The first was Red River, which featured both Carey and his father in separate scenes, followed by Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo.

[citation needed] Between 1955 and 1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club.

[8] A DVD version of The Adventures of Spin & Marty was released in December 2005 as part of the Walt Disney Treasures series.

[citation needed] On April 29, 1962, Carey was cast as Mitch Evers in the episode "Cort" of the ABC-WB Western series, Lawman, with John Russell and Peter Brown.

In the story line, Cort Evers (Kevin Hagen), who is much younger than he appears, seeks revenge against his brother Mitch, whom he mistakenly blames for betraying six Union Army prisoners from their hometown during the American Civil War.

[citation needed] 1972 saw Carey in a mostly comedic role as the character "Holy Joe" in the Terence Hill Spaghetti Western Man of the East.

In 1980, Carey portrayed George Arthur in the movie The Long Riders, a film about the exploits of Jesse James.In 1984, he played Mr. Anderson in Gremlins.

[10] In 1987, Carey was a featured actor in the film, The Whales of August, with Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, and Ann Sothern.

In this film, Carey portrayed a good-natured and noisy handyman and delivered his lines in a perfect Maine accent.

[citation needed] In 1990, Carey appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III in the saloon scene set in 1885.

[12] Carey attempted to produce a feature film called Comanche Stallion, a project which John Ford had considered making in the early 1960s, based on the 1958 book by Tom Millstead.

[15] Survivors included his wife, the former actress Marilyn Frances Fix Carey (died 25 April 2017); a son, Thomas; two daughters, Melinda and Patricia; and three grandchildren.