Timothy Carey

Timothy Agoglia Carey (March 11, 1929 – May 11, 1994) was an American film and television character actor who was typically cast as manic or violent characters who are driven to extremes. He is particularly known for his collaborations with Stanley Kubrick in the films The Killing and Paths of Glory (1957), and for appearing in the two John Cassavetes directed films Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Other notable film credits include Crime Wave (1954), East of Eden (1955), One-Eyed Jacks (1961), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), Head (1968) and The Outfit (1973).

Carey was also a writer and director, with the low budget independent film The World's Greatest Sinner (1962) being his most noteworthy project.

Early life and career Carey enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II at age 15, an experience he despised. He made his screen debut with a minor role in Billy Wilder's 1951 movie Ace in the Hole (alternately titled The Big Carnival). One of Carey's most recognized early roles is in the 1956 Stanley Kubrick film The Killing,

The 1957 film Bayou (later retitled Poor White Trash) features one of Carey's few leading roles, as a demented Cajun shopkeeper named Ulysses. Carey also has roles in East of Eden, The Wild One, One-Eyed Jacks, The proposed TV show starred Carey as a character named Tweet Twig, who could bring animals back from the dead.

He plays a minor role as the Angel of Death in the comedy film D.C. Cab, and appears in the Monkees self-parody musical comedy Head. His final appearance is in the 1986 movie Echo Park. Carey also did a select amount of acting on television from the 1950s through the 1980s.

According to director Quentin Tarantino, Carey auditioned for the role of Joe Cabot in Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. Although Carey did not get the role, the screenplay is dedicated to him, among others.

Carey's face (from the movie The Killing) is positioned behind George Harrison on the cover of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although Carey's image does not appear on the commercially released version of the cover, it can be seen on outtake photos from the Sgt. Pepper session.

Carey first appeared on Gunsmoke in 1958, playing “Tiller Evans”, a wild, abusive & jealous cowboy in the episode “The Gentleman”, alongside Jack Cassidy (S3E39). He later portrayed the character Charles Buster Rilla, a deranged gunman, in the 1966 episode “Quaker Girl” (S12E12). He has a minor role as Bert in "Ransom for a Dead Man", a pilot for the series Columbo, which guest-stars Lee Grant and originally aired on March 1, 1971. Carey reprised that role in the Columbo episode "Dead Weight", which guest-stars Eddie Albert and Suzanne Pleshette and was first broadcast on October 27, 1971.

The World's Greatest Sinner Carey wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the 1962 feature The World's Greatest Sinner, whose music soundtrack was scored by a young, pre-Mothers of Invention Frank Zappa.

The movie was featured as a midnight show at the Turner Classic Movies Festival in Hollywood in April 2018. His son, Romeo Carey, a journalism instructor, now retired, for Beverly Hills High Schools KBEV Channel 6 TV, introduced the film.

Personal life Carey was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to a family of Italian and Irish descent.

Carey and his wife Doris had six children: Romeo, Mario, Velencia, Silvana, Dagmar, and Germain.

Carey died of a stroke in 1994 at the age of 65 in Los Angeles. His body is interred at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.

Partial filmography

Ace in the Hole (a.k.a. The Big Carnival) (1951) - Construction Worker (uncredited) Across the Wide Missouri (1951) – Baptiste DuNord (uncredited) Hellgate (1952) – Wyand (uncredited) Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) – Crockett Pace (uncredited) White Witch Doctor (1953) – Jarrett Crime Wave (1953) – Johnny Haslett (uncredited) The Wild One (1953) – Chino's Boy #1 (uncredited) Alaska Seas (1954) – Wycoff East of Eden (1955) – Joe (uncredited) Finger Man (1955) – Lou Terpe Francis in the Navy (1955) – Auctioneer's Helper (uncredited) I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) – Derelict (uncredited) The Killing (1956) – Nikki Arcane Francis in the Haunted House (1956) – Hugo The Last Wagon (1956) – Cole Harper (uncredited) Flight to Hong Kong (1956) – Lagarto Rumble on the Docks (1956) – Frank Mangus Bayou (a.k.a. Poor White Trash) (1957) – Ulysses House of Numbers (1957) – Frenchy – Arnie's Cell Mate (uncredited) Paths of Glory (1957) – Private Maurice Ferol Unwed Mother (1958) – Doctor Revolt in the Big House (1958) – Ed 'Bugsy' Kyle The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) – Forbes, Regan's Deputy (uncredited) The Boy and the Pirates (1960) – Morgan One-Eyed Jacks (1961) – Howard Tetley The Second Time Around (1961) – Bonner The World's Greatest Sinner (1962) – Clarence Hilliard Mermaids of Tiburon (1962) – Milo Sangster Convicts 4 (1962) – Nick Shock Treatment (1964) – Hulking Patient (uncredited) Bikini Beach (1964) – South Dakota Slim Rio Conchos (1964) – Chico (uncredited) Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) – South Dakota Slim Duel at Diablo (1966) – Deputy Clem (uncredited) A Time for Killing (1967) – Billy Cat Waterhole No. 3 (1967) – Hilb Head (1968) – Lord High 'n Low Change of Habit (1969) – Ajax Market Manager (uncredited) Tweet's Ladies of Pasadena (1970) – Tweet Twig What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) – The Tramp Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) – Morgan Morgan Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) – Policeman (uncredited) The Outfit (1973) – Jake Menner Peeper (1976) – Sid The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) – Flo Chesty Anderson, USN (1976) – Vincent Speedtrap (1977) – Loomis Tarzana (1978) – Old War Buddy Benny Hard Knocks (1979) Fast-Walking (1982) – Bullet D.C. Cab (1983) – Angel Of Death Echo Park (1985) – Vinnie