Biography
Harry Carey Jr. was an American actor, who attempted a singing career to avoid acting but was unsuccessful. He began acting in the John Ford Stock Company with his father. Carey collaborated frequently with director John Ford, who was a close friend. He appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and Cheyenne Autumn. Both of his parents had appearances in Ford's films as well. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey appeared ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
as James Sanford
As America recovers from the Civil War, one man tries to put the pieces of his life back together but finds himself fighting a new battle on the front...
The Sunchaser
1996
as Cashier
A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Digger Phelps
Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) with new scenes shot in Tombstone, Arizona, this film ...
Tombstone
1993
as Marshal Fred White
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining t...
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
as Self
A short documentary about the making of John Ford's "Rio Grande."
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
as Self
Film traces the career of the actor who embodied classic American values like no other - in his film and television roles as well as in his private li...
The Exorcist III
1990
as Father Kanavan
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when...
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Saloon Old Timer
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac...
Bad Jim
1990
as J.C. Lee
A cowpoke buys Billy the Kid's horse and, upon riding it, becomes an incorrigible outlaw himself.
Breaking In
1989
as Shoes
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as goo...
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as Mutino
A made-for-tv movie based on tv series 'Crossbow'.
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
as Herald Fitch
Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry...
Illegally Yours
1988
as Wally Finnegan
Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prov...
Cherry 2000
1987
as Snappy Tom
When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson t...
The Whales of August
1987
as Joshua Brackett
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
Crossroads
1986
as Bartender
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Mask
1985
as Red
A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
UFOria
1984
as George Martin
Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a big-time con man into fa...
Gremlins
1984
as Mr. Anderson
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unlea...
The Shadow Riders
1982
as Pa Traven
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L...
Endangered Species
1982
as Dr. Emmer
A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.
The Long Riders
1980
as George Arthur
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin the...
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Deputy Luke
A turn-of-the-century investigator named Kate Bliss goes to the wide-open spaces of the wild west to capture a gang of outlaws led by a charming "Robi...
Nickelodeon
1976
as Dobie
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up wi...
Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Dumper
After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Sonora, M...
Challenge to White Fang
1974
as John Tarwater
Sequel to Lucio Fulci's first 'White Fang' has the wolf-dog once again trying to stop the villainous Beauty Smith from claiming a recently discovered ...
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Hank
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want...
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Barney
In this nature adventure, a courageous cougar must struggle to survive after a cruel human hunter kills her mate.
Man of the East
1972
as Holy Joe
By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights likes poems and prefe...
Something Big
1971
as Joe Pickins
Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish this, he seeks out a black marketeer. The price he wa...
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971
as Father
The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monaste...
Directed by John Ford
1971
as Self (uncredited)
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Big Jake
1971
as Pop Dawson
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
One More Train to Rob
1971
as Red
Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the g...
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Charles Stuart
Ass-breaker Dingus Magee is looking for a gold train when he comes upon old acquaintance Hoke Birdsill on stage to San Francisco, and robs him of his ...
The Moonshine War
1970
as Arley Stamper
A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.
One More Time
1970
as (uncredited)
London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
The Undefeated
1969
as Webster
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through st...
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Rev. Cork
In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When h...
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
as Yonder
Fifteen-year-old Cav Rand purchases a racehorse and trains him into a winner, but a con artist is plotting to get the stallion away from the innocent ...
Bandolero!
1968
as Cort Hayjack
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges ...
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Capt. Rose
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite C...
The Ballad of Josie
1968
as Mooney (as Harry Carey)
A frontier widow aims to raise sheep despite a cattle rancher in old Wyoming.
The Way West
1967
as Mr. McBee
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock...
Alvarez Kelly
1966
as Cpl. Peterson
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to cha...
Cyborg 2087
1966
as Jay C
In the future world of the year 2087, freedom of thought is illegal and the thoughts of the world's populations are controlled by the government. A sm...
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Ben Dooley
Dracula travels to the American West, intent on making a beautiful ranch owner his next victim. Her fiance, outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it a...
The Rare Breed
1966
as Ed Mabry
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle i...
Shenandoah
1965
as Jenkins - Rebel Soldier
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his ...
Taggart
1965
as Lt. Hudson (uncredited)
Taggart's family is slaughtered by a rival rancher. Taggart mortally wounds the rancher and kills his son. Before he dies the rancher hires three bou...
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Trooper Smith (uncredited)
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
The Raiders
1963
as Jellicoe
Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane help a Texas rancher against the railroad.
Flashing Spikes
1962
as Man in the Dugout
An old ballplayer, thrown out of baseball due to a bribery scandal, becomes friends with a young phenom. The younger player is at first tainted by his...
A Public Affair
1962
as Bill Martin
Expository internal affairs drama which brings to light the often unprincipled tactics used in negative "smear" campaigning, and its effects within th...
Two Rode Together
1961
as Ortho Clegg
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
The Great Impostor
1960
as Dr. Joseph Mornay
Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite succ...
Noose for a Gunman
1960
as Jim Ferguson
Case Britton, gunslinger and wanted man, comes to town to meet his bride-to-be, stop a stagecoach robbery, and get even with the man who killed his br...
Rio Bravo
1959
as Harold
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the broth...
Escort West
1959
as Trooper Travis
Seeking a new place to call home, former Confederate soldier Ben Lassiter (Victor Mature) and his daughter meet Beth (Elaine Stewart), whose fiancé is...
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
In this exciting western, cowpoke Texas John Slaughter rides out for revenge against the man who killed his friend. He heads for Sandoval, a notorious...
Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Chuck Roundtree (uncredited)
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer,...
The River's Edge
1957
as Chet
A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wif...
7th Cavalry
1956
as Cpl. Morrison
An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
Gun the Man Down
1956
as Deputy Lee
An outlaw is left for dead by his gang after being shot. A year later, he is released from jail with one thing on his mind: Revenge.
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as William Bensinger
During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. Ho...
The Searchers
1956
as Brad Jorgensen
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Mister Roberts
1955
as Stefanowski
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying ...
House of Bamboo
1955
as John (uncredited)
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen...
The Long Gray Line
1955
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States ...
The Outcast
1954
as Bert
Thanks to the chicanery of his crooked uncle Major Cosgrave, Jet has been cheated out of his father's property and branded a pariah. He spends the res...
Silver Lode
1954
as Johnson
Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance w...
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
as Griff Rhys
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the ...
Island in the Sky
1953
as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must ke...
Sweethearts on Parade
1953
as Jim Riley
Cam Ellerby brings his traveling medicine show to town and it spells glamour and excitement to young Sylvia Townsend.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thin...
San Antone
1953
as Dobe Frakus
After the Civil War, a cowboy who's a former Union soldier leads a cattle drive into Mexico now occupied by the French...
Niagara
1953
as Taxi Driver
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who a...
The Studebaker Story
1953
as Clem Studebaker
The history of the Studebaker family, their success at making wagons and the company's venture into automobiles.
Monkey Business
1952
as Reporter (uncredited)
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixe...
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Sgt. Shaker Schuker
Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful n...
Warpath
1951
as Capt. Gregson
John Vickers has spent eight years hunting for the three men who murdered the woman he loved. He finds one, Woodson, and kills him in a gunfight, but ...
Rio Grande
1950
as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable st...
Copper Canyon
1950
as Lt. Ord
A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter Johnny...
Wagon Master
1950
as Sandy
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, a...
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be ...
3 Godfathers
1948
as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their ow...
Blood on the Moon
1948
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes c...
Moonrise
1948
as Jimmy Biff
Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persist...
Red River
1948
as Dan Latimer
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journe...
Pursued
1947
as Prentice
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely...
Rolling Home
1946
as Dobey
An elderly rodeo rider, his young grandson and their injured horse help transform the lives of various citizens in a small town. Released in 1946.
Desperate Trails
1921
as Young Baby (uncredited)
Bart Carson is in love with Lou and even goes to jail to save Walter A. Walker, a man she says is her brother but who is really a husband who has dese...