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Harry Carey
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Harry Carey

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1878 – 1947 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Active 1910–2000

Harry Carey, born in 1878 in New York City, was a prominent figure in the silent film era, often embodying the archetypal Western hero. In The Thundering Herd (1933), Carey delivers a performance that reflects his deep roots in the genre, captivating audiences with his rugged charm. His career began after a chance encounter with D.W. Griffith, leading to numerous roles that solidified his status as a pioneer in American cinema. Carey's legacy continues through his son, Harry Carey Jr., who also made significant contributions to the film industry.

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The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd

1933 ★ 3.8
as Clark Sprague

A buffalo hunter tries to stop a thief and his minions from stealing hides.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Red River (1948)
Red River
1948
3 Godfathers (1948)
3 Godfathers
1948
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Duel in the Sun
1946
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Angel and the Badman
1947
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912

Filmography

295 credits
2000s 1 credit
2000
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 10.0
1990s 1 credit
1992
Legends of the West as Ed Brandt in 'Law and Order' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
1970s 2 credits
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.3
1971
Directed by John Ford as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.9
1950s 1 credit
1955
Film Fun as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.5
1940s 17 credits
1948
Red River as Mr. Melville
Movie ★ 7.4
1948
So Dear to My Heart as Head Judge at County Fair
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
Angel and the Badman as Marshal Wistful McClintock
Movie ★ 6.4
1947
The Sea of Grass as Doc J. Reid
Movie ★ 6.1
1946
Duel in the Sun as Lem Smoot
Movie ★ 6.4
1945
China's Little Devils as Doc Temple
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
The Great Moment as Professor John C. Warren
Movie ★ 5.8
1943
Air Force as Crew Chief
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
Happy Land as Edward "Gramp" Marsh
Movie ★ 7.1
1942
The Spoilers as Dextry
Movie ★ 6.2
1941
Among the Living as Dr. Ben Saunders
Movie ★ 6.1
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills as Daniel Howitt
Movie ★ 6.6
1941
Sundown as Dewey
Movie ★ 5.6
1941
Parachute Battalion as Bill Richards
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Beyond Tomorrow as George Vale Melton
Movie ★ 6.1
1940
Outside the Three-Mile Limit as Captain Bailey
Movie ★ 5.7
1940
They Knew What They Wanted as The Doctor
Movie ★ 6.0
1930s 50 credits
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as President of the Senate
Movie ★ 7.8
1939
Inside Information as Captain Bill Dugan
Movie ★ 9.0
1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as P.G. Delano
Movie ★ 6.3
1939
Land of Liberty as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1939
Street of Missing Men as Charles Putnam
Movie ★ 8.0
1939
My Son Is Guilty as Police Officer Tim Kerry
Movie ★ 7.5
1939
Code of the Streets as Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
Movie ★ 7.7
1938
You and Me as Mr. Morris
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
King of Alcatraz as Captain Glennan
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
Sky Giant as Col. Cornelius Stockton
Movie ★ 5.3
1938
The Law West of Tombstone as William 'Bill' Barker
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
Port of Missing Girls as Captain Josiah Storm
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Gateway as Commissioner Nelson
Movie ★ 7.4
1937
Souls at Sea as Captain of the William Brown
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
Kid Galahad as Silver Jackson
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Border Cafe as Tex Stevens
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Racing Lady as Tom Martin
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Annapolis Salute as Chief Martin
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Born Reckless as Dad Martin
Movie ★ 5.4
1937
Danger Patrol as Sam "Easy" Street
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
Lest We Forget as Himself
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island as Commandant
Movie ★ 6.9
1936
The Accusing Finger as Sen. Nash
Movie ★ 5.8
1936
Ghost Town as Cheyenne Harry Morgan
Movie ★ 4.3
1936
Little Miss Nobody as John Russell
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
Aces Wild as Cheyenne Harry Morgan
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
The Last Outlaw as Dean Payton
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
Sutter's Gold as Kit Carson
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Phil Yonne
Movie ★ 6.7
1935
Wagon Trail as Sheriff Clay Hartley
Movie ★ 4.2
1935
The Last of the Clintons as Trigger Carson
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Barbary Coast as Jed Slocum
Movie ★ 6.4
1935
Wild Mustang as Joe 'Wild Mustang' Norton
Movie ★ 10.0
1935
Powdersmoke Range as Tucson Smith
Movie ★ 10.0
1935
Rustler's Paradise as Cheyenne Kincaid
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
Buffalo Stampede● as Clark Sprague
Movie ★ 4.1
1933
Man of the Forest as Jim Gayner
Movie ★ 6.3
1933
Sunset Pass as John Hesbitt
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
The Film Parade as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
Without Honor as Pete Marlan
Movie ★ 5.4
1932
Law and Order as Ed Brandt
Movie ★ 5.4
1932
Border Devils as Jim Gray
Movie ★ 6.0
1932
The Last of the Mohicans as Hawkeye
Movie ★ 6.8
1932
The Night Rider as John Brown / Jim Blake
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
The Devil Horse as Bob Norton / Roberts
Movie ★ 5.7
1932
The Movie Album as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1931
Trader Horn as Aloysius "Trader" Horn
Movie ★ 5.4
1931
The Vanishing Legion as 'Happy' Cardigan
Movie ★ 8.5
1931
Cavalier of the West as Captain John Allister
Movie ★ 5.1
1931
Bad Company as McBaine
Movie ★ 5.0
1920s 40 credits
1928
Burning Bridges as Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely
Movie ★ 10.0
1928
The Trail of '98 as Jack Locasto
Movie ★ 6.1
1928
The Border Patrol as Bill Storm
Movie ★ 10.0
1927
Slide, Kelly, Slide as Tom Munson
Movie ★ 8.0
1927
A Little Journey as Alexander Smith
Movie ★ 8.0
1926
Satan Town as Bill Scott
Movie ★ 7.0
1926
The Frontier Trail as Jim Cardigan
Movie ★ 10.0
1926
The Seventh Bandit as David Scanlon
Movie ★ 10.0
1926
Driftin' Thru as Daniel Brown
Movie ★ 7.0
1925
The Bad Lands as Patrick Angus O'Toole
Movie ★ 9.0
1925
The Man from Red Gulch as Alexander 'Sandy' Morton
Movie ★ 8.0
1925
The Texas Trail as Pete Grainger
Movie ★ 9.0
1925
Silent Sanderson as Joel Parsons / Silent Sanderson
Movie ★ 7.0
1925
The Prairie Pirate as Brian 'The Yellow Seal' Delaney
Movie ★ 9.0
1925
Beyond the Border as Bob Smith
Movie ★ 9.0
1925
Soft Shoes as Pat Halahan
Movie ★ 7.5
1924
Tiger Thompson as Tiger Thompson
Movie ★ 9.0
1924
The Night Hawk as 'The Hawk'
Movie ★ 8.0
1924
Roaring Rails as Big Bill Benson
Movie ★ 6.9
1924
The Flaming Forties as Bill Jones
Movie ★ 9.0
1924
The Lightning Rider as Phlip Morgan
Movie ★ 9.0
1923
Crashin' Thru as Blake
Movie ★ 10.0
1923
The Miracle Baby as Neil Allison
Movie ★ 9.0
1923
Desert Driven as Bob
Movie ★ 8.0
1923
Canyon of the Fools as Bob
Movie ★ 8.0
1922
Good Men and True as J. Wesley Pringle
Movie ★ 7.0
1922
The Kickback as White Horse Harry
Movie ★ 9.0
1922
Man to Man as Steve Packard
Movie ★ 7.0
1921
Desperate Trails as Bart Carson
Movie ★ 7.0
1921
The Freeze-Out as Ohio, the Stranger
Movie ★ 7.0
1921
The Fox as Ol' Santa Fe
Movie ★ 9.0
1921
The Wallop as John Wesley Pringle
Movie ★ 6.5
1921
Hearts Up as David Brent
Movie ★ 8.0
1920
Bullet Proof as Pierre Winton
Movie ★ 9.0
1920
Human Stuff as James 'Jim' Pierce
Movie ★ 10.0
1920
'If Only' Jim as Jim Golden
Movie ★ 8.0
1920
Overland Red as Overland Red
Movie ★ 9.0
1920
West Is West as Dick Rainboldt
Movie ★ 7.0
1920
Blue Streak McCoy as Job McCoy
Movie ★ 10.0
1920
Sundown Slim as Sundown Slim
Movie ★ 8.0
1910s 154 credits
1919
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 6.0
1919
Roped as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 7.0
1919
A Fight For Love as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 6.0
1919
Bare Fists as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 5.0
1919
Riders of Vengeance as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 6.5
1919
Marked Men as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 6.5
1919
The Ace of the Saddle as Cheyenne Harry Henderson
Movie ★ 5.0
1919
The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon / John Oakhurst
Movie ★ 6.0
1919
Rider of the Law as Jim Kyneton
Movie ★ 7.0
1918
Hell Bent as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 5.6
1918
The Phantom Riders as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1918
Wild Women as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1918
Thieves' Gold as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1918
The Scarlet Drop as Harry Ridge
Movie ★ 4.7
1918
A Woman's Fool as Lin McLean
Movie ★ 4.0
1918
Three Mounted Men as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1917
Bucking Broadway as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 5.5
1917
Blood Money as Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
Goin' Straight as Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
The Outlaw and the Lady as Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
The Drifter as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 7.0
1917
The Bad Man of Cheyenne as Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
Hair-Trigger Burke as Hair Trigger Burke
Movie
1917
The Honor of an Outlaw as Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
A 44-Calibre Mystery as Sheriff Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
The Almost Good Man as Dick Glenning
Movie
1917
Six-Shooter Justice as Cheyenne Harry
Movie
1917
The Golden Bullet as Jack
Movie
1917
The Mysterious Outlaw as Buck Lessen
Movie
1917
The Wrong Man as Jack Wilson
Movie
1917
Straight Shooting as "Cheyenne" Harry
Movie ★ 6.1
1917
Cheyenne's Pal as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1917
The Secret Man as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 5.0
1917
The Soul Herder as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1917
A Marked Man as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 4.5
1917
The Fighting Gringo as William 'Red' Saunders
Movie
1916
The Committee on Credentials as Ballaret Bill
Movie
1916
Grinding Life Down as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
The Power of the People as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
The Railroad Monopoly as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
The Insurance Swindlers as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
America Saved from War as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
Old King Coal as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
A Knight of the Range as Cheyenne Harry
Movie ★ 5.0
1916
The Harbor Transportation Trust as Tom Larnigan
Movie
1916
The Wedding Guest as The Squarest Sheriff Alive
Movie ★ 7.0
1916
The Passing of Hell's Crown as Blaze
Movie
1916
The Jackals of a Great City as Tom Wayne
Movie ★ 9.0
1916
For the Love of a Girl as Black La Rue
Movie ★ 9.0
1916
The Devil's Own as Shifty
Movie ★ 9.0
1916
A Woman's Eyes as Tom Horn
Movie
1916
The Conspiracy as Dick Olney
Movie ★ 9.0
1916
Guilty as Ramon Valentine
Movie ★ 10.0
1916
The Three Godfathers as Bob Sangster
Movie
1916
Behind the Lines as Dr. Ralph Hamlin
Movie
1916
Love's Lariat as Sky High
Movie
1916
Secret Love as Fergus Derrick
Movie
1916
The Night Riders as The Apache Kid
Movie
1915
His Desperate Deed as Burleigh
Movie ★ 9.0
1915
The Heart of a Bandit as Texas Pete - the Bandit
Movie
1915
Just Jim as Jim
Movie
1915
The Love Transcendent as The Prospector
Movie ★ 7.0
1915
A Double Winning as 2nd Sportsman
Movie ★ 9.0
1915
The Miser's Legacy as Jackson - The Crook
Movie
1915
The Gambler's I.O.U. as Dave Dawson
Movie
1915
A Day's Adventure as Hogan - Leader of the Crooks
Movie
1915
The Canceled Mortgage as 1st Road Agent
Movie ★ 10.0
1915
The Sheriff's Dilemma as The Sheriff
Movie
1915
Truth Stranger Than Fiction as Crook
Movie
1915
Her Dormant Love as Dandy Dick - The Fugitive
Movie
1915
The Way Out as The Bandit
Movie
1915
Old Offenders as Norris
Movie
1915
Her Convert as The Converted Cracksman
Movie
1915
As It Happened as The New Foreman
Movie
1915
Graft as Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12)
Movie
1915
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings as Miles Rand
Movie
1914
Brute Force as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1914
Concentration as First Son
Movie
1914
A Nest Unfeathered as The Foreman
Movie
1914
His Fireman's Conscience as Engineer Daily
Movie
1914
Waifs
Movie
1914
Her Father's Silent Partner
Movie
1914
The Master Cracksman as Gentleman Joe, the Cracksman
Movie
1914
Judith of Bethulia as Assyrian Traitor
Movie ★ 6.1
1914
Her Hand as Ivan
Movie ★ 8.0
1914
McVeagh of the South Seas as Cyril Bruce McVeagh
Movie ★ 4.7
1913
The Sheriff's Baby as Second Bandit
Movie ★ 5.0
1913
Pirate Gold
Movie
1913
The Wrong Bottle
Movie
1913
The Hero of Little Italy as Tony
Movie
1913
Madonna of the Storm
Movie
1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel as The Thief
Movie
1913
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods as Third Thief
Movie
1913
A Modest Hero
Movie
1913
A Misappropriated Turkey as The Bartender
Movie
1913
Brothers as The Mother's Favorite Son
Movie
1913
The Left-Handed Man as The Left-Handed Thief
Movie
1913
A Chance Deception as Raffles
Movie
1913
A Frightful Blunder as The Superintendent
Movie ★ 7.0
1913
The Tenderfoot's Money as The Gambler
Movie ★ 9.0
1913
If We Only Knew as The Sailor
Movie
1913
Near To Earth
Movie
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge as The Schemer
Movie
1913
The Stolen Loaf as The Butler
Movie
1913
A Dangerous Foe as The 'Bull'
Movie ★ 8.0
1913
A Gamble with Death as The Cowpuncher
Movie ★ 10.0
1913
The Sorrowful Shore as The Widowed Father
Movie
1913
The Switchtower
Movie ★ 5.0
1913
In Diplomatic Circles as The Butler
Movie ★ 10.0
1913
Red Hicks Defies the World as In Crowd (uncredited)
Movie ★ 10.0
1913
The Well as Giuseppe, the Farmhand
Movie
1913
The Enemy's Baby as Miller
Movie
1913
A Gambler's Honor as The Gambler
Movie
1913
The Mirror as First Tramp
Movie
1913
When Love Forgives as Second Criminal
Movie ★ 8.0
1913
The Vengeance of Galora as A Prospector
Movie
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law as The Convict
Movie ★ 6.0
1913
I Was Meant for You as Luke
Movie ★ 10.0
1913
The Crook and the Girl as The Crook
Movie
1913
The Work Habit as The Son-in-Law
Movie ★ 9.0
1913
The Law and His Son as Manning
Movie ★ 8.0
1913
The Stolen Treaty as The Detective
Movie
1913
The Van Nostrand Tiara as Society Detective
Movie ★ 9.0
1913
The Abandoned Well as The Adopted Son
Movie
1913
The Stopped Clock as The Detective
Movie ★ 9.0
1913
The Detective's Stratagem as Keene, the Detective
Movie ★ 7.0
1913
All for Science as The Young Man
Movie ★ 7.0
1913
For Her Government
Movie ★ 9.0
1913
Black and White
Movie
1913
The Strong Man's Burden as Bob - the Younger Brother
Movie ★ 7.0
1913
Broken Ways as The Sheriff
Movie
1913
The Unwelcome Guest as The Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.0
1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady as The Thief
Movie ★ 5.7
1913
Oil and Water as The Stage Manager / At Dinner
Movie
1913
Olaf—An Atom as Olaf, an Atom
Movie
1913
The Stolen Bride as The Husband
Movie
1913
A Tender-Hearted Crook as The Thief
Movie
1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley as Snapper's Sidekick
Movie ★ 6.2
1912
Two Daughters of Eve as In Audience
Movie
1912
In the Aisles of the Wild as Bob Cole
Movie
1912
A Cry for Help as The Thief
Movie
1912
My Hero as Indian
Movie
1912
Heredity as The White Renegade Father
Movie
1912
Brutality as At Theatre
Movie
1912
An Unseen Enemy as The Safecracker
Movie ★ 5.6
1912
The Painted Lady as At Ice Cream Festival
Movie ★ 5.5
1912
So Near, Yet So Far as A Thief
Movie ★ 5.9
1912
Friends as Bob Kyne - the Prospector
Movie ★ 5.5
1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma as Older Crook
Movie ★ 5.3
1912
The Informer as The Confederate Corporal
Movie
1912
The One She Loved as The Neighbor's Friend
Movie
1912
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills as 2nd Clan Member
Movie ★ 4.5
1910
Bill Sharkey's Last Game
Movie ★ 1.8
1910
Gentleman Joe
Movie
Crew Credits
1940s 1 credit
1948
3 Godfathers In Memory Of
Movie ★ 6.8
1920s 5 credits
1925
Soft Shoes Story
Movie ★ 7.5
1922
The Kickback Story
Movie ★ 9.0
1921
Hearts Up Story
Movie ★ 8.0
1921
The Fox Story
Movie ★ 9.0
1920
Human Stuff Scenario Writer
Movie ★ 10.0
1910s 23 credits
1919
The Gun Packer Story
Movie ★ 6.0
1919
Riders of Vengeance Story
Movie ★ 6.5
1919
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman Story
Movie ★ 6.0
1918
Wild Women Producer
Movie ★ 4.5
1918
The Phantom Riders Producer
Movie ★ 4.5
1918
Hell Bent Story
Movie ★ 5.6
1918
Hell Bent Writer
Movie ★ 5.6
1917
The Outlaw and the Lady Story
Movie
1917
Goin' Straight Story
Movie
1917
The Bad Man of Cheyenne Story
Movie
1917
Blood Money Story
Movie
1917
Bucking Broadway Producer
Movie ★ 5.5
1916
Stampede in the Night Story
Movie
1916
A Knight of the Range Scenario Writer
Movie ★ 5.0
1916
For the Love of a Girl Director
Movie ★ 9.0
1916
Love's Lariat Director
Movie
1914
McVeagh of the South Seas Story
Movie ★ 4.7
1914
The Master Cracksman Director
Movie
1914
The Master Cracksman Writer
Movie
1914
McVeagh of the South Seas Director
Movie ★ 4.7
1913
A Gambler's Honor Writer
Movie
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.0
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law Story
Movie ★ 6.0