Cast

Harry Carey

1878 – 1947

Active years (films on this site)

1912–1948

Genres

DramaWesternCrimeComedyRomance

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodEarly and Pioneering Cinema

Directors worked with

D.W. Griffith2 filmsFrank Capra1 filmKing Vidor1 filmHoward Hawks1 film

Biography

Henry DeWitt Carey II 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.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

5 films on this site

1. The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912 · D.W. Griffith · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
2. Judith of Bethulia 1914 · D.W. Griffith · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 · Frank Capra · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
4. Duel in the Sun 1946 · King Vidor · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
5. Red River 1948 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.7 · Cast