Carey on, Wayward Son

Harry Carey, Jr., who John Wayne got killed in Red River, 3 Godfathers, The Searchers and Big Jake, has died at the age of 91. The prolific character actor was the last surviving member of John Ford’s famed stock company, and is the son of another western movie legend, a mentor for John Wayne. His lineage and status as living history helped him score many of his later roles as directors hired him just to hear stories between takes, including Joe Dante, who hired Carey to be the guy in the bank in Gremlins. Other notable films included Rio Grande, Mister Roberts, Cheyenne Autumn, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Cahill U.S. Marshall and Billy the Kid vs. Dracula.