Philip Carey
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| Born |
Eugene Joseph Carey July 15, 1925 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2009 (aged 83) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
| Other names | Phil Carey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Colleen Welch (1976-2009, his death) 2 children Maureen Peppler (1949-?, divorced) 3 children |
| Children | Jeff, Linda, Lisa (w/Peppler) Sean, Shannon (w/Welch) |
Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor.
Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. Carey served in the United States Marine Corps and was wounded as part of the ship's detachment of the USS Franklin during World War II and served again in the Korean War.
One of his earliest roles was Lt. (jg) Bob Perry in John Wayne's Operation Pacific. Carey also made appearances in films such as I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951), This Woman Is Dangerous with Joan Crawford (1952), The Nebraskan (1953), Calamity Jane with Doris Day (1953), Pushover (1954), Mister Roberts (1955), The Long Gray Line (1955), Port Afrique with Pier Angeli (1956), and Monster (1979).
Carey's career started with ten characters in ten episodes of the Ford Theatre, a highly popular 1950s television series. He also narrated 31 episodes of the documentary Untamed World. He portrayed fictional detective Philip Marlowe in a 1959 ABC series of the same name, Philip Marlowe. He portrayed four different characters on as many episodes of ABC's mystery series 77 Sunset Strip starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. He was among the guest stars in the CBS anthology series, GE True, hosted by Jack Webb.
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