Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey
Carey in 1969
Born
Edward Macdonald Carey

(1913-03-15)March 15, 1913
DiedMarch 21, 1994(1994-03-21) (aged 81)
Burial placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Iowa
OccupationActor
Years active1938–1994
Spouse
Elizabeth Heckscher
(m. 1943; div. 1969)
PartnerLois Kraines (1973–1994) (his death)
Children6, including Lynn Carey
RelativesAras Baskauskas (grandson)
Military career
Allegiance US
Branch United States Marine Corps
UnitAir Warning Squadron 3
Conflicts

Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor. He first made his career starring in various B-movies from the 1940s through the 1960s, (with a few A-picture exceptions like Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt), and was known in many Hollywood circles as "King of the Bs". Beginning in 1965, he portrayed 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, winning two Daytime Emmy Awards.