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Philip Carey

Actor · Died February 6, 2009, aged 83 · Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philip Carey  (July 15, 1925 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor. Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.[3] He served in the United States Marine Corps, was wounded as part of the ship's detachment of the USS Franklin during World War II, and served again in the Korean War.[4] One of his earliest roles was Lt. (jg) Bob Perry in John Wayne's Operation Pacific. Carey also made appearances in films such as I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951), This Woman Is Dangerous with Joan Crawford (1952), The Nebraskan (1953), Calamity Jane with Doris Day (1953), Pushover (1954), Mister Roberts (1955), The Long Gray Line (1955), Port Afrique with Pier Angeli (1956), and Monster (1979). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Carey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1925
Died
February 6, 2009 (aged 83)
From
Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 88 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Philip Carey's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
45%
Bonds
15%
Power
12%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 6

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 19 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 19
Hero
5 of 19
Ally
3 of 19
Trickster
2 of 19
Mentor
2 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
14
Warm
6
Hopeful
6
Romantic
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Philip Carey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Carey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

88 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

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

    as Capt. Miles Keogh in 'Tonka' (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Monstroid(1980)

    as Barnes

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Betty White Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry

  • Crackle of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sgt. Mayer

  • Fighting Mad(1976)

    as Pierce Crabtree

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Mayer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Kaiser

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Hard Day at Blue Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Detective Arnburg

  • Shadow of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Det. Arnburg

  • Scream of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sheriff Vernon Bell

  • The House and the Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Art Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Seven Minutes(1971)

    as Elmo Duncan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Rebel Rousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Rebel

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Once You Kiss a Stranger...(1969)

    as Mike Wilson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Room 222 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Backtrack! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Texas Ranger Capt. Edward A. Parmalee (archive footage)

  • Three Guns for Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Capt. Edward A. Parmalee

  • One Life to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Kallman

  • Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 57 episodes · as Capt. Edward Parmalee

  • Town Tamer(1965)

    as Jim Akins

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Great Sioux Massacre(1965)

    as Colonel George Armstrong Custer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Time Travelers(1964)

    as Dr. Steve Connors

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Lang

  • Dead Ringer(1963)

    as Sergeant Hoag

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Martin

  • FBI Code 98(1963)

    as Inspector Leroy Gifford

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gallant Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Howard McClay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • General Electric True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Edward Parmalee · as Duke Logan

  • Black Gold(1962)

    as Frank McCandless

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Red Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Major Barnett

  • The Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Stephen Dorning

  • Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon(1961)

    as Squire

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Asphalt Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Roaring 20's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Darryl Hudson

  • Philip Marlowe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 26 episodes · as Philip Marlowe

  • Tonka(1958)

    as Captain Myles Keogh

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charles 'Brick' Garrett · as Mac Maguire

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Barron Shaw

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Simon Battle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Screaming Mimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Bill Sweeney

  • Return to Warbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Clay Hollister

  • The Shadow on the Window(1957)

    as Sgt. Tony Atlas

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 26 episodes · as Lieutenant Michael Rhodes

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as John Baylor

  • Port Afrique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rip Reardon

  • Wicked as They Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Tim O'Bannion

  • Three Stripes in the Sun(1955)

    as Col. William Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Count Three and Pray(1955)

    as Albert Loomis

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bannion

  • Mister Roberts(1955)

    as Mannion

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Long Gray Line(1955)

    as Chuck Dotson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • They Rode West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Capt. Peter Blake (as Phil Carey)

  • Pushover(1954)

    as Rick McAllister

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Outlaw Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as 'Doc' Woodrow

  • Massacre Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Lt. Richard Faraday

  • Wyoming Renegades(1955)

    as Brady Sutton (as Phil Carey)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Nebraskan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Wade Harper (as Phil Carey)

  • Calamity Jane(1953)

    as Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Gun Fury(1953)

    as Frank Slayton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Man Behind the Gun(1953)

    as Capt. Roy Giles

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    as Capt. Edward Tennick

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Anderson

  • Cattle Town(1952)

    as Ben Curran

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • This Woman Is Dangerous(1952)

    as Will Jackson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Tanks Are Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lieutenant Rawson

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Reid Wilson

  • Tomorrow Is Another Day(1951)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951)

    as Red Pardue

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.(1951)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Pacific(1951)

    as Bob Perry

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Three Husbands(1950)

    as Officer McCarthy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles from 1950 to 1992.

Biggest box office

Calamity Jane (1953)

$9.2K worldwide

Highest rated

Mister Roberts (1955)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Calamity Jane (1953)

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting88 of 88: 88 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1950s40 · acting1960s29 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Philip Carey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Monstroid (1980)

66th percentile spread · 79% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mister Roberts (1955)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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 Philip Carey's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Philip Carey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Carey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Picerni shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles