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name: "Leonard Carey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leonard-carey"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 February 1887"
died: "11 September 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:39.021986+00:00"
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# Leonard Carey

Actor. Born 25 February 1887 in London, England, UK. Died 11 September 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 February 1887, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 11 September 1977
- **Active:** 1940–1951

## Biography

Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 – 11 September 1977) was an English character actor. He appeared in numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1950s, frequently in supporting roles as butlers and other servants.

He is best known for playing the beach hermit Ben in Alfred Hitchcock's *Rebecca* (1940). Carey also appeared in other Hitchcock films, including *Suspicion* (1941) and *Strangers on a Train* (1951), as well as *Gaslight* (1944), *Mrs. Miniver* (1942) and *Heaven Can Wait* (1943). He worked in television during the 1950s.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Fi1m 86, as Anthony's Butler (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)
- *Rebecca* (1940), Fi1m 85, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca.md)

## Also known for

- *Suspicion* (1941), The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)
- *Gaslight* (1944), Guide (uncredited)
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1931), Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Chandler (uncredited)
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1943), Flogdell (uncredited)
- *Shanghai Express* (1932), Carey (uncredited)
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939), Hugo's Servant (uncredited)
- *Ministry of Fear* (1944), Porter (uncredited)

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