Person
Macdonald Carey
Born 15 March 1913 Died 21 March 1994, aged 81 Sioux City, Iowa, USA TMDB ↗
Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast member.
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28age in their first credit on record (1942)
50years on screen and counting
9credits in 1963, their busiest year
114dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 79 A Message from Holly
1992
Age: 74 It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
1987as Judge Watson
Age: 70 Access Code
1984as Senator Williams
Age: 67 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980as Walton Grumby
Age: 66 American Gigolo
1980as Hollywood Actor
Age: 66 Stranger in Our House
1979as Professor Jarvis
Age: 64 End of the World
1977as John Davis
Age: 64 Foes
1977as McCarey
Age: 61 Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975as Capt. Jack Donahoe
Age: 60 Ordeal
1973as Eliot Frost
Age: 58 Gidget Gets Married
1972as Russ Lawrence
Age: 52 Lassie, the Voyager
1966as Jebediah Wakefield
Age: 50 Tammy and the Doctor
1963as Dr. Wayne Bentley
Age: 49 The Damned
1962as Simon Wells
Age: 49 The Devil's Agent
1962as Mr. Smith
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Age: 48 Stranglehold
1962as Bill Morrison
Age: 46 Blue Denim
1959as Maj. Malcolm Bartley, Ret.
Age: 46 John Paul Jones
1959as Patrick Henry
Age: 46 The Redeemer
1959as Jesus Christ (voice)
Age: 45 Man or Gun
1958as 'Maybe' Smith / Scott Yancey
Age: 45 Natchez
1958as Alexander Lamar
Age: 43 Odongo
1956as Steve Stratton
Age: 43 Apples on the Lilac Tree
1956as William Tyler
Age: 43 Stranger at My Door
1956as Hollis Jarret
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Age: 42 Cry Justice
1956as Gil Foster
Age: 42 The Miracle on 34th Street
1955as Fred Gaily
Age: 41 Malaga
1954as Van Logan
Age: 40 It's Everybody's Business
1954as Narrator (voice)
Age: 40 Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953as Bus Crow
Age: 40 Count the Hours!
1953as Doug Madison
Age: 39 My Wife's Best Friend
1952as George Mason
Age: 38 Cave of Outlaws
1951as Pete Carver
Age: 38 Let's Make It Legal
1951as Hugh Halsworth
Age: 38 Meet Me After the Show
1951as Jeff Ames
Age: 38 Excuse My Dust
1951as Cyrus Random, Jr.
Age: 37 The Great Missouri Raid
1951as Jesse James
Age: 37 Mystery Submarine
1950as Brett Young
Age: 37 Copper Canyon
1950as Deputy Lane Travis
Age: 37 South Sea Sinner
1950as Jake 'Smitty' Davis
Age: 37 The Lawless
1950as Larry Wilder
Age: 37 Comanche Territory
1950as James Bowie
Age: 36 Song of Surrender
1949as Bruce Eldridge
Age: 36 The Great Gatsby
1949as Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway
Age: 36 Streets of Laredo
1949as Lorn Reming
Age: 36 Bride of Vengeance
1949as Cesare Borgia
Age: 35 Dream Girl
1948as Clark Redfield
Age: 35 Hazard
1948as J.D. Storm
Age: 34 Variety Girl
1947as Macdonald Carey
Age: 33 Suddenly It's Spring
1947as Jack Lindsay
Age: 30 Salute for Three
1943as Sgt. Buzz McAllister
Age: 29 Shadow of a Doubt
1943as Jack Graham
Age: 29 Wake Island
1942as Lt. Bruce Cameron
Age: 29 Dr. Broadway
1942as Dr. Timothy Kane, a.k.a. "Dr. Broadway"
Age: 29 Take a Letter, Darling
1942as Jonathan Caldwell
Age: 28 Star Spangled Rhythm
1942as Louie
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TV credits
Age: 71 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey
Age: 71 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Dr. Lynch
Age: 71 Finder of Lost Loves
1984as Norman Prentice
Age: 67 Condominium
1980as Dr. Arthur Castor
Age: 66 Top of the Hill
1980as Mitchell
Age: 66 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979as Dr. Mallory
Age: 66 The Rebels
1979as Dr. Church
Age: 63 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Age: 63 Roots
1977as Squire James
Age: 62 Switch
1975as Ray
Age: 60 The Magician
1973as Rich
Age: 60 Police Story
1973
Age: 58 McMillan & Wife
1971as Dr. Gunther
Age: 58 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971as Earl Ryder
Age: 52 Days of Our Lives
1965as Tom Horton
Age: 52 Run for Your Life
1965as Michael Allen
Age: 51 Branded
1965
Age: 51 Daniel Boone
1964as Henry Pitcairn
Age: 51 Bewitched
1964
Age: 50 Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Elmer Pike
Age: 50 Mr. Novak
1963as Mr. Edwards
Age: 50 Burke's Law
1963as Ben Gardner
Age: 50 Burke's Law
1963as Waldo Nicely
Age: 50 Burke's Law
1963as Burl Mason
Age: 50 Burke's Law
1963as Franklyn Warren
Age: 50 The Outer Limits
1963as Roy Benjamin
Age: 50 Arrest and Trial
1963as Professor Marcus Kane
Age: 49 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962as John Mitchell
Age: 48 Ben Casey
1961
Age: 48 Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Age: 48 Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Age: 47 Checkmate
1960as Frederick Haley
Age: 47 Thriller
1960as Hector Vane
Age: 46 Lock-Up
1959
Age: 45 Rawhide
1959as Brother Bent
Age: 44 Suspicion
1957as Jeremiah Taylor
Age: 43 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Sheriff Tom Baker
Age: 43 Playhouse 90
1956as Alexander Lamar
Age: 42 The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 Age: 42 The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955as Fred Gaily
Age: 42 Screen Director's Playhouse
1955as Gil Foster
Age: 42 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Professor
Age: 41 Climax!
1954as John Benson
Age: 41 Climax!
1954as Tom Ditmar
Age: 41 Climax!
1954as Allen Moore
Age: 41 Climax!
1954as Harry Belgard
Age: 39 General Electric Theater
1953 Age: 39 General Electric Theater
1953as David Bothwell
Age: 39 The Ford Television Theatre
1952as Harry Cummings
Age: 39 The Ford Television Theatre
1952as Mace Prouty
Age: 39 The Ford Television Theatre
1952as Brother Phillip Hart
Age: 38 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Age: 38 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Orville E. Piggott
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Age: 37 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Dan Shelvin
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Age: 37 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Major Slocum
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Age: 37 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Colby
Age: 36 Your Show of Shows
1950
Age: 35 Studio One
1948 Age: 35 Studio One
1948as Lenny Byrnes