Timothy Carey

Infobox actor
name = Timothy Carey


caption = Timothy Carey in "The World's Greatest Sinner".
birthname = Timothy Agoglia Carey
birthdate = birth date|1929|3|11
location = Brooklyn, New York
deathdate = death date and age|1994|5|11|1929|3|11
Los Angeles, California
othername =
website = http://www.absolutefilms.net/

Timothy Agoglia Carey (b. March 11, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York; d. May 11, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor and director.

Carey wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 1962 feature "The World's Greatest Sinner" which was scored by Frank Zappa. Although it had no commercial release, the film has achieved cult status and established Carey as an important figure in independent film.

As an actor, Carey appeared in the Stanley Kubrick films "The Killing" and "Paths of Glory", and in the John Cassavetes films "Minnie and Moskowitz" and "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie". He had roles in "East of Eden", "The Wild One", and "Beach Blanket Bingo". He also played a minor role as the Angel of Death in the comedy film "D.C. Cab", and appeared in the Monkees vehicle "Head". His final appearance was in the 1986 movie "Echo Park". Carey also did a select amount of acting on TV from the 1950s through the 1980s.

He died from a stroke in 1994.

External links

* [http://www.absolutefilms.net/tim_carey/psychotronics.html/Psychotronic Video Magazine's 1990 interview with Timothy Carey]
* [http://www.filmlinc.com/fcm/1-2-2004/carey.htm "Film Comment"'s interview with Timothy Carey]
* [http://www.impossiblefunky.com/archives/issue_12/12_carey.asp?IshNum=12 "Cashiers du Cinemart" profile]
*imdb name | id = 0137046 | name = Timothy Carey
*imdb title | id = 0056703 | title = The World's Greatest Sinner