Harry Carey Jr.

If you love classic Westerns, Harry Carey Jr. is woven into the fabric of the genre, even if his name never headlined a marquee. As a fixture of John Ford's troupe, that freckle-faced, easygoing presence turns up again and again in the films that defined the form, from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon to The Searchers. He carried genuine Hollywood lineage as the son of a silent-era star, and his memoir Company of Heroes is a wonderful insider's account of Ford's set. He's the embodiment of the great character man, the connective tissue that makes those big stories feel lived-in and real.

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Harry Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor, the son of silent-film star Harry Carey. He is best remembered as a member of director John Ford's stock company, appearing in classic Westerns such as 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Wagon Master and The Searchers. With his trademark red hair and freckles he became a familiar supporting presence in Westerns across film and television for decades.

Name (English)

Harry Carey Jr.

Name (Japanese)

ハリー・ケリー・ジュニア

Reading

はりー・けりー・じゅにあ

Born

May 16, 1921 – December 27, 2012

Origin

Santa Clarita, California, United States

Occupation

Actor / Television actor / Film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Good Conduct Medal
• American Campaign Medal
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal

• Official sitehttp://www.harrycareyjr.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Carey%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397312

Tags

• Born in California
• Actor
• Television actor
• Film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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