Carey played Officer Carl Levitt on the classic sitcom Barney Miller (remember, James Gregory would always call him "Levine?"). He died Tuesday in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke.
Besides that role, Carey appeared in several other TV shows, including Benson, Alice, Lucky Luke, and the New Love American Style. He was in a bunch of movies too, including High Anxiety, Johnny Dangerously, History of the World, Part 1, Fatso, and The Out of Towners (the original). His last role was in the 1999 movie Food For Thought.
His real name was Ron Cicenia and he stood 5 feet 4 (hey, I'm only 5 feet 5, so it's always good to see other short guys become a success!).
One of the hazards of being home from work is the minefield that is daytime TV. It's pretty
scary when you think about it; ads for denture cream, diabetes testers, and insurance to take care of your "final
expenses" abound, mainly because a major component of the audience that time of the day is retirees. However, for
an almost-middle-aged person like myself, seeing those commercials is a scary harbinger of what is to come, especially
if I don't take care of myself like, say, Wilford Brimley.
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