Harry Carey Junior

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Harry Carey Jr. (* 16th May 1921 as Henry Golden Carey in Saugus , California ; † 27. December 2012 in Santa Barbara , California) was an American actor . His nickname was "Dobe".

Life

Harry Carey Sr. with his newborn son in a September 1921 newspaper illustration

The son of the actor couple Harry Carey senior and Olive Carey (née Olive Fuller Golden) came into contact with show business at an early age through his father. As a teenager he already stood by his side on stage. For a while he was a delivery boy in New York for the NBC radio station . After attending the Black Fox Military Academy, Carey Jr. from 1941 soldier for five years. Thanks to his relevant family background, he then easily found his way into the film industry.

In 1946 he made his film debut in Rolling Home . In one of his first films, he worked in 1947 on the side of his father in the western classic Red River by Howard Hawks . He then took on a leading role in the film Footprints in the Sand . This film was dedicated by director John Ford to his friend and colleague Harry Carey Sr., Who had just passed away, the "shining star in the early western firmament". Carey jr. henceforth appeared in numerous westerns by John Ford, usually in supporting roles. He was a member of the closer circle of the John Ford Stock Company (the “herd” or “workforce” of John Ford), a circle of friends that included John Wayne , in whose films Carey Jr. often played supporting roles, even if these were not directed by John Ford. Carey Jr. played in the western classic The Black Falcon by John Ford with John Wayne as the leading actor. with Brad Jorgensen, the film son of Mrs. Jorgensen, who was portrayed by his birth mother Olive Carey.

From 1972 Carey jr. in several spaghetti westerns. In particular, his roles in the western comedies Four Fists for a Hallelujah (alongside Terence Hill and Bud Spencer ) and Verflucht, damn and Hallelujah (alongside Terence Hill) achieved greater fame and popularity. Carey Jr. also worked in productions such as Gremlins - Kleine Monster , Der Exorcist III and Back to the Future III , as well as in westerns like Long Riders and Tombstone . In Nickelodeon by Peter Bogdanovich he played under his nickname, the movie role of "Dobie".

In 1994 he published his memoirs under the title Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company .

Harry carey jr. was from 1944 until his death with Marilyn Fix (1925-2017), a daughter of the actor Paul Fix , married. The couple had three children, daughters Melinda and Patricia and son Thomas. He died in December 2012 at the age of 91 and was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Harry Carey (jr.): Company of heroes: my life as an actor in the John Ford stock company. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen (NJ) 1994, (Filmmakers; 42), ISBN 0-8108-2865-0 (autobiography).
  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

On the DVD The Last Signal - Special Collector's Edition by Paramount Pictures from 2007, a 7 3/4 minute short documentary about Harry Carey jr. Can be found under the special features in the sub-heading "The John Wayne Stock Company" Interview with Leonard Maltin is embedded.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ronald Bergan: Harry Carey Jr obituary . In: The Guardian . December 30, 2012, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 18, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Marilyn Fix at Find A Grave
  3. ↑ 30 12 2012 at 7:57 pm: Western actor Harry Carey Jr. died. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Carey, Harry junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carey, Dobe (nickname); Carey, Henry G. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Saugus , California, United States
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 2012
Place of death Santa Barbara (California)