Timothy Carey

Actor

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Also Known As

Timothy William Carey, Timothy Agoglia Carey

Birth Place

New York, USA

Born

March 11, 1929

Died

May 11, 1994

Cause of Death

Stroke

Biography

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One of the most eccentric characters to ever wind up in Hollywood, tough guy actor Timothy Carey rarely had more than bit roles, yet over the course of his career, he crossed paths with an astonishing number of iconic artistic figures. At 6'4," Carey was cast for his imposing presence, and in uncredited early roles, he roughed up both Marlon Brando and James Dean. Two of his most substan...

Filmography

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The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

Echo Park (1986)

D.C. Cab (1983)

Fast-Walking (1982)

Nightside (1980)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Director's Cut) (1978)

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Fast-Walking (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Buying You Out

East Of Eden (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Is There Anything Nice About Her At All?

Biography

One of the most eccentric characters to ever wind up in Hollywood, tough guy actor Timothy Carey rarely had more than bit roles, yet over the course of his career, he crossed paths with an astonishing number of iconic artistic figures. At 6'4," Carey was cast for his imposing presence, and in uncredited early roles, he roughed up both Marlon Brando and James Dean. Two of his most substantial roles came in the early works of Stanley Kubrick, playing a man who shoots a race horse in Kubrick's 1956 heist drama, "The Killing," and playing a soldier unfairly singled out for execution in Kubrick's '57 anti-war film, "Paths of Glory." He cavorted with Frankie and Annette in two of the '60s "Beach Party" sequels and also appeared in The Monkees' big screen vehicle, "Head." Carey appeared in Elvis Presley's last film as an actor, '69's "Change of Habit." Carey's likeness was amongst the faces gracing the cover artwork of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP, but George Harrison stood in front of his image in the final shot. In the '70s, Carey's most substantial work was in two films by independent director John Cassavetes: '71's "Minnie and Moskowitz" and '76's "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie." Carey died of a stroke in '94, leaving behind only one starring role: as the rocker-turned-preacher in his self-directed '62 satire, "The World's Greatest Sinner," featuring a soundtrack by fellow iconoclast Frank Zappa.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

Cast (Feature Film)

Echo Park (1986)

D.C. Cab (1983)

Fast-Walking (1982)

Nightside (1980)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Director's Cut) (1978)

Speedtrap (1977)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Chesty Anderson - U.S. Navy (1975)

The Outfit (1974)

The Bait (1973)

Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)

What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)

Lord High 'n Low

Waterhole #3 (1967)

A Time for Killing (1967)

Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

South Dakota Slim

Rio Conchos (1964)

Bikini Beach (1964)

South Dakota Slim

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

Clarence Hilliard

The Mermaids of Tiburon (1962)

Convicts 4 (1962)

The Second Time Around (1961)

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

The Boy and the Pirates (1960)

Unwed Mother (1958)

Revolt in the Big House (1958)

Editor "Bugsy" Kyle

Paths of Glory (1958)

House of Numbers (1957)

Chain of Evidence (1957)

Rumble on the Docks (1956)

Francis in the Haunted House (1956)

Naked Gun (1956)

The Killing (1956)

Francis in the Navy (1955)

Auctioneer's helper

Finger Man (1955)

East of Eden (1955)

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

The Wild One (1954)

Crime Wave (1954)

Alaska Seas (1954)

White Witch Doctor (1953)

Hellgate (1952)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)

Writer (Feature Film)

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

Producer (Feature Film)

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

Production Companies (Feature Film)

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (1981)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Head - Stills

Here are a number of stills from Head (1968), directed by Bob Rafelson and starring The Monkees (Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork).

The World's Greatest Sinner - Movie Poster

Here is a non-standard recent poster created to publicize The World's Greatest Sinner (1962), the cult film written and directed by the film's star, Timothy Carey. The film has received only sporadic distribution since its completion.

The World's Greatest Sinner - Distribution Flyer

Here is a recent flyer created to publicize The World's Greatest Sinner (1962), the cult film written and directed by the film's star, Timothy Carey. The film has received only sporadic distribution since its completion.

Videos

Fast-Walking (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Buying You Out Any encounter between these two notorious characters off camera might have been equally interesting, asTim McIntire as Montana inmate Wasco informs Timothy Carey, in his only scene, as Bullet, that he’s taking over his prison black market operations, in writer-director James B. Harris’ Fast-Walking, 1982, starring James Woods.

East Of Eden (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Is There Anything Nice About Her At All? Anxious Cal (James Dean) charms hired-girl Anne (Lois Smith) into showing him to the office of Kate (Jo Van Fleet), who runs the brothel and also, the audience has surmised, is his long-lost mother, in Northern California, 1917, Elia Kazan directing, from John Steinbeck’s novel, East Of Eden,1955.

Killing, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Shooting Horses Out Of Season Director Stanley Kubrick introduces the notorious character actor and occasional filmmaker Timothy Carey (who would co-star in Kubrick’s Paths Of Glory, 1962) as gunman Nikki, interviewed by Sterling Hayden as ex-con Johnny, setting up the racetrack robbery in The Killing, 1956.

Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) See That Cockroach? Boulanger (Bert Freed) briefs the firing squad, then Ferol, Arnaud and Paris (Timothy Carey, Joseph Turkel, Ralph Meeker), scheduled for execution as examples for comrades who failed to launch a suicidal attack, receive a meal, in Stanley Kubrick’s First World War drama Paths Of Glory, 1958.

Rumble On The Docks (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Money With Blood On It Exposition here, as Brooklyn gangster Brindo (Michael Granger), with goon Mangus (Timothy Carey), visits Smigelski (Edgar Barrier), the disabled printer father of budding hoodlum Jimmy (James Darren) who, along with his mom (Celia Lovsky), can't relate to the old man, in producer Sam Katzman's Rumble On The Docks, 1956.

Paths of Glory - (Original Trailer) During World War I, a military lawyer (Kirk Douglas) must participate in a show trial against his own troops in Stanley Kubrick's Paths Of Glory (1957).

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