Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

Actor. Born 15 March 1913 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. Died 21 March 1994.

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Born
15 March 1913, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Died
21 March 1994

Biography

Macdonald Carey was an American actor. He began his career in radio and on Broadway before moving to film in the early 1940s, appearing in numerous B-movies and earning the nickname 'King of the Bs'. He played the role of Jack Graham in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).

From 1965 until his death, Carey portrayed Dr Tom Horton, the patriarch of the Horton family, on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. He also provided the show's well-known voice-over narration. He received two Emmy Awards for the role in 1974 and 1975.

Carey served in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War. He later published poetry and an autobiography, The Days of My Life (1991).

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Macdonald Carey is known for Bewitched (1964), American Gigolo (1980), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Roots (1977), The Outer Limits (1963), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979).