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Philip Carey

American actor (1925–2009)

For the American judge and politician, see Philip J. Carey. For other people, see Philip Cary (disambiguation).

Philip Carey

Born

Eugene Joseph Carey


(1925-07-15)July 15, 1925

Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.

DiedFebruary 6, 2009(2009-02-06) (aged 83)

New York City, U.S.

Other namesPhil Carey
OccupationActor
Years active1951–2008
Spouse(s)Colleen Welch (1976-2009, his death) 2 children
Maureen Peppler (1949-1972, divorced) 3 children
Children5

Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925 – February 6, 2009)[1][2] was an American actor, well-known for playing the role of Asa Buchanan on the soap operaOne Life to Live for nearly three decades.

Early life and education

On July 15, 1925, Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.[2][3] He grew up in Rosedale, Queens and Malverne, New York.[4]

Carey studied drama at the University of Miami.[2]

Career

Carey served in the

Philip Carey dies at 83; costarred in ‘Laredo’ and had long-running role on ‘One Life to Live’

Philip Carey, the ruggedly handsome veteran actor who costarred in the 1960s TV western “Laredo” and more recently played the long-running role of a bigger-than-life Texas tycoon on the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live,” has died. He was 83.

Carey, who also was known in Southern California in the 1960s for his tongue-in-cheek series of commercials for Granny Goose potato chips, died Friday at his home in New York City after a battle with lung cancer, said Lauri Hogan, publicity director for “One Life to Live.”

The tall, deep-voiced actor began playing Asa Buchanan, the strong-willed Buchanan family patriarch who could be ruthless in business and would do whatever he had to do to protect his family, in 1980.

Carey was diagnosed with lung cancer in early 2006, said Hogan. He took a leave of absence from “One Life to Live” to undergo treatment and returned to the show later that year.

Carey’s tycoon character died in his sleep in an August 2007 episode but was brought back twice in vid

Philip Carey

ACTOR

1925 - 2009

Philip Carey

Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor, well-known for playing the role of Asa Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live for nearly three decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Carey has received more than 893,452 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Carey is the 8,832nd most popular actor (down from 7,987th in 2019), the 13,001st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,773rd in 2019) and the 4,140th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Philip Carey ranks 8,832 out of 13,578. Before him are Brittany Snow, DeObia Oparei, Shiri Appleby, Felipe Colombo, Robert Edeson, and Tom Verica. After him are Alexandra Jiménez, Liu Shishi, Kiersten

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