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name: "Harry Carey"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 January 1878"
died: "21 September 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:37.552583+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Harry Carey

Actor. Born 16 January 1878 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 21 September 1947.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 January 1878, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 September 1947
- **Also known as:** Henry DeWitt Carey II, H.D. Carey, Harry D. Carey, Harry Carey Sr.

## Biography

Harry Carey was an American actor born Henry DeWitt Carey II on 16 January 1878 in the Bronx, New York City. He began his career in the theatre before entering films in 1909, appearing in numerous silent Westerns for directors including D. W. Griffith. He later became a character actor in sound films.

Carey received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the President of the Senate in *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939). Among his other notable roles were Mr. Melville in *Red River* (1948), Lem Smoot in *Duel in the Sun* (1946) and Marshal Wistful McClintock in *Angel and the Badman* (1947). He was the father of actor Harry Carey Jr. and was married to actress Olive Fuller Golden from 1920 until his death on 21 September 1947.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Fi1m 84, as President of the Senate — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)

## Also known for

- *Red River* (1948), Mr. Melville
- *Duel in the Sun* (1946), Lem Smoot
- *Angel and the Badman* (1947), Marshal Wistful McClintock
- *The Musketeers of Pig Alley* (1912), Snapper's Sidekick
- *The Spoilers* (1942), Dextry
- *Air Force* (1943), Crew Chief
- *The Shepherd of the Hills* (1941), Daniel Howitt
- *The Prisoner of Shark Island* (1936), Commandant

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