supporting Actor) as the President of the Senate in Frank Capra's classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. It is a performance practically free from dialogue, but tha... Read full article


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Harry Carey Quotes:

Silver Jackson: [to Fluff] I've known you a long time. They can't beat aces.


Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: When are you and Laredo Stevens going to get around to killing one another?
Quirt Evans: Laredo? Well, we water our horses outa the same trough.
Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: Well, I'm sure looking forward to hanging the survivor.


Larry: [Seeing Locasto enter Berna's room] What right has this man here?
Jack Locasto: [to Berna] Tell him... and tell him so he'll understand!


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Began his acting career in 1909 at the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company in the film Bill Sharkey's Last Game (1909).

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