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Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Actor, also writer · Died September 21, 1947, aged 69 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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 Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York University, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure. In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."

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Born
January 16, 1878
Died
September 21, 1947 (aged 69)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
34 on Motif · 267 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 42% in 30 days

What are Harry Carey's films like?

Across their 32 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Motif score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Motif score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Motif score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
28%
Survival
10%
Self
7%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 10 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 23
Mentor
6 of 23
Ally
5 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Shadow
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Romantic
12
Hopeful
11
Warm
8
Melancholic
9
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harry Carey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 34 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Carey's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

267 credits, 34 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs(2000)

    as (archive footage)

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Legends of the West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ed Brandt in 'Law and Order' (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Directed by John Ford(1971)

    as (archive footage)

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Film Fun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    as (archive footage)

  • 3 Godfathers(1948)

    In Memory Of

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • So Dear to My Heart(1948)

    as Head Judge at County Fair

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Red River(1948)

    as Mr. Melville

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Sea of Grass(1947)

    as Doc J. Reid

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Angel and the Badman(1947)

    as Marshal Wistful McClintock

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Duel in the Sun(1946)

    as Lem Smoot

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • China's Little Devils (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Doc Temple

  • The Great Moment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as Professor John C. Warren

  • Happy Land (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    as Edward "Gramp" Marsh

  • Air Force(1943)

    as Crew Chief

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Spoilers(1942)

    as Dextry

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Among the Living (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dr. Ben Saunders

  • Sundown(1941)

    as Dewey

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Parachute Battalion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bill Richards

  • The Shepherd of the Hills(1941)

    as Daniel Howitt

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • They Knew What They Wanted(1940)

    as The Doctor

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Tomorrow(1940)

    as George Vale Melton

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Captain Bailey

  • My Son Is Guilty(1939)

    as Police Officer Tim Kerry

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as President of the Senate

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Land of Liberty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as (archive footage)

  • Inside Information (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Captain Bill Dugan

  • Street of Missing Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Charles Putnam

  • Code of the Streets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Detective Lieutenant John Lewis

  • Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as P.G. Delano

  • The Law West of Tombstone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as William 'Bill' Barker

  • King of Alcatraz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Captain Glennan

  • Gateway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Commissioner Nelson

  • Sky Giant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Col. Cornelius Stockton

  • You and Me(1938)

    as Mr. Morris

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Port of Missing Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Captain Josiah Storm

  • Danger Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Sam "Easy" Street

  • Annapolis Salute(1937)

    as Chief Martin

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Souls at Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Captain of the William Brown

  • Born Reckless (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dad Martin

  • Border Cafe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tex Stevens

  • Kid Galahad(1937)

    as Silver Jackson

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Racing Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tom Martin

  • Aces Wild(1936)

    as Cheyenne Harry Morgan

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Accusing Finger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Sen. Nash

  • Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Phil Yonne

  • The Last Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dean Payton

  • Little Miss Nobody (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as John Russell

  • Sutter's Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Kit Carson

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island(1936)

    as Commandant

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town(1936)

    as Cheyenne Harry Morgan

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Clintons(1935)

    as Trigger Carson

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Wild Mustang(1935)

    as Joe 'Wild Mustang' Norton

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Barbary Coast(1935)

    as Jed Slocum

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Powdersmoke Range (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tucson Smith

  • Rustler's Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cheyenne Kincaid

  • Wagon Trail(1935)

    as Sheriff Clay Hartley

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Man of the Forest(1933)

    as Jim Gayner

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Sunset Pass (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as John Hesbitt

  • The Thundering Herd(1933)

    as Clark Sprague

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Film Parade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Devil Horse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bob Norton / Roberts

  • The Night Rider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as John Brown / Jim Blake

  • The Last of the Mohicans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hawkeye

  • Border Devils (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jim Gray

  • The Movie Album (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as (archive footage)

  • Law and Order(1932)

    as Ed Brandt

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Without Honor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Pete Marlan

  • Cavalier of the West(1931)

    as Captain John Allister

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bad Company (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as McBaine

  • The Vanishing Legion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as 'Happy' Cardigan

  • Trader Horn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Aloysius "Trader" Horn

  • The Border Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Bill Storm

  • Burning Bridges (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely

  • The Trail of '98(1928)

    as Jack Locasto

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Tom Munson

  • A Little Journey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Alexander Smith

  • Satan Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Bill Scott

  • The Frontier Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jim Cardigan

  • The Seventh Bandit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as David Scanlon

  • Driftin' Thru (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Daniel Brown

  • The Man from Red Gulch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Alexander 'Sandy' Morton

  • The Prairie Pirate(1925)

    as Brian 'The Yellow Seal' Delaney

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bad Lands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Patrick Angus O'Toole

  • The Texas Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Pete Grainger

  • Beyond the Border (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Bob Smith

  • Silent Sanderson (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Joel Parsons / Silent Sanderson

  • Soft Shoes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    Story · as Pat Halahan

  • The Flaming Forties (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Bill Jones

  • Roaring Rails (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Big Bill Benson

  • Tiger Thompson (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Tiger Thompson

  • The Lightning Rider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Phlip Morgan

  • The Night Hawk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as 'The Hawk'

  • The Miracle Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Neil Allison

  • Desert Driven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bob

  • Crashin' Thru (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Blake

  • Canyon of the Fools (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bob

  • Good Men and True (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as J. Wesley Pringle

  • The Kickback (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    Story · as White Horse Harry

  • Man to Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Steve Packard

  • The Fox (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    Story · as Ol' Santa Fe

  • Desperate Trails (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Bart Carson

  • The Wallop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as John Wesley Pringle

  • The Freeze-Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ohio, the Stranger

  • Hearts Up(1921)

    Story · as David Brent

  • West Is West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Dick Rainboldt

  • Sundown Slim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Sundown Slim

  • Blue Streak McCoy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Job McCoy

  • 'If Only' Jim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Jim Golden

  • Human Stuff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer · as James 'Jim' Pierce

  • Bullet Proof (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Pierre Winton

  • Overland Red (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Overland Red

  • Marked Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    Story · as Cheyenne Harry

  • Rider of the Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jim Kyneton

  • The Ace of the Saddle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Cheyenne Harry Henderson

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Square Shootin' Harry Lanyon / John Oakhurst

  • Riders of Vengeance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    Story · as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Gun Packer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • Bare Fists(1919)

    as Cheyenne Harry

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Fight For Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • Roped (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • Three Mounted Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • A Woman's Fool (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Lin McLean

  • Hell Bent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    Story · Writer · as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Scarlet Drop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Harry Ridge

  • Thieves' Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • Wild Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    Producer · as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Phantom Riders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    Producer · as Cheyenne Harry

  • Bucking Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    Producer · as Cheyenne Harry

  • A Marked Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Secret Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • Straight Shooting (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as "Cheyenne" Harry

  • Cheyenne's Pal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Soul Herder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • Six-Shooter Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Wrong Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Jack Wilson

  • The Golden Bullet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Jack

  • The Mysterious Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Buck Lessen

  • The Almost Good Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Dick Glenning

  • A 44-Calibre Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Sheriff Cheyenne Harry

  • The Honor of an Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • Hair-Trigger Burke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Hair Trigger Burke

  • The Fighting Gringo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as William 'Red' Saunders

  • Goin' Straight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    Story · as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Drifter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Outlaw and the Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    Story · as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Bad Man of Cheyenne (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    Story · as Cheyenne Harry

  • Blood Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    Story · as Cheyenne Harry

  • Guilty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Ramon Valentine

  • The Conspiracy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Dick Olney

  • Behind the Lines (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Dr. Ralph Hamlin

  • The Devil's Own (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Shifty

  • A Woman's Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Horn

  • Love's Lariat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · as Sky High

  • For the Love of a Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · as Black La Rue

  • The Committee on Credentials (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Ballaret Bill

  • The Jackals of a Great City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Wayne

  • The Three Godfathers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Bob Sangster

  • The Wedding Guest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Squarest Sheriff Alive

  • The Passing of Hell's Crown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Blaze

  • The Night Riders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Apache Kid

  • Stampede in the Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    Story

  • The Harbor Transportation Trust (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • A Knight of the Range (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    Scenario Writer · as Cheyenne Harry

  • The Insurance Swindlers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • Secret Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Fergus Derrick

  • Old King Coal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • America Saved from War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • The Railroad Monopoly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • Grinding Life Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • The Power of the People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Tom Larnigan

  • Graft (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12)

  • Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Miles Rand

  • Just Jim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Jim

  • As It Happened (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as The New Foreman

  • Old Offenders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Norris

  • Her Convert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Converted Cracksman

  • The Way Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Bandit

  • Her Dormant Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Dandy Dick - The Fugitive

  • Truth Stranger Than Fiction (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Crook

  • The Canceled Mortgage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as 1st Road Agent

  • A Day's Adventure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Hogan - Leader of the Crooks

  • A Double Winning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as 2nd Sportsman

  • The Gambler's I.O.U. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Dave Dawson

  • The Miser's Legacy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Jackson - The Crook

  • The Sheriff's Dilemma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Sheriff

  • The Love Transcendent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Prospector

  • His Desperate Deed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Burleigh

  • The Heart of a Bandit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Texas Pete - the Bandit

  • McVeagh of the South Seas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    Director · Story · as Cyril Bruce McVeagh

  • The Master Cracksman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    Director · Writer · as Gentleman Joe, the Cracksman

  • Brute Force (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)

  • Her Hand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Ivan

  • Judith of Bethulia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Assyrian Traitor

  • Her Father's Silent Partner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • A Nest Unfeathered (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Foreman

  • His Fireman's Conscience (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Engineer Daily

  • Waifs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Concentration (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as First Son

  • The Abandoned Well (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Adopted Son

  • For Her Government (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • All for Science (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Young Man

  • The Detective's Stratagem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Keene, the Detective

  • The Stopped Clock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Detective

  • Madonna of the Storm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Van Nostrand Tiara (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Society Detective

  • A Tender-Hearted Crook (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Thief

  • The Law and His Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Manning

  • The Stolen Treaty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Detective

  • A Modest Hero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Strong Man's Burden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Bob - the Younger Brother

  • Black and White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Crook and the Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Crook

  • The Work Habit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Son-in-Law

  • Under the Shadow of the Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Screenplay · Story · as The Convict

  • When Love Forgives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Second Criminal

  • I Was Meant for You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Luke

  • The Vengeance of Galora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as A Prospector

  • A Misappropriated Turkey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Bartender

  • The Mirror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as First Tramp

  • A Gambler's Honor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Writer · as The Gambler

  • A Gamble with Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Cowpuncher

  • In Diplomatic Circles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Butler

  • The Switchtower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Well (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Giuseppe, the Farmhand

  • The Enemy's Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Miller

  • Red Hicks Defies the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as In Crowd (uncredited)

  • The Sorrowful Shore (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Widowed Father

  • The Ranchero's Revenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Schemer

  • A Dangerous Foe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The 'Bull'

  • Olaf—An Atom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Olaf, an Atom

  • The Stolen Loaf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Butler

  • The Tenderfoot's Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Gambler

  • If We Only Knew (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Sailor

  • The Left-Handed Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Left-Handed Thief

  • A Frightful Blunder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Superintendent

  • The Stolen Bride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Husband

  • The Hero of Little Italy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Tony

  • The Sheriff's Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Second Bandit

  • Near To Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Unwelcome Guest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Sheriff

  • Broken Ways (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Sheriff

  • The Wrong Bottle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Love in an Apartment Hotel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Thief

  • A Chance Deception (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Raffles

  • Oil and Water (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Stage Manager / At Dinner

  • Brothers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Mother's Favorite Son

  • An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as Third Thief

  • Pirate Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Telephone Girl and the Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Thief

  • A Cry for Help (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Thief

  • The Burglar’s Dilemma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as Older Crook

  • My Hero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as Indian

  • Brutality (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as At Theatre

  • The Informer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Confederate Corporal

  • Heredity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as The White Renegade Father

  • The Musketeers of Pig Alley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as Snapper's Sidekick

  • The Painted Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as At Ice Cream Festival

  • The One She Loved (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Neighbor's Friend

  • In the Aisles of the Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as Bob Cole

  • A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as 2nd Clan Member

  • So Near, Yet So Far (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as A Thief

  • Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as Bob Kyne - the Prospector

  • Two Daughters of Eve (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as In Audience

  • An Unseen Enemy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Safecracker

  • Bill Sharkey's Last Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • Gentleman Joe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 267 titles from 1910 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Duel in the Sun (1946)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Red River (1948)

Film career

Top draw in 3 Motif titles.

  • 1912Screen debut· An Unseen Enemy
  • 1917First top-billed film· Bucking Broadway
  • 1940Career best· Beyond Tomorrow

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting264 of 267: 242 only acting, 22 with another role · typical Motif score60thDirecting4 of 267: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting19 of 267: 2 only writing, 17 with another roleProducing3 of 267: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 267: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

267 titles, 22 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 17 of them.

By decade

1910s156 · 154 acting · 19 crew1920s40 · 40 acting · 5 crew1930s49 · acting1940s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 21 roles
123742

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Harry Carey's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 60th percentile, the median of the 33 of 34 with a score; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Motif score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Bare Fists (1919)

74th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Motif 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Harry Carey's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Harry Carey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Carey's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry L. Fraser shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles