Bill Strother

born: 01 September 1896 Nahunta, North Carolina, United States of America

died: 07 September 1957 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 61)

American stuntman who was discovered by Harold Lloyd and his stunt scaling a building in L.A. was the entire inspiration for one of Lloyd's best films "Safety Last", which was Strother's only acting film credit.

Real name: William Carey Strother Height: 5'8½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1922 Fire The Fireman Pedestrian 1923 Safety Last! Limpy Bill 1923 It's A Gift Swindler Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZRV-NV4 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCMW-WVD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25109-43116-73?cc=1968530 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-29904-532-52?cc=1804002 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11761-15922-98?cc=1861144 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11761-38278-87?cc=1861144 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWD-W3L Jesse Brisson (help and information; identification in It's A Gift, Fire The Fireman) This page was last updated on: 31 December 2023