Big Man: An Incredible Journey from Mississippi to Hollywood

Harris, Willie: - Willie Harris was born on August 8, 1941 into a dirt-poor sharecropping family on a cotton plantation near Lexington, Mississippi. He served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1967, and then joined the Black Stuntmen's Association (BSA), a group dedicated to fighting the racist practices that prevented Black men and women from being hired as stunt performers in Hollywood productions. Willie was named president of the BSA in 2004 and was instrumental in the group receiving honors and awards from the United States Congress, the NAACP, and having its story and memorabilia included in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He died on November 28, 2021.