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Home/People/Denis Carey
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Born
Aug 2, 1909Died: Sep 28, 1986
Lived 77 years
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

14
Movies
10
TV Shows
1
Directed
IMDb Profile

Denis Carey

Acting

Biography
Denis Carey (3 August 1909 – 28 September 1986) was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles, although his biggest box office success was the revue Salad Days, which ran for 2,283 performances in the 1954–55 London season. He was married to actress Yvonne Coulette. Some of Carey's notable appearances include Dennis Potter's 1968 television series A Beast With Two Backs, Elizabeth R, I, Claudius and The Barchester Chronicles. Carey appeared three times in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, including Professor Chronotis in the incomplete serial Shada, as the eponymous Keeper in The Keeper of Traken, and as the fake old man Borad in Timelash. Carey was born in London, the son of May (née Wilkinson) and William Denis Carey. He was married to actress Yvonne Coulette. He died in London.
Doctor Who: Shada poster

Doctor Who: Shada

as Professor Chronotis (archive footage)
2017
Doctor Who and the Shada Man poster

Doctor Who and the Shada Man

as Chronotis
2013
Doctor Who: Shada poster

Doctor Who: Shada

as Professor Chronotis
1992
Lamb poster

Lamb

as Mr. Lamb
1986
Hard Travelling poster

Hard Travelling

as Wally
1986
Doctor Who: Timelash poster

Doctor Who: Timelash

as Old Man
1985
Atlantis poster

Atlantis

as Ted
1983
Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken poster

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

as The Keeper
1981
The Day of the Jackal poster

The Day of the Jackal

as Casson
1973
Edna: The Inebriate Woman poster

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

as Doctor, at The Spike
1971
A Beast with Two Backs poster

A Beast with Two Backs

as Ebenezer
1968
The Siege of Manchester poster

The Siege of Manchester

as Sir John Mounson
1965
Late Summer poster

Late Summer

as Mr. Dinsdale
1963
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance poster

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

as Pte. Attercliffe
1961