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Harvey Parry was born on April 23, 1900 in San Francisco, California, Harvey had been an Association of American Universities boxing and diving champion, and had a spell in a circus as an acrobat.

Harvey first film job at the studio was a property man, before his skills made him ideally suited to perform stunts, an increasingly in-demand feature of early cinema.

Harvey first worked for Mack Sennett in 1919, before doubling for Harold Lloyd in one of his early 'thrill' pictures, "Never Weaken" (1921).

Harvey performed the reverse shots before an oncoming locomotive for Monty Banks’ racing car to train transfer in "Play Safe" (1927).

Harvey worked for Lloyd again in perhaps Lloyd's most famous picture, "Safety Last !"(1923), which featured a climb up a skyscraper as its climax.

Harvey was used for the long shots of the building, which would have been too dangerous for a star of Lloyd's stature to perform. Harvey did not disclose his work on this film until after Lloyd's death in 1971.

In a long career of more than 60 years, Parry doubled for stars including Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, George Raft and even Mary Pickford, as his 5'6" frame made him ideally suited to substitute for women.

Harvey also made many acting appearances, often in bit parts; however, he did have a semi-regular role in the 1970 crime series 'Barretta".

Harvey also appeared in an acting role as the referee in the Martin Scorsese film "Raging Bull "(1980).

Harvey final film as a stuntman was in the Blake Edwards comedy "A Fine Mess" (1986).
The film was released shortly after Parry's death in September 1985.

Harvey Parry was one of the interviewees for the award-winning Thames Television series "Hollywood", in which he spoke at length about how many of the stunts were achieved, often with minimal safety precautions and low pay.

Harvey at 85 and still “doing the easy stuff--getting hit by cars and falling down stairs” at his death.

Harvey pass away on Wednesday morning September 18, 1985.at his Sherman Oaks home.

Harvey Parry was
"A Charger Member and A Life Time Member
of
The Stuntmen's Association
of
Motion Pictures and Televisions."

Harvey Parry... :
You were The GREATEST OF THE GREAT."

Jim Winburn

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