Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Actor (1921 - 2012)
17
Movies
80.6%
Avg ThumbScore
Western
Top Genre

Audiences rate Harry Carey Jr.’s films higher than 94% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

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Frequent Collaborators

Richard Dysart (2)John Wayne (2)Robert Mitchum (2)Michael J. Fox (1)Christopher Lloyd (1)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for Harry Carey, Jr. (80.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 17 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Harry's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series. The son of actors Harry Carey Sr. and Olive Carey, he attempted a singing career before beginning his acting career in the John Ford Stock Company. Director John Ford became a close friend and collaborator. Carey appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Searchers (1956), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), some also featuring appearances by his parents.

He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River (1948), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959 - scenes cut). He also frequently co-starred with actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson, acting together in nine films each. Between 1955 -1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1960s, Carey appeared on such western series as Have Gun - Will Travel and The Legend of Jesse James. Later film roles include George Arthur in The Long Riders (1980), Mr. Anderson in Gremlins (1984), aging biker Red in Mask (1985), Joshua Brackett in The Whales of August (1987), saloon old-timer Zeke in Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Marshal Fred White in Tombstone (1993).

Born 1921-05-16 in Saugus, Santa Clarita, California, USA. Died 2012-12-27.

On ThumbScore, Harry Carey, Harry Carey, Jr. appears in 17 films with an average audience score of 80.6%, most frequently in the Western genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Harry Carey Jr. movie, ranked by audience score

Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III
1990
👍 93%
Mask
Mask
1985
👍 91%
Trinity Is Still My Name
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971
👍 87%
Rio Grande
Rio Grande
1950
👍 84%
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
👍 84%
3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers
1948
👍 82%
Crossroads
Crossroads
1986
👍 81%
Wagon Master
Wagon Master
1950
👍 81%
Man of the East
Man of the East
1972
👍 81%
Pursued
Pursued
1947
👍 78%
Big Jake
Big Jake
1971
👍 78%
The Searchers
The Searchers
1956
👍 77%
The Long Riders
The Long Riders
1980
👍 77%
Red River
Red River
1948
👍 76%
Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together
1961
👍 76%
The Way West
The Way West
1967
👍 74%
Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000
1987
👍 70%