Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925February 6, 2009) was an American actor. Early life and education On July 15, 1925, Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He grew up in Rosedale, Queens and Malverne, New York. Carey studied drama at the University of Miami. Career Carey served in the United States Marine Corps, was wounded as part of the ship's detachment of the during World War II, and served again in the Korean War. Carey's acting career began in 1950. One of his earliest roles was Lt. (jg) Bob Perry in John Wayne's Operation Pacific. Carey also made appearances in films such as I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951), This Woman Is Dangerous with Joan Crawford (1952), The Nebraskan (1953), Calamity Jane with Doris Day (1953), They Rode West (1954), Pushover (1954), Mister Roberts (1955), The Long Gray Line (1955), Port Afrique with Pier Angeli (1956), and Monstroid (1979). Carey's career started with 10 characters in 10 episodes of the Ford Theatre, a highly popular 1950s television series. He also narrated 31 episodes of the documentary Untamed World. He portrayed fictional detective Philip Marlowe in a 1959 ABC series of the same name. He portrayed four different characters on as many episodes of ABC's mystery series 77 Sunset Strip starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. He was among the guest stars in the CBS anthology series, GE True, hosted by Jack Webb. In 1956, Carey starred on the NBC series Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers. Carey's character was portrayed as Canadian because Carey reportedly could not master a British accent. He played the character Dr. Simon Battle, gunfighter turned doctor in the outstanding 1961 episode of The Rifleman "Death Trap". In 1961, he guest-starred in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. In the episode "One Way Ticket" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Cheyenne, Carey plays the outlaw Cole Younger, who is being transported by railway to the penitentiary in Denver, Colorado. In a following 1962 episode, "Johnny Brassbuttons", Carey plays Marshal Frank Nolan assigned to bring back to justice a Native Indian accused of conspiracy to commit murder. From 1965 to 1967, Carey played Captain Edward Parmalee on the NBC Western television series Laredo. His co-stars included William Smith, Peter Brown, and Neville Brand. After Laredo, Carey guest-starred in an episode of ABC's military-Western Custer starring Wayne Maunder in the title role. Carey had