Biography

American film and television actor MacDonald Carey became famous for his role as Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives (1965). For three decades he was the centered cast member of the show.

His film career was from the 1940s-'60s, and he appeared mostly in second-features (aka "B" pictures). He became known in Hollywood as "The King of the B's" (much like Lucille Ball, who was known as the "Queen of Bs"). He occasionally played second leads or supporting parts in "A" pictures, such as his role as a detective investigating suspected serial killer Joseph Cotten in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He also had a successful career on Broadway and on radio.

He was on "Days of Our Lives" from its inception in 1965 until his death in 1994.

Actor

Days of Our Lives(1965)as Dr. Tom Horton

A Message from Holly(1992)as Judge Caulfield

Murder, She Wrote(1984)as Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey, Dr. Lynch

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive(1987)as Judge Watson

Finder of Lost Loves(1984)as Norman Prentice

Thanks

From Here to Maternity(1986)

Soundtrack

Daniel Boone(1964)

Odongo(1956)

Meet Me After the Show(1951)

Excuse My Dust(1951)

Self

Love, Marilyn(2012)as Hugh Halsworth

A Most Unusual Man(1993)as Self

The 9th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards(1993)as Self

The 19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards(1992)as Self - Presenter

A Closer Look(1991)as Self

Archive Footage

Days of Our Lives(1965)as Dr. Tom Horton

Becoming Marilyn(2022)as Hugh Halsworth

3-D Rarities(2015)

Hour of Stars(2002)as Fred Gailey

Days of Our Lives' Christmas(2001)as Dr. Tom Horton, Sr.

Archive Sound

Romanian TVee(2009)as Self - Narrator

Known for

Shadow of a Doubt1943 · Actor Days of Our Lives1965 · Actor The Damned1962 · Actor Let's Make It Legal1951 · Actor

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Macdonald Carey in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

Alan Ladd, Macdonald Carey, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)

Macdonald Carey and Monica Lewis in Excuse My Dust (1951)

Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, and Macdonald Carey in Tammy and the Doctor (1963)

Credit Score: Macdonald Carey

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Days of Our Lives

Dr. Tom Horton

Mon Nov 08 1965 – Wed Sep 30 2026

#	Name	Score	Year	Nom	Known	★	Noms	Votes
1	Days of Our Lives	11.88	1965	•	•	5.3	4	8124
2	Shadow of a Doubt	6.50	1943		•	7.8	1	75447
3	The Damned	3.25	1965		•	6.6	0	4644
4	Let's Make It Legal	3.25	1952		•	6.1	0	1539
5	The Lawless	3.25	1950		•	6.7	1	924
6	Suddenly It's Spring	3.25	1947		•	6.3	0	327
7	Dr. Broadway	3.25	1942		•	6.3	0	252
8	Comanche Territory	3.09	1950		•	5.6	0	924
9	Dream Girl	3.09	1948		•	5.4	0	185
10	American Gigolo	2.50	1980		•	6.3	0	32275