1. On July 15,1925, Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.
16 Facts About Philip Carey
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Philip Carey grew up in Rosedale, Queens and Malverne, New York.
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Philip Carey made appearances in films such as I Was a Communist for the FBI, This Woman Is Dangerous with Joan Crawford, The Nebraskan, Calamity Jane with Doris Day, They Rode West, Pushover, Mister Roberts, The Long Gray Line, Port Afrique, and Screaming Mimi.
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In 1956, Philip Carey starred on the NBC series Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers.
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Philip Carey's character was portrayed as Canadian because Philip Carey reportedly could not master a British accent.
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Philip Carey played the character Dr Simon Battle, gunfighter turned doctor in the outstanding 1961 episode of The Rifleman S3 E33 "Death Trap".
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Philip Carey had played Custer himself in The Great Sioux Massacre and played Captain Myles Keogh at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in Walt Disney's Tonka in 1959.
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In that installment, Philip Carey played Howard McClay, a boyfriend of Lucy Carmichael's.
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Philip Carey appeared in the low-budget horror film Monstroid in 1980.
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Philip Carey became well known for a series of tongue-in-cheek television commercials for Granny Goose potato chips, in which he self-identified as "Granny Goose", portraying the company's spokesperson as a tough cowboy.
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Philip Carey joined the cast of One Life to Live in 1980, originating the role of ruthless business tycoon Asa Buchanan.
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In late March 2007, Philip Carey was announced to be leaving One Life to Live, turning down an offer to go to recurring status with the show.
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In November 2007, Philip Carey briefly reprised the role for three episodes in Asa's videotaped will, airing November 9 to November 13,2007.
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Philip Carey again returned on August 19,2008 as Asa's ghost.
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Philip Carey appeared one last time on December 29,2008, in a videotaped message recorded by Asa before his death.
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On February 6,2009, Philip Carey died of lung cancer at age 83.