Harry McCoy

born: 10 December 1893
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States of America
died: 01 September 1937
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(heart attack, age 43)

American actor, who appeared in vaudeville and on Broadway.
Real name: Harry Hewitt McCoy
Height: 5'6" - 5'8½" (different sources)
Films listed on this page: all films with Charley Chase;
plus 1 film with Babe Hardy.

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NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1914
Mabel At The Wheel
Mabel's boyfriend

1914
The Knockout
Society piano player

1914
Mabel's Busy Day
Hot dog thief

1914
The Great Toe Mystery
Police chief

1914
A Coat's Tale
[?]

1914
The Masquerader
Actor

1914
Mabel's Blunder
Harry, the boss' son

1914
Hello, Mabel
Mabel's boyfriend

1914
Zip, The Dodger
Second customer

1914
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
Police chief

1914
Gentlemen Of Nerve
Spectator

1914
Cursed By His Beauty
Art student's husband's secretary

1914
How Heroes Are Made
The boy friend

1914
The Noise Of Bombs
First desperado

1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
Pianist/Drunk/Bouncer

1914
Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty's rival

1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Singer in first restaurant/
Pianist in first restaurant/
Guest in first restaurant/
Prisoner/
Movie theatre pianist/
Wigged servant/
Guest in second restaurant/
Society guest/
Guest imitating Ford Sterling

1915
Peanuts And Bullets
Fruit vendor

1915
A Lucky Leap
Second prowler

1915
That Little Band Of Gold
Man in front row

1915
Fatty's Faithful Fido
Pianist

1915
A One Night Stand
Audience spectator

1925
Stick Around
Dr. Brown

DEATH CERTIFICATE
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Acknowledgements:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37R-5V8 (1900 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3C-SYF (1910 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-8K2 (WWI draft reg. card)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7W-12Y (1920 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8J3-DNF (1927 marriage)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFF-ZXH (1930 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24V9-W3R (1933 pass. list)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZQ3-N5V (1933 pass. list)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKS9-HVBK (CA Death Index)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWY-P9GJ (death certificate)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4W-KFTY (Social Security Numident File)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141984223 (Find a Grave)
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRW1-ZK5 (family tree, FamilySearch)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew131unse#page/64/mode/1up/search/mccoy (Jan 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti#page/65/mode/1up/search/mccoy (Oct 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory)
https://archive.org/stream/moctu00moti#page/88/mode/1up/search/mccoy (Apr 1917 Motion Picture Studio Directory)
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/108060308 (1919 Motion Picture Studio Directory)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti_0#page/n238/mode/1up/search/mccoy (1920 Motion Picture Studio Directory)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00johnrich#page/189/mode/1up/search/mccoy (1921 Motion Picture Studio Directory)
https://archive.org/stream/variety127-1937-09#page/n125/mode/1up/search/mccoy (Variety, 08 Sep 1937)
Jesse Brisson (research)

This page was last updated on: 10 December 2025