Denis Carey
Actor
Biography
Denis Carey (3 August 1909 â 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 1954â55 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 (nÊe Wilkinson) and William Denis Carey. He was married to actress Yvonne Coulette. He died in London.
Filmography
Doctor Who: Shada
as Professor Chronotis (archive footage) 2017
Lamb
as Mr. Lamb 1986
Doctor Who: Shada
as Professor Chronotis 1992
Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
as The Keeper 1981
Doctor Who: Timelash
as Old Man 1985
A Beast with Two Backs
as Ebenezer 1968
Late Summer
as Mr. Dinsdale 1963
The Siege of Manchester
as Sir John Mounson 1965
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
as Doctor, at The Spike 1971
Atlantis
as Ted 1983
Hard Travelling
as Wally 1986
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
as Pte. Attercliffe 1961