Recent Obituaries, Classic Films Only

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29. Harry Carey, Jr.

The son of veteran character actor Harry Carey he joined the John Ford/John Wayne stock company (after his service in the Navy during WWII) in the film "Red River" (1948). This was followed by fine performances in "3 Godfathers" (1948) and "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (1949).

He worked steadily in Hollywood; he played the young West Point cadet Dwight Eisenhower in Ford's "The Long Gray Line" (1955), and became himself a veteran character actor in films and TV.

Carey died at age 91. RIP