Harry Carey
Acting
Biography
Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended H…
Also known as
Henry DeWitt Carey II · H.D. Carey · Harry D. Carey · Harry Carey Sr.
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3 Godfathers
1948 · Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Movie
Red River
1948 · Movie
Duel in the Sun
1946 · Movie
Angel and the Badman
1947 · Movie
So Dear to My Heart
1948 · Movie
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913 · Movie
Air Force
1943 · Movie
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 · Movie
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
1915 · Movie
Kid Galahad
1937 · Movie
The Spoilers
1942 · Movie