Harvey Parry

Harvey Parry

stunts, actor, additional crew

Harvey Parry was born on Apr 23, 1900 in USA. Harvey Parry's big-screen debut came with Never Weaken directed by Fred C. Newmeyer in 1921. Harvey Parry is known for Better Off Dead... directed by Savage Steve Holland, John Cusack stars as Lane Meyer and David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer. The upcoming new movie Harvey Parry plays is Evil Town which will be released on Jun 03, 1987.

Stuntman and actor Harvey Parry was born on April 23, 1900 in San Francisco, California. Parry worked as a circus aerialist in his youth and was working as a property man at the studios prior to discovering that his talents as both a boxer and high diver -- he had been an AAU champion in both sports -- made him ideally suited for stunt work. Harvey subsequently joined the Mack Sennett studios in 1919 and embarked on a remarkably long and eventful career as a stuntman that encompassed over sixty years (Harvey was still performing stunts in his 80's). Among the notable actors that Parry doubled for are John Wayne, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Harold Lloyd, George Raft, Peter Lorre, Clark Gable, and Monty Banks. Moreover, since Harvey was only 5'6" he was also able to double such actresses as Shirley Temple, Mary Pickford, and Carole Lombard. Parry was only seriously injured twice in his career as a stuntman: He broke his back doubling Clark Gable in L'appel de la forêt (1935) and broke twenty bones in one of his feet after a water tower fell the wrong way during the shooting of La Conquête de l'Ouest (1962). He also played mostly small parts in a large assortment of films and TV shows. In addition, Harvey kept himself in shape throughout the years with a daily regimen of push-ups, sit-ups, and leg lifts followed by a two-mile brisk walk. Parry died at age 85 of a heart attack on September 18, 1985.

  • Birthday

    Apr 23, 1900

  • Place of Birth

    San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Better Off Dead...
Movie
Better Off Dead...

19857.1

Ragtime
Movie
Ragtime

19817.3

Escape from New York
Movie
Escape from New York

19817.1

Blazing Saddles
Movie
Blazing Saddles

19747.7

Bonnie and Clyde
Movie
Bonnie and Clyde

19677.7

The Great Race
Movie
The Great Race

19657.2

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Movie
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

19637.5

McLintock!
Movie
McLintock!

19637.1

Spartacus
Movie
Spartacus

19607.9

On the Beach
Movie
On the Beach

19597.1

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