Philip Carey (1925-2009)

biography

Born Eugene Carey on July 15, 1925, in Hackensack, New Jersey, actor Philip Carey grew up on Long Island. After serving in the Marines during World War II, the 6'5" Carey studied drama in college before being spotted by a talent scout in summer stock. Offered a contract with Warner Bros., Carey entered films in 1951. His first film was the John Wayne war flick Operation Pacific (1951; with John Wayne). He had supporting roles in several high-profile films at the studio, including the Doris day vehicle Calamity Jane (1953), but Carey primarily starred in lower-budgeted westerns and film noir flicks. Througout the 1950s, Carey acted in a number of memorable film noir titles, including I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951; with Frank Lovejoy), This Woman Is Dangerous (1952; with Joan Crawford and David Brian), Wicked as They Come (1956; with Arlene Dahl and Herbert Marshall), The Shadow on the Window (1957; with Betty Garrett), and the cult favorite Screaming Mimi (1958; with Anita Ekberg and Gypsy Rose Lee).


In 1953, Philip Carey left Warner Bros. and signed a contract with Columbia Pictures where he was often billed as 'Phil Carey.' At the new studio, he enjoyed starring roles in a number of westerns, including The Nebraskan (1953; with Lee Van Cleef), Massacre Canyon (1954; with Audrey Totter), and Count Three and Pray (1955; with Raymond Burr and Allison Hayes). Remaining with Columbia until about 1960, Carey made an increasing number of forays into television, making guest appearances on popular dramatic anthology television programs, as well as working on two series, Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956-1957 NBC TV series) and Philip Marlowe (1959-1960 ABC TV series). however, the television work took a toll on Carey's film output, which dwindled in the 1960s. Nonetheless, he continued his long association with westerns in the TV series Laredo (1965-1967 NBC TV series; with Peter Brown and William Smith) and as a guest star on Cimarron Strip, Custer, and Daniel Boone. In films, he found roles in Dead Ringer (1964; with Bette Davis), The Time Travelers (1964; with Merry Anders), and The Seven Minutes (1971; with Yvonne De Carlo), among others.

the films of philip carey

The Man Behind the Gun (1953)

Massacre Canyon (1954)

They Rode West (1954)

Wicked as They Come (1956)

Screaming Mimi (1958)

Tonka (1958)

Black Gold (1962)

FBI Code 98 (1963)

Dead Ringer (1964)

The Time Travelers (1964)

Untamed World (1969 NBC TV Series)

Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969)

The Seven Minutes (1971)

Scream of the Wolf (1974)

One Life to Live (1968-present ABC Daytime Drama)

later years

Carey's film output came to a halt in the 1970s, although he stayed busy with television work on such series as The Blue Knight and Kolchak: The Night Stalker. His final film was the low-budget horror flick Monster (1979; with Anthony Eisley and John Carradine). Also in 1979, Carey signed on for the long-running role of Asa Buchanan on the ABC-TV daytime drama One Life to Live. He underwent treatment for lung cancer in January 2006 and left his role as Asa Buchanan on the ABC daytime series One Life to Live in April 2007, at the end of his contract. Sadly, Philip Carey passed away from lung cancer on February 6, 2009, at the age of 83. He is survived by his second wife and five children.

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The Best Of Laredo: Season One [DVD](1965) DVD
Fifteen episodes from the first season--including "Rendezvous at Arillo," "Yahoo," "Three's Company," "The Calico," and "A Medal for Reese"--are featured in a three-disc set. 12 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Best Of Laredo: Season One, Part 2 [DVD](1965) DVD
Fifteen episodes from the first season--including "Above the Law," "Meanwhile, Back at the Reservation," "The Treasure of San Diablo," "Miracle at Massacre Mission," and "A Taste of Money"--are featured in a three-disc set. 12 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. **15 episodes on 3 discs. 12 1/3 hrs.**
Best Of Laredo: Season Two, Part 1 [DVD](1966) DVD
Thirteen episodes from the second season are featured in a three-disc set. 10 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **13 episodes on 3 discs. 10 1/2 hrs.**
Best Of Laredo: Season Two, Part 2 [DVD](1966) DVD
Thirteen episodes from the second season are featured in a three-disc set. 10 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. **13 episodes on 3 discs. 10 3/4 hrs.**
Laredo: The Complete Series [DVD] DVD
56 episodes on 12 discs. 45 1/3 hrs.
All In The Family: The Complete First Season [DVD](1971) DVD
All 13 episodes from the series' debut season--including "Meet the Bunkers," "Archie Gives Blood," "Judging Books by Covers," "Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood" and "Archie Is Worried About His Job"--are featured in a three-disc set. 4 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; Subtitles: Subtitles: English, Spanish. **13 episodes on 3 discs. 4 3/4 hrs.**
I Was A Communist For The F.B.I. [DVD](1951) DVD
Inspired by actual events, this engaging drama centers on Matt Cvetic (Frank Lovejoy), a Pittsburgh steel worker who was tapped by the Feds to go undercover in the Communist party in the early 1940s. With only his superiors knowing the truth, Cvetic's patriotism came at the cost of his friends and family who turned their backs on him, believing he'd really embraced communism. With Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Operation Pacific [DVD](1951) DVD
World War II drama stars John Wayne as a Navy man caught up in romantic problems with his former wife, nurse Patricia Neal, while trying to take over command of a submarine after captain Ward Bond is hurt. Philip Carey, Scott Forbes co-star. 111 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Bahasa, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Thai; theatrical trailer.
Gary Cooper: The Signature Collection [DVD] DVD
Former Confederate officer Gary Cooper poses as a U.S. marshal to bring down some outlaw brothers in the rough-and-tumble Texas town of "Dallas" (1950). Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran co-star. Coop is a disgraced Union officer who joins up with a band of horse rustlers working for the Confederacy, but whose side is he really on, in "Springfield Rifle" (1952). With Phyllis Thaxter, Philip Carey, Lon Chaney, Jr. Charlton Heston co-stars with Cooper in "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" (1959), the story of a ship salvager who helps the lone remaining crew member of a grounded boat who is accused of destroying the vessel. This five-disc set also includes "Sergeant York" and "The Fountainhead." 9 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
This Woman Is Dangerous [DVD](1952) DVD
And when that's said about Joan Crawford, you'd better pay attention! Especially when Crawford's playing a hardened mobster who's about to go blind, seeking the saving touch of an expert eye surgeon (Dennis Morgan) who may--or may not--be able to convince her all is not lost. David Brian, Richard Webb co-star. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Cattle Town [DVD](1952) DVD
Following the Civil War, the cash-strapped state of Texas sells land to wealthy Northerner Ray Teal. When some Texan ranchers protest the deal and begin squatting, peacemaker Dennis Morgan is sent in to handle the conflict--falling in love with Teal's daughter along the way. Tune-filled sagebrush tale co-stars Philip Carey, Amanda Blake, and Merv Griffin; songs include "Underneath a Western Sky," "The Cowboy." 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Gun Fury [DVD](1953) DVD
Fine Raoul Walsh western thriller stars Rock Hudson as a Civil War vet who obsessively searches the Arizona wilderness when fiancee Donna Reed is abducted by a crazed outlaw. Philip Carey, Lee Marvin also star. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Japanese.
Calamity Jane [DVD](1953) DVD
Doris Day shines as the Old West's sassy female sharpshooter in a rip-roarin' musical comedy about her travels to Chicago to bring back a famed opera singer to save her town's dance hall, but winds up returning with her maid. Also stars Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey and Dick Wesson. Songs include the Oscar-winning "Secret Love," and more. 101 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English, French; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish; newsreel footage; theatrical trailer.
The Doris Day Collection [DVD] DVD
Eight-disc set includes "Young Man with a Horn," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Calamity Jane," "Love Me or Leave Me," "The Pajama Game," "Please Don't Eat the Daisies," "Billy Rose's Jumbo," and "The Glass Bottom Boat."
The Man Behind The Gun (1953)/Thunder Over The Plains (1953)/Riding Shotgun [DVD](1954) DVD
First, in "The Man Behind the Gun," Randolph Scott portrays an undercover Army officer in 1850s Los Angeles who competes with a hotheaded fellow military man for the affections of a beautiful schoolteacher while investigating a separatist plot. With Patrice Wymore, Dick Wesson. Next, "Thunder Over the Plains" has Scott starring as an Army captain whose loyalties are divided when he tries to prove a man's innocence. Lex Barker, Phyllis Kirk, Charles McGraw co-star. Then, "Riding Shotgun" features the sagebrush icon dealing with vigilantes who think that he is a stagecoach robber. With Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon, Joe Sawyer. Soundtrack: English.
Henry Fonda: The Signature Collection [DVD] DVD
Four-disc set includes "Mister Roberts," "The Wrong Man," "Advise and Consent," and "Battle of the Bulge."
Mister Roberts [DVD](1955) DVD
Henry Fonda re-created his Broadway stage role in this classic comedy/drama about the dehumanizing aspects of war. On board a WWII supply ship in the Pacific, cargo officer Fonda longs for combat duty, but in the meantime serves as a buffer between the men and tyrannical captain James Cagney. With William Powell as the ship's doctor and Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver. 122 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary by Lemmon; "Toast of the Town" excerpt; documentary excerpt; theatrical trailers.
The Long Gray Line [DVD](1955) DVD
John Ford helmed this moving true-life story that plays like a West Point-flavored "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." Tyrone Power stars as Marty Maher, an Irish immigrant who comes to the Point as a kitchen worker and becomes an athletic director and father figure to 50 years of cadets. Maureen O'Hara plays Power's wife; with Ward Bond, Donald Crisp, Robert Francis. 137 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; theatrical trailer.
Dead Ringer [DVD](1964) DVD
In this psychological thriller, Bette Davis plays twin sisters involved in a complex web of deceit, suspense and blackmail. The story concerns one sister's love for her now-deceased brother-in-law and what occurs after she discovers the truth behind his death. Karl Malden, Peter Lawford, and Philip Carey co-star; directed by Paul Henreid. 115 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; interview; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Rebel Rousers [DVD](1970) DVD
Filmed in 1967 and not released until three years later, after the success of "Easy Rider," this revved-up motorcycle drama stars Bruce Dern and Jack Nicholson as bikers whose feud with architect Cameron Mitchell leads to a race. The prize: Mitchell's girlfriend! With Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton. 77 min.
It Came From The Lake [DVD](1979) DVD
A hideous creature from the jungles of South America stalks innocent people. Well, what else is there for a hideous creature to do? It's the government's fault, after all, with the pollution made by an American cement company responsible for the creation of the (strangely rubbery-looking) beastie. This diabolical shocker stars Jim Mitchum, Anthony Eisley, Cesar Romero, and John Carradine. AKA: "Monster," "Monstroid," "The Toxic Horror." 81 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Blue Sunshine (1976)/Monstroid [DVD](1979) DVD
First, in "Blue Sunshine," a group of former Stanford University students begin losing their hair and committing murderous rampages thanks to some bad LSD they took a decade before. Can they be stopped? Zalman King, Deborah Winters, Mark Goddard star. Then, in "Monstroid," a hideous creature from the jungles of South America stalks innocent people. When a corrupt chemical company responsible for creating the beastie sends out a specialist to destroy it, plenty of crazy carnage ensues. James Mitchum, John Carradine, Tony Eisley star. AKA: "Monster." 174 min. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

filmography

FILM
Monster (1979) with James Mitchum, John Carradine, and Anthony Eisley
Fighting Mad (1976) with Peter Fonda, Noble Willingham, and Scott Glenn
Crackle of Death (1976) with Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, David Doyle, Madlyn Rhue, and William Smith
Scream of the Wolf (1974) with Peter Graves, Clint Walker, Jo Ann Pflug, and Don Megowan
Shadow of Fear (1973) with Claude Akins, Anjanette Comer, Jason Evers, and Tom Selleck
The Seven Minutes (1971) with Jay C. Flippen, Edy Williams, Yvonne De Carlo, Lyle Bettger, Ron Randell, Charles Drake, John Carradine, Tom Selleck, Alexander D'Arcy, David Brian, and Berry Kroeger; directed by Russ Meyers
The Rebel Rousers (1970) with Cameron Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Jack Nicholson, and Harry Dean Stanton
Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969) with Paul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer, Peter Lind Hayes, Stephen McNally, Whit Bissell, Elaine Devry, and Ann Doran
Three Guns for Texas (1968) with Neville Brand, Peter Brown, William Smith, Martin Milner, Albert Salmi, Michael Conrad, and Dub Taylor
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) with Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Julie Sommars, Nancy Kovack, Michael Pate, Stacy Harris, and Iron Eyes Cody
Town Tamer (1965) with Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger, Richard Arlen, Sonny Tufts, Coleen Gray, DeForest Kelley, Jeanne Cagney, and Don 'Red' Barry
The Time Travelers (1964) with Preston Foster, Merry Anders, John Hoyt, Dennis Patrick, Joan Woodbury, and Berry Kroeger
Dead Ringer (1964) with Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford, Jean Hagen, George Macready, and Estelle Winwood
FBI Code 98 (1963) with Jack Kelly, Ray Danton, Andrew Duggan, William Reynolds, Peggy McCay, Merry Anders, and Jack Cassidy
Black Gold (1962) with Diane McBain, James Best, Fay Spain, Claude Akins, Dub Taylor, and Iron Eyes Cody
The Trunk (1960) with Julia Arnall and Dermot Walsh
Tonka (1958) with Sal Mineo, Jerome Courtland, Rafael Campos, Herbert Rudley, Gregg Martell, and Slim Pickens
Screaming Mimi (1958) with Anita Ekberg, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Harry Townes
Return to Warbow (1958) with Catherine McLeod, Andrew Duggan, and Jay Silverheels
The Shadow on the Window (1957) with Betty Garrett, John Drew Barrymore, and Jerry Mathers
Port Afrique (1956) with Pier Angeli, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, and Dennis Price
Wicked as They Come (1956) with Arlene Dahl and Herbert Marshall
Three Stripes in the Sun (1955) with Aldo Ray, Dick York, and Chuck Connors
Count Three and Pray (1955) with Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward, Raymond Burr, Allison Hayes, Myron Healey, and Nancy Kulp
Mister Roberts (1955) with Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmonm, Betsy Palmer, Ward Bond, Nick Adams, Ken Curtis, Patrick Wayne, Frank Aletter, and Tige Andrews
The Long Gray Line (1955) with Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp, Ward Bond, Betsy Palmer, Patrick Wayne, Sean McClory, Peter Graves, and Milburn Stone
Pushover (1954) with Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malone, and E.G. Marshall
The Outlaw Stallion (1954) with Dorothy Patrick, Billy Gray, and Morris Ankrum
Massacre Canyon (1954) with Audrey Totter, Douglas Kennedy, Jeff Donnell, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, and Mel Welles
They Rode West (1954) with Robert Francis, Donna Reed, May Wynn, Onslow Stevens, Peggy Converse, Roy Roberts, and Jack Kelly
Wyoming Renegades (1954) with Gene Evans, Martha Hyer, Douglas Kennedy, Roy Roberts, Don Beddoe, Aaron Spelling, and Mel Welles
The Nebraskan (1953) with Wallace Ford, Lee Van Cleef, Regis Toomey, Jay Silverheels, and Dennis Weaver
Calamity Jane (1953) with Doris Day and Howard Keel
Gun Fury (1953) with Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Leo Gordon, Lee Marvin, and Neville Brand
The Man Behind the Gun (1953) with Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Dick Wesson, Roy Roberts, Morris Ankrum, and Alan Hale Jr.
Springfield Rifle (1952) with Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney Jr., Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Alan Hale Jr., and Martin Milner
Cattle Town (1952) with Dennis Morgan, Amanda Blake, Rita Moreno, Paul Picerni, George O'Hanlon, Sheb Wooley, and Merv Griffin
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) with Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, and David Brian
The Tanks Are Coming (1951) with Steve Cochran, Paul Picerni, George O'Hanlon, and John McIntire
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) with Steve Cochran, David Brian, Ted de Corsia, Paul Picerni, and William Campbell
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) with Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, and Paul Picerni
Operation Pacific (1951) with John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Paul Picerni, William Campbell, and Martin Milner

TELEVISION SERIES
One Life to Live, 1968-present ABC daytime drama. Carey portrayed Asa Buchanan from 1979 to 2007
Bright Promise, 1969-1972 NBC daytime drama. Carey portrayed Bob Corcoran during the final season. Also in the cast were Dana Andrews, Coleen Gray, and Anthony Eisley
Untamed World, 1969-1975 NBC and later syndicated TV series. Carey served as host duing the show's initial run on NBC
Laredo, 1965-1967 NBC TV series. Carey portrayed Capt. Edward Parmalee. Also in the cast were William Smith, Peter Brown, Neville Brand, and Claude Akins
Philip Marlowe, 1959-1960 ABC TV series. Carey portrayed the title character
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers, 1956-1957 NBC TV series. Carey portrayed Lieutenant Michael Rhodes