Timothy Carey
| Timothy Carey | |
|---|---|
Timothy Carey (left) and Emile Meyer in Paths of Glory
|
|
| Born |
Timothy Agoglia Carey March 11, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | May 11, 1994 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1951–1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Carey (6 children) |
| Website | absolutefilms |
Timothy Agoglia Carey (March 11, 1929 – May 11, 1994) was an American film and television character actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Carey was best known for portraying manic or violent characters who are driven to extremes.
One of Carey's most recognized early roles was in the Stanley Kubrick film The Killing (1956), in which he portrayed a gunman hired to shoot a racehorse as a diversion from a racetrack robbery-in-progress. Because of the impression Carey made in this small part, Kubrick cast him in the World War I drama Paths of Glory (1957), as one of three soldiers accused of cowardice. During the filming of Paths of Glory, Carey was reportedly disruptive and tried to draw more attention to his character during the filming. Due to this behavior, a scene in which Carey and the other actors were served a duck dinner as a final meal before execution required 57 takes to complete. Carey then faked his own kidnapping to reap personal publicity, which prompted Kubrick and producer James B. Harris to fire him. As a result of this incident, the film does not depict the three condemned soldiers during the battle scene, and a double was used during a scene in which a priest hears Carey's character's confession. The scene was filmed with the double's back to the camera.
The 1957 film Bayou (retitled Poor White Trash) featured one of Carey's few leading roles, as a Cajun shopkeeper named Ulysses.
He had roles in East of Eden, The Wild One, One-Eyed Jacks,The Boy and the Pirates, Beach Blanket Bingo. and in the John Cassavetes-directed films Minnie and Moskowitz and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. He played a minor role as the Angel of Death in the comedy film D.C. Cab, and appeared in the Monkees vehicle Head. His final appearance was in the 1986 movie Echo Park. Carey also did a select amount of acting on TV from the 1950s through the 1980s.
...
Wikipedia