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Edward Macdonald Carey 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.
Birth Name
Edward Macdonald Carey
Born
Saturday, 15 March 1913
Died
Monday, 21 March 1994
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 3-D Rarities | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Love, Marilyn | Hugh Halsworth | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| A Message from Holly | Judge Caulfield | 1992 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Hollis Jarret (clip from Stranger at My Door (1956)) | 1991 |
| It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | Judge Watson | 1987 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Lynch / Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Norman Prentice | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 3-D Rarities | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Love, Marilyn | Hugh Halsworth | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| A Message from Holly | Judge Caulfield | 1992 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Hollis Jarret (clip from Stranger at My Door (1956)) | 1991 |
| It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | Judge Watson | 1987 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Lynch / Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Norman Prentice | 1984 |
| Access Code | Senator Williams | 1984 |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra | Himself - Audience Member (uncredit) | 1982 |
| Condominium | Dr. Arthur Castor | 1980 |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | Mr. Grumby / Walton Grumby | 1980 |
| Top of the Hill | Mitchell | 1980 |
| American Gigolo | Hollywood Actor | 1980 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Dr. Mallory | 1979 |
| The Rebels | Dr. Church | 1979 |
| Summer of Fear | Professor Jarvis / Professor Jarvis - Special appearance by | 1978 |
| End of the World | John Davis | 1977 |
| Foes | McCarey | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Senator John Martin | 1977 |
| Roots | Squire James | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Alfred Gerrard / Hobart | 1977 |
| Switch | Ray | 1975 |
| Who Is the Black Dahlia? | Capt. Jack Donahoe | 1975 |
| Ordeal | Eliot Frost | 1973 |
| Police Story | Capt. Richard MacDonald / Chief Blandings / Mr. Austin | 1973 |
| The Magician | Rich | 1973 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| Gidget Gets Married | Russ Lawrence | 1972 |
| McMillan & Wife | Dr. Gunther | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Earl Ryder | 1971 |
| The Real Tom Kennedy Show | Self | 1970 |
| The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | Self | 1966 |
| Run for Your Life | Michael Allen | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Broken Sabre | Senator Lansing | 1965 |
| Branded | Sen. Lansing | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Henry Pitcairn | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Joe Baxter | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Elmer Pike | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Mr. Edwards | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Waldo Nicely / Franklyn Warren / Burl Mason / Ben Gardner | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Roy Benjamin | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Professor Marcus Kane | 1963 |
| Tammy and the Doctor | Dr. Wayne Bentley | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Damned | Simon Wells | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | John Mitchell | 1962 |
| The Devil's Agent | Mr. Smith | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | George McFadden | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Judge Andrew Leroy | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Lieutenant Duff Peterson | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Frederic Haley | 1960 |
| Thriller | Hector Vane | 1960 |
| Moment of Fear | Jim Mellanby | 1960 |
| Lock Up | Herbert L. Maris | 1959 |
| Blue Denim | Major Malcolm Bartley, Ret. / Maj. Malcolm Bartley, Ret. | 1959 |
| John Paul Jones | Patrick Henry | 1959 |
| The Redeemer | Jesus Christ / Jesus Christ (voice) | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Brother Bent | 1959 |
| Pursuit | Harry Taback | 1958 |
| Man or Gun | Scott Yancey / 'Maybe' Smith | 1958 |
| Target | Herb Maris / Herbert L. Maris | 1958 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Paul Armstrong | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Ben Forbes / Jeremiah Taylor | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Kenny | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Bill Tawnee | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Tom Baker | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Alexander Lamar | 1956 |
| Dr. Christian | Dr. Mark Christian | 1956 |
| Odongo | Steve Stratton | 1956 |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Howard Crane | 1956 |
| Stranger at My Door | Hollis Jarret | 1956 |
| Stranger at My Door | Hollis Jarret | 1950 |
| The Alcoa Hour | George Spencer | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Gil Foster / William Tyler | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Lew Marsh / Fred Gaily | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Professor | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Mike | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Carleton Reed | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Dr. Lee Seward | 1955 |
| Stage 7 | Philippo / Jim Blandings | 1955 |
| Malaga | Van Logan | 1954 |
| Climax! | Tom Ditmar / John Benson / Harry Belgard / Allen Moore | 1954 |
| Lassie | Jebediah Wakefield / Elderly Lawyer | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Bill Dulaney / Jim | 1953 |
| Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Bus Crow | 1953 |
| Count the Hours! | Doug Madison | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | David Bothwell | 1953 |
| My Wife's Best Friend | George Mason | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Brother Phillip Hart / Harry Cummings / Jon / Mace Prouty | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Cave of Outlaws | Pete Carver | 1951 |
| Let's Make It Legal | Hugh Halsworth | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Orville E. Piggott | 1951 |
| Celanese Theatre | Carrol | 1951 |
| Meet Me After the Show | Jeff Ames | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Cyrus Random, Jr. | 1951 |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
| The Great Missouri Raid | Jesse James | 1951 |
| Mystery Submarine | Dr. Brett Young | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Major Slocum / Dan Shelvin / Colby | 1950 |
| The Lawless | Larry Wilder | 1950 |
| Comanche Territory | James Bowie | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer / Self - Guest Host | 1950 |
| Copper Canyon | Deputy Lane Travis | 1950 |
| South Sea Sinner | Jake Davis / Jake 'Smitty' Davis | 1950 |
| 20 Questions | Self | 1949 |
| Song of Surrender | Bruce Eldridge | 1949 |
| The Great Gatsby | Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway | 1949 |
| Streets of Laredo | Lorn Reming | 1949 |
| Bride of Vengeance | Cesare Borgia | 1949 |
| Studio One | Lenny Byrnes | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - audience bow | 1948 |
| Dream Girl | Clark Redfield | 1948 |
| Hazard | J.D. Storm | 1948 |
| Variety Girl | Macdonald Carey | 1947 |
| Suddenly It's Spring | Jack Lindsay | 1947 |
| Salute for Three | Buzz McAllister / Sgt. Buzz McAllister | 1943 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Jack Graham | 1943 |
| Wake Island | Lt. Bruce Cameron | 1942 |
| Dr. Broadway | Dr. Timothy Kane aka Dr. Broadway / Dr. Timothy Kane / Dr. Broadway | 1942 |
| Take a Letter, Darling | Jonathan Caldwell | 1942 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Louie the Lug in Skit / Louie | 1942 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Drama | Nominated |
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Individuals | Nominated |
