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Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012)

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Harry Carey Jr.. was born on May 16, 1921, at the ranch of his parents, actors Olive Carey and Harry Carey. His father gave him the nickname "Dobe" shortly after his birth because the baby's red hair reminded him of the adobe soil at the ranch. Dobe went to school in the Newhall Public Schools, and then went to the Black Foxe Military Institute in Hollywood... See full bio »

Born:

Henry George Carey
in Saugus, California, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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2005 The Adventures of Spin and Marty: Back in the Saddle with Harry Carey Jr. (video short)
Harry Carey, Jr.
 
1997 Last Stand at Saber River (TV movie)
James Sanford
 
1996 The Sunchaser
Cashier
 
1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Digger Phelps
 
1993 Tombstone
Marshal Fred White
 
1990 The Exorcist III
Father Kanavan
 
1990 Back to the Future Part III
Saloon Old=Timer
 
1990 Bad Jim
J.C. Lee
 
1989 Breaking In
Shoes, Poker Player (as Harry Carey)
 
1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Jones
– Auntie Sue (1989) … Jones
 
1988 Illegally Yours
Wally Finnegan
 
1987-1988 Crossbow (TV series)
Mutino
– The Princess (1988) … Mutino
– The Citadel (1988) … Mutino
– The Four Horsemen (1987) … Mutino
 
1988 Once Upon a Texas Train (TV movie)
Herald Fitch (as Harry Carey)
 
1987 Cherry 2000
Snappy Tom
 
1987 The Whales of August
Joshua Brackett
 
1986 Crossroads
Bartender
 
1985 UFOria
George Martin
 
1985 Mask
Red
 
1984 Gremlins
Mr. Anderson
 
1983 Princess Daisy (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1982 Knight Rider (TV series)
Josh Morgan
– Not a Drop to Drink (1982) … Josh Morgan
 
1982 The Shadow Riders (TV movie)
Pa Traven
 
1982 Endangered Species
Dr. Emmer
 
1982 CHiPs (TV series)
Grandfather Cross
– Flare Up (1982) … Grandfather Cross
 
1981 Dallas (TV series)
Red
– End of the Road: Part 1 (1981) … Red
 
1980 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Sheriff Pike
– A New Beginning (1980) … Sheriff Pike
 
1980 The Long Riders
George Arthur
 
1980 Wild Times (TV mini-series)
Fitz Bragg
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Fitz Bragg
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Fitz Bragg
 
1980 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Joe Pogovich
– Fire in the Hole (1980) … Joe Pogovich
 
1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (TV movie)
Deputy Luke
 
1978 Police Woman (TV series)
– Sons (1978)
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Mr. Bond
 
1976 Nickelodeon
Dobie
 
1975 Take a Hard Ride
Dumper
 
1974 Challenge to White Fang
John Tarwater
 
1974 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Prospector
– Scar Tissue (1974) … Prospector
 
1959-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Kelliher / Amos Brody / Bill Turloe / …
– Trail of Bloodshed (1974) … Amos Brody
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3 (1971) … Kelliher
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2 (1971) … Kelliher
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1 (1971) … Kelliher
– Waco (1968) … Nathan Cade
See all 12 episodes »
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Bo Dobbs
– The Hard Breed (1974) … Bo Dobbs
 
1974 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Ray
– The Runner (1974) … Ray
 
1974 Banacek (TV series)
Dean Barrett
– Horse of a Slightly Different Color (1974) … Dean Barrett
 
1958-1973 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Ben Jenkins / Barney / Cpl. Ben Jenkins
– Run, Cougar, Run: Part 2 (1973) … Barney
– Run, Cougar, Run: Part 1 (1973) … Barney
– Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 2 (1969)
– Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 1 (1969)
– Texas John Slaughter: End of the Trail (1961) … Cpl. Ben Jenkins
See all 10 episodes »
 
1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal
Hank
 
1972 Run, Cougar, Run
Barney
 
1972 E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico
Holy Joe (as Harry Carey)
 
1971 Something Big
Joe Pickins
 
1971 Trinity Is STILL My Name!
The Father
 
1971 Big Jake
Pop Dawson
 
1971 One More Train to Rob
Red
 
1967-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Bob Archer / Thad Miley
– Follow the Leader (1970) … Thad Miley
– The Modoc Kid (1967) … Bob Archer
 
1970 Dirty Dingus Magee
Charles Stuart
 
1970 The Moonshine War
Arley Stamper
 
1970 One More Time (uncredited)
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Floyd Brand
– Missing: Sun and Sky (1969) … Floyd Brand
 
1969 The Undefeated
Webster
 
1969 Death of a Gunfighter
Rev. Rork
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Thin Edge (1969) … Sheriff
 
1968 Bandolero!
Cort Hayjack (as Harry Carey)
 
1968 The Devil's Brigade
Capt. Rose (as Harry Carey)
 
1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Riley
– Sound of a Drum (1968) … Riley (as Harry Carey)
 
1967 The Way West
Mr. McBee (as Harry Carey)
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Corey Munson
– A Very Small Injustice (1967) … Corey Munson
 
1959-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Corporal Burton / Mapes / Phil Shelton / …
– Judgement at Red Creek (1967) … Mapes (as Harry Carey)
– The Flannel-Mouth Gun (1965) … Phil Shelton
– The Mission (1960) … Corporal Burton
– Vendetta (1959) … Zack Morgan
 
1967 The Ballad of Josie
Mooney (as Harry Carey)
 
1966 Cyborg 2087
Jay C
 
1966 Alvarez Kelly
Cpl. Peterson
 
1966 The Rounders (TV series)
MacKenzie
– A Horse on Jim Ed Love (1966) … MacKenzie
 
1966 Billy the Kid vs. Dracula
Ben Dooley
 
1966 The Rare Breed
Ed Mabry
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Ellie's Father
– The Celebrity (1965) … Ellie's Father
 
1965 Shenandoah
Jenkins (rebel soldier)
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Lt. John Pritchett
– Leap Upon Mountains.... (1965) … Lt. John Pritchett (uncredited)
– The Vindicators (1965) … Lt. John Pritchett
 
1964 Taggart
Lt. Hudson (uncredited)
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Trooper Smith (uncredited)
 
1963 The Raiders
Jellicoe
 
1963 Redigo (TV series)
Harry
– Man in a Blackout (1963) … Harry
 
1959-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Charlie Hankins / Jeb / John Jay Burroughs / …
– The Sam Pulaski Story (1963) … John Jay Burroughs
– The Molly Kincaid Story (1963) … Charlie Hankins
– The Martin Gatsby Story (1962) … Jeb
– The George B. Hanrahan Story (1962) … Tim Hogan
– Chuck Wooster, Wagonmaster (1959) … Wilkins
 
1961-1963 Lassie (TV series)
Barney Kent / Competition Judge / Mr. Harbull
– Lassie and the Bird Watch (1963) … Mr. Harbull
– The Winner (1961) … Competition Judge
– Bessie (1961) … Barney Kent
 
1958-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Banker Burton / Ben Murdock / Bud Sorenson / …
– The Sanctuary (1963) … Jonas Quincy
– Face of a Shadow (1963) … Earl Tibner
– Sweet Lady of the Moon (1963) … Ben Murdock
– Taylor's Woman (1962) … Thad Taylor
– Jonah and the Trout (1962) … Jonah Quincy
See all 13 episodes »
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Jack Rollins
– Tigress by the Tail (1963) … Jack Rollins
 
1962-1963 Ripcord (TV series)
Carl Devlin / Cheyenne Bronson
– A Free Falling Star (1963) … Cheyenne Bronson
– Para-Nurse (1962) … Carl Devlin
 
1961-1962 Laramie (TV series)
Dan Emery / Harry Markle / Hobey / …
– Time of the Traitor (1962) … Hobey
– Lost Allegiance (1962) … Whitey Banister
– The Barefoot Kid (1962) … Dan Emery
– The Debt (1961) … Harry Markle
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Player in dugout
– Flashing Spikes (1962) … Player in dugout
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Phil Cassidy
– The Bold and the Tough (1962) … Phil Cassidy
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Anderson
– The Race (1962) … Anderson
 
1962 Lawman (TV series)
Mitch Evers
– Cort (1962) … Mitch Evers
 
1962 A Public Affair
Bill Martin
 
1959-1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Tanner / Walsh
– The Deserters' Patrol (1962) … Walsh
– Incident of the Shambling Man (1959) … Tanner
 
1961 Perry Mason (TV series)
District Ranger Frank Deane
– The Case of the Roving River (1961) … District Ranger Frank Deane
 
1960-1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
Lieutenant Vaughn / Lt. Paul Rolfe
– The Journey Back (1961) … Lieutenant Vaughn
– The Deserter (1960) … Lt. Paul Rolfe
 
1961 Two Rode Together
Ortho Clegg
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Sgt. Curt Stringer
– Safety Valve (1961) … Sgt. Curt Stringer
 
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Pete Carter
– Gunman's Revenge (1961) … Pete Carter
 
1961 The Great Impostor
Dr. Joseph Mornay
 
1960 The Tall Man (TV series)
Dusty
– One of One Thousand (1960) … Dusty
 
1960 Noose for a Gunman
Jim Ferguson
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Will Masters
– Sundance and the Long Trek (1960) … Deputy Sheriff Will Masters
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Major Jim Blythe
– Shadows on the Moon (1960) … Major Jim Blythe
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Vern Fawcett
– Holcomb Brothers (1960) … Vern Fawcett
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Deputy McCafrey
– The Blue Dog (1960) … Deputy McCafrey
 
1959 Rio Bravo
Harold (scenes deleted)
 
1958 Escort West
Trooper Travis
 
1958 From Hell to Texas
Trueblood
 
1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Captain Ward
– Blood Brothers (1958) … Captain Ward
 
1958 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Caldwell
– The Picnic (1958) … Caldwell
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Cliff Eastland
– Lone Woman (1957) … Cliff Eastland
 
1957 Kiss Them for Me
Lt. Chuck Roundtree (uncredited)
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Steve Ward
– The Oil Man (1957) … Steve Ward
 
1957 The River's Edge
Chet
 
1957 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV series)
Bill Burnett
 
1956 7th Cavalry
Cpl. Morrison
 
1956 Gun the Man Down
Deputy Lee
 
1956 The Great Locomotive Chase
William Bensinger
 
1955-1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Whom Death Has Joined Together (1956)
– Elisha and the Long Knives (1955)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Bill Dickey
– The Lou Gehrig Story (1956) … Bill Dickey
 
1956 The Searchers
Brad Jorgensen
 
1956 Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV series)
Bill Burnett
 
1955 The Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV series)
Bill Burnett
– The Battle (1955) … Bill Burnett
– A Froggy Day (1955) … Bill Burnett
– The White Stallion (1955) … Bill Burnett
– The Misfit (1955) … Bill Burnett
– The 'Triple R' (1955) … Bill Burnett
See all 6 episodes »
 
1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Dice Dawson, alias Jay Thomasson
– Return of Dice Dawson (1955) … Dice Dawson, alias Jay Thomasson
 
1955 Mister Roberts
Stefanowski
 
1955 House of Bamboo
John (uncredited)
 
1955 Big Town (TV series)
John Clovis
– Egomaniac (1955) … John Clovis
 
1955 The Long Gray Line
Dwight Eisenhower
 
1955 Spin and Marty: The Movie
Bill Burnett
 
1954 The Outcast
Bert
 
1954 Silver Lode
Johnson
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Officer Dan Conway
– Badge of Honor (1954) … Officer Dan Conway
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Grass Is Greener (1954)
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Roy Walker
– The Race … Roy Walker
 
1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Griff Rhys
 
1953 Island in the Sky
Ralph Hunt
 
1953 Sweethearts on Parade
Jim Riley, aka James Whitcomb Riley
 
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Winslow - Olympic Team (uncredited)
 
1953 San Antone
Dobe Frakus
 
1953 Niagara
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1953 The Studebaker Story (short)
Clem Studebaker
 
1952 Monkey Business
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– Dream Man (1952)
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
– The Staff of Life (1952)
 
1952 Chevron Theatre (TV series)
– The Bacular Clock (1952)
 
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
Sgt. Shaker Schuker
 
1951 Warpath
Capt. Gregson
 
1951 Cattle Drive
Train Passenger (uncredited)
 
1950 Rio Grande
Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
 
1950 Copper Canyon
Lt. Ord
 
1950 Wagon Master
Sandy
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
2nd Lt. Ross Pennell
 
1948 3 Godfathers
William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
 
1948 Blood on the Moon
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1948 Moonrise
Jimmy Biff
 
1948 Red River
Dan Latimer
 
1947 Pursued
Prentice
 
1946 Rolling Home
Dobey
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2010 Harry Carey Jr. Hosts Tales from the Set (video short) (written by)
 
2010 Harry Carey Jr's Tribute to John Wayne Producer (video short)
 
2009 Trader Horn: The Journey Back (documentary) (writer)
 
2009 Harry Carey Jr Hosts John Wayne Meets Lucy (video documentary short)
 
2007 Horse Tales (TV movie) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2010 Harry Carey Jr. Hosts Tales from the Set (video short) (executive producer)
 
2010 Harry Carey Jr's Tribute to John Wayne Producer (video short) (producer)
 
2009 Trader Horn: The Journey Back (documentary) (producer)
 
2009 Harry Carey Jr Hosts John Wayne Meets Lucy (video documentary short) (co-producer)
 
2007 Horse Tales (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1950 Wagon Master (performer: "SONG OF THE WAGON MASTER")
 
1948 3 Godfathers (performer: "Beautiful River Shall We Gather at the River" - uncredited, "Streets of Laredo" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2010 Harry Carey Jr. Hosts Tales from the Set (video short)
Himself - Host
 
2010 Harry Carey Jr's Tribute to John Wayne Producer (video short)
Himself - Host
 
2009 Trader Horn: The Journey Back (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Harry Carey Jr Hosts John Wayne Meets Lucy (video documentary short)
Himself - Host
 
2007 Horse Tales (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006) … Himself
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2002 Dobe and a Company of Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 G.I. Joe: The Ernie Pyle Story (TV documentary)
 
1997 Howard Hawks: American Artist (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Ford: Part One (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Legends of the American West (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 John Wayne Standing Tall (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Cowboys: Ben Johnson & Harry Carey Jr. (documentary)
 
1987 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Wayne: The Unquiet American … Himself
 
1986 Étoiles et toiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Wayne (1984) … Himself
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.22 (1955) … Himself
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2008 Profession: Acrobat - An Afternoon with Riccardo Pizzuti (video documentary short)
Holy Joe (uncredited)
 
2007 100 Years of John Wayne (TV documentary short)
 
1989 Crossbow: The Movie (video)
Mutino
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actor in 'Mr. Roberts' (uncredited)
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1960 Gundown at Sandoval
 

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Alternate Names:

Harry Carey

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My journey has been that of a character actor. I've worked with the great and the not-so-great. But mostly I've worked with men and women who loved their profession and who, like me, had kids to raise and houses to pay for. See more »

Trivia:

Appeared with his father Harry Carey in the film Red River. See more »

Trademark:

Red hair See more »

Nickname:

'Dobe' See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus