TIMOTHY CAREY
March 11, 1929 – May 11, 1994 (age 65)
Cause of Death: Stroke
Currently working my way through director Stanley Kubrick’s body of work, one face resonated with me as the unsung hero of his day. In both the films he did for Kubrick, “The Killing” (1956) and “Paths Of Glory” (1957), his scene-stealing characters are highlights of the film and instantly make you wonder, who was this guy and why hadn’t I ever heard of him? Reading about some of the behind-the-scenes antics on “Paths Of Glory” involving exhaustive takes and an alleged fake kidnapping could explain why he may not have been the star he should have been, but those two performances alone make him someone I will always remember. Apart from Kubrick’s two films, Carey would land roles in “East Of Eden” (1955), “One-Eyed Jacks” (1961), and even auditioned for a role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs,” to which Tarantino dedicated the film to him, among others. Although he passed in 1994, twenty-four years later I’m seeing his work for the first time and cannot overstate how much I appreciate his performances in those films, proving that although he has been missed, his legacy does live on forever.
TIMOTHY CAREY’S FILMOGRAPHY
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole | Construction Worker (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | Baptiste DuNord (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Hellgate |
Wyand (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Crockett Pace (uncredited) |
| 1953 | White Witch Doctor | Jarrett |
| 1953 | Crime Wave |
Johnny Haslett (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Wild One |
Chino’s Boy #1 (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Alaska Seas | Wycoff |
| 1955 | East Of Eden |
Joe (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Finger Man |
Lou Terpe |
| 1955 | Francis In The Navy |
Auctioneer’s Helper (uncredited) |
| 1955 | I’ll Cry Tomorrow |
Derelict (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Killing |
Nikki Arcane |
| 1956 | Francis in the Haunted House | Hugo |
| 1956 | The Last Wagon |
Cole Harper (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Flight to Hong Kong | Lagarto |
| 1956 | Naked Gun |
Hartman |
| 1956 | Rumble on the Docks | Frank Mangus |
| 1957 | Chain of Evidence | Carl Fowler |
| 1957 | Bayou |
Ulysses |
| 1957 | House of Numbers | Frenchy – Arnie’s Cell Mate (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Paths Of Glory |
Pvt. Maurice Ferol |
| 1958 | Unwed Mother | Doctor |
| 1958 | Revolt in the Big House | Ed ‘Bugsy’ Kyle |
| 1959 | The Gunfight at Dodge City | Forbes, Regan’s Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Boy and the Pirates | Morgan |
| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Howard Tetley |
| 1961 | The Second Time Around | Bonner |
| 1962 | The World’s Greatest Sinner | Clarence Hilliard (also Director) |
| 1962 | Mermaids of Tiburon | Milo Sangster |
| 1962 | Convicts 4 |
Nick |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment |
Hulking Patient (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach |
South Dakota Slim |
| 1964 | Rio Conchos | Chico (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Beach Blanket Bingo | South Dakota Slim |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Deputy Clem (uncredited) |
| 1967 | A Time for Killing | Billy Cat |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3 | Hilb |
| 1968 | Head | Lord High ‘n Low |
| 1969 | Change Of Habit |
Ajax Market Manager (uncredited) |
| 1971 | What’s the Matter with Helen? | The Tramp |
| 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitz | Morgan Morgan |
| 1972 | Get To Know Your Rabbit |
Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Tarzana (short) | Old War Buddy Benny |
| 1973 | The Outfit | Jake Menner |
| 1975 | Peeper | Sid |
| 1976 | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Flo |
| 1976 | Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy | Vincent |
| 1977 | Speedtrap | Loomis |
| 1979 | Hard Knocks | n/a |
| 1979 | Tweet’s Ladies of Pasadena | Tweet Twig (also Director) |
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Bullet |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab |
Angel Of Death |
| 1985 | Echo Park | Vinnie |
| 1990 | The Devil’s Gas (short) | Professor Petro |
TIMOTHY CAREY’S TELEVISION APPEARANCES
| 1952 | Chevron Theatre | *unconfirmed* | Episode: “The Survey Man” |
| 1952 | Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder |
*unconfirmed* | Episode: “The Last Act” |
| 1952 | Racket Squad | Frankie | Episode: “The Long Shot” |
| 1952-1953 | Cowboy G-Men | *Multiple* | 6 Episodes |
| 1953 | Death Valley Days | Johnny | Episode: “Cynthy’s Dream Dress” |
| 1954 | Hopalong Cassidy | Dan Warner | Episode: “Grubstake” |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise | Stark | Episode: “The Great Train Robbery” |
| 1958 | Alcoa Theatre | Jonas | Episode: “The Town Budget” |
| 1958-1966 | Gunsmoke | Charles ‘Buster’ Rilla / Tiller Evans | 2 Episodes |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Loxie | Episode: “Ain’t We Got Fun” |
| 1965 | Profiles in Courage | Hartwick | Episode: “Andrew Johnson” |
| 1965 | Rawhide | Ed Walker / Carl Hatcher | 2 Episodes |
| 1966 | The Big Valley | Preacher Clegg | Episode: “Teacher Of Outlaws” |
| 1967 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Stefan | Episode: “The Deadly Quest Affair” |
| 1968 | Cowboy in Africa | Mike O’Neill | Episode: “The Red Hand of Michael O’Neill” |
| 1968 | Cimarron Strip | Lobo | Episode: “Big Jessie” |
| 1968 | The Outsider | Max | Episode: “For Members Only” |
| 1968-1970 | Daniel Boone | Wibberly / Lute Purdy | 2 Episodes |
| 1968-1970 | The Name Of The Game |
Desert Rat / Jules Forel | 2 Episodes |
| 1969 | Mannix | Moose Rasmussen | Episode: “Odds Against Donald Jordan” |
| 1969 | The Virginian | Zach Ontro | Episode: “Home to Methuselah” |
| 1970 | It Takes a Thief | Art | Episode: “Fortune City” |
| 1971-1976 | Columbo | Bert / Tony | 3 Episodes |
| 1972 | McCloud | Apartment Manager | Episode: “Fifth Man in a String Quartet” |
| 1973 | The Bait | Big Mike | Television movie |
| 1974 | Toma | Lenahan | Episode: “A Funeral for Max Berlin” |
| 1975 | Kung Fu | Bix Courtney | Episode: “Ambush” |
| 1975-1978 | Baretta | *Multiple* | 4 Episodes |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | Jay Bonner | Episode: “The Adventure of Caesar’s Last Sleep” |
| 1977 | Starsky and Hutch | Danny | Episode: “The Velvet Jungle” |
| 1977 | Charlie’s Angels |
Arabian Group Leader / Burt | 2 Episodes |
| 1978 | Fiore | Fiore Reid (also Director) | Television movie |
| 1979 | Supertrain | Anderson | Episode: “Superstar” |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Solkin | Episode: “Kidnap” |
| 1980 | Nightside | Slowboy | Television movie |
| 1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Obituary Bob | Episode: “The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street” |
| 1981 | East Of Eden | Preacher | Television mini-series |
| 1981-1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Blanchard / Cameron | 2 Episodes |
| 1983 | Likely Stories, Vol. 2 | Gynecologist | Television movie |
| 1984 | The New Mike Hammer | Kenny the Knife | 2 Episodes |
| 1986 | Airwolf | Paul McClelland, the Cat Man | Episode: “Tracks” |
