Harry Carey Jr.

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Biography

Harry Carey, Jr., had been reliable character actor for decades, mostly in Westerns, before he retired. He is the son of the actor 'Harry Carey .

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer·producer
  • Nationality
  • United States
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 16 May 1921
  • Place of birth
  • Santa Clarita· California
  • Death date
  • 2012-12-27
  • Death age
  • 91
  • Place of death
  • Santa Barbara· California
  • Knows language
  • English language·Navajo language
  • Parents
  • Harry Carey

Movies

Trivia

Given nickname "Dobe", short for adobe (the color of Careys hair as a boy).

Son of Harry Carey and Olive Carey.

Had and his father Harry Carey both appear in Red River although they share no scenes together. The elder Carey died before the film was release.

Served with the United States Navy during World War II.

Son-in-law of character actor Paul Fix.

His father, actor Harry Carey , started his career in 1909 at the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company.

Has four children with wife, Marilyn Carey (married 1944), including daughter Melinda Carey.

Underwent hip surgery following a fall in September 2009.

His close friendship with Robert Mitchum ended when he gave up drinking.

No relation to Harry Caray , announcer for the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

He was active in Democratic politics for most of his life but did vote Republican during the 1980s when Ronald Reagan held office.

Following his death, he was interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6363 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2003.

Had appeared with John Wayne in nine films: 3 Godfathers , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , Rio Grande , Island in the Sky , The Searchers , Rio Bravo , The Undefeated , Big Jake and Cahill U.S. Marshal . Careys scenes in "Rio Bravo" were cut from the final print although he still receives billing in the opening credits.

Had appeared with Ben Johnson in nine films: 3 Godfathers , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , Rio Grande , Wagon Master , Cheyenne Autumn , The Undefeated , "Wild Times" , The Shadow Riders and Cherry 2000 .

Although he was 72 years when he played Marshal Fred White in Tombstone , White was only 31 when he died on October 30, 1880.

He played the son of his real life mother Olive Carey in The Searchers .

He was the nephew of Ruth Fuller Golden.

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