Leonard Carey

Biography

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).

Known For

Rebecca

as Ben

Strangers on a Train

as Anthonys' Butler (uncredited)

Suspicion

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Gaslight

as Guide (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

as Chandler (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

as Flogdell (uncredited)

Shanghai Express

as Carey (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps

as Walter's Butler (uncredited)