An American movie & TV actor, MacDonald Carey became famous for his TV role, Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's Days of our Lives (1965). For three decades, he became the centered cast member of the show.

During his movie career in the 1940s, 60s and 60s, he made B-movies and became known as "King of Bs", sharing a similar title to Lucille Ball, who was known as the "Queen of Bs". In his career in movies, he became an unlikely leading man when playing an "everyday" hero. Besides movies and TV, Carey also had a successful Broadway and radio career.

He played Dr. Tom Horton from the year it started to his death.
Besides playing the character of Dr. Tom Horton for close to 30 years on the show, he is known for the infamous voice over at the beginning of "Days of Our Lives." Even when he left the show and passed away in 1994, the voice over stayed as a tribute. Father of Lynn Carey. Father of Theresa Baskauskas. Grandfather of Aras Baskauskas.