I thought he’d died thirty years ago. But, apparently he’s been going strong and in good health right up until age 91.
I recall a few John Wayne movies that Harry Carey Jr. was in. He had a bit part in Back to the Future III. If you’re an old movie fan then you’ll probably recognize his face even if the name doesn’t ring a bell.
He wrote a book about being part of the John Ford stock company. He was always pleasant to watch and a great horseman. He and Ben Johnson had to learn to stand on the saddle while the horse was running full speed for one of Ford’s cavalry movies. My introduction to him was as the ranch foreman on Spin and Marty. It was definitely worth running home from school to see when they serialized it on the Mickey Mouse Club.