Biography

Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 – 11 September 1977) was an English character actor who very often played butlers in Hollywood films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was also active in television during the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his role as the beach hermit, Ben, in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940).

Known For

The Crash

Fair's Butler

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hugo's Servant (uncredited)

Suspicion

The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

A Woman Rebels

Lord Gaythorne's Butler (uncredited)

Stronger Than Desire

Albert - Flagg's Butler (uncredited)

Trouble for Two

Valet (Uncredited)

West Point Widow

Simpson

My Dear Miss Aldrich

William - Butler (uncredited)