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.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

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 .

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Harry Carey Quotes:

Aloysius 'Trader' Horn: They have a telegraph, though - drums. There's a sound that'll crawl up your spine and down to your gizzard. Maybe you'll hear it one of these days.


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.


Mr. Melville: There's three times in a man's life when he has a right to yell at the moon: when he marries, when his children come, and... and when he finishes a job he had to be crazy to start.


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