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Carl Switzer

Actor / Breeder | * 08/07/1927 († 31, 01/21/1959) | Paris, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Carl Dean Switzer (August 8, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American singer, child actor, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang. Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters. After leaving the series in 1940, Switzer struggled to find substantial roles owing to typecasting. As an adult, he appeared mainly in bit parts and B-movies. He later became a dog breeder and hunting guide. Switzer was married to Diantha Collingwood in 1954 and had a son named Justin. He was shot and killed by Moses "Bud" Stiltz in 1959 due to a disagreement regarding a business arrangement. ()
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Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer was born on August 7, 1927 in Paris, Illinois, USA as Carl Dean Switzer. He was an actor, known forThe Defiant Ones(1958),Our Gang Follies of 1938(1937) andI Love You Again(1940). He was married to Dian Collingwood. He died on January 21, 1959 in Mission Hills, California, USA.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Kids & Family | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter. ...

Sprucin' Up

Certification unknown

1935 | 3.4/5 | 20min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Because of a storm, the Gang has to stay overnight at Darla's house, and they drive her father crazy. ...

Night 'n' Gales

Certification unknown

1937 | 3.5/5 | 11min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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A lonely, rich, hypochondriac is celebrating her 65th birthday in the same manner in which she observes the other 364 days of the year by complaining, berating her servants, taking her pills and grump ...

Second Childhood

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1936 | 3.5/5 | 20min
Kids & Family, Comedy
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It's Mr. Hood's birthday and he's looking forward to a quiet celebration with his family. But Darla's friends show up with living presents, eat his dinner, argue about Tarzan and Alfalfa croons a spec ...

Feed 'em and Weep

Certification unknown

1938 | 3.5/5 | 10min
Comedy
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Movies with Carl Switzer as Actor(108)

as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)1982 Hollywood’s Children
as Alfalfa1981 Rascal Dazzle
as Angus1958 The Defiant Ones
as Speed1957 Motorcycle Gang
as Savage (uncredited)1956 Between Heaven and Hell
as Shifty Robertson1955 Dig That Uranium
as Ensign Keim1954 The High and the Mighty
as Customer1954 This Is My Love
as Joe Sam1954 Track of the Cat
as Sonny Hopper1953 Island in the Sky
as Soldier with Wounded Arm1953 Flight Nurse
as Bus Boy1952 Pat and Mike
as Freddie (as Carl Dean Switzer)1952 I Dream of Jeanie
as Pvt. Cronkheit (uncredited)1952 The WAC From Walla Walla
as Guy with Tex1951 Cause for Alarm!
as Chuck Nordlinger1951 Two Dollar Bettor
as Walter Herbert, office boy1950 House by the River
as Alfie1950 Redwood Forest Trail
as Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)1949 A Letter to Three Wives
as Newsboy (uncredited)1949 Alias the Champ
as Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz1948 On Our Merry Way
as Frankie Snead1948 Big Town Scandal
as Bellboy1948 State of the Union
as Messenger boy1947 Driftwood
as Alfalfa1947 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Alfalfa1947 Gas House Kids Go West
as Freddie Othello (uncredited)1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Sammy Levine1946 Gas House Kids
as First Youth1946 Courage of Lassie
as Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)1945 Man Alive
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Mac1945 Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
as Cadet Sylvester McDribble1945 Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
as Cadet Sylvester McDribble1945 Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
as Speck1944 The Great Mike
as Buzz Prouty1944 Rosie the Riveter
as Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)1944 Going My Way
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)1944 Together Again
as Auggie (uncredited)1943 The Human Comedy
as Bindy1943 Shantytown
as Boy in Street (uncredited)1943 Dixie
as Junior Twine1942 There's One Born Every Minute
as Alfalfa1942 Johnny Doughboy
as Telegram Delivery Boy1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Frederick (uncredited)1942 My Favorite Blonde
as Billy Weeks1942 Henry and Dizzy
as Billy Wiggs1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Bump Hudson1941 Reg'lar Fellers
as Alfalfa1940 Waldo's Last Stand
as Alfalfa1940 Good Bad Boys
as Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'1940 Alfalfa's Double
as Alfalfa1940 All About Hash
as Alfalfa1940 Bubbling Troubles
as Alfalfa1940 The New Pupil
as Leonard Harkspur Jr.1940 I Love You Again
as Alfalfa1940 Goin' Fishin'
as Alfalfa1940 Kiddie Kure
as Alfalfa1940 Barnyard Follies
as Alfalfa1940 The Big Premiere
as Alfalfa1939 Cousin Wilbur
as Alfalfa Switzer1939 Tiny Troubles
as Alfalfa1939 Time Out for Lessons
as Alfalfa (uncredited)1939 Duel Personalities
as Alfalfa (uncredited)1939 Captain Spanky's Show Boat
as Small Boy (Uncredited)1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
as Alfalfa1939 Clown Princes
1939 Dad for a Day
as Alfalfa1939 Alfalfa's Aunt
as Alfalfa1939 Dog Daze
as Alfalfa, alias X-101938 Hide and Shriek
as Alfalfa1938 Three Men in a Tub
as Alfalfa1938 The Awful Tooth
as Alfalfa1938 Came the Brawn
as Alfalfa1938 Feed 'em and Weep
as Alfalfa1938 Canned Fishing
as Alfalfa1938 Men in Fright
as Alfalfa1938 Aladdin's Lantern
as Bennie Nordskudder1938 Scandal Street
as Alfalfa1938 Football Romeo
as Alfalfa1938 Practical Jokers
as Alfalfa1938 Party Fever
as Alfalfa1938 Bear Facts
as Alfalfa1938 The Little Ranger
as Alfalfa1937 Fishy Tales
as Alfalfa1937 Reunion in Rhythm
as Alfalfa1937 Framing Youth
as Zero1937 Wild and Woolly
as Alfalfa1937 Our Gang Follies of 1938
as Alfalfa1937 Hearts Are Thumps
as Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)1936 Kelly the Second
as Alfalfa1936 Second Childhood
as Alfalfa1936 Bored of Education
as Alfalfa1936 The Pinch Singer
as Alfalfa1936 General Spanky
as Alfalfa1936 Pay As You Exit
as Alfalfa1936 Arbor Day
as Alfalfa1936 Divot Diggers
as Alfalfa1936 The Lucky Corner
as Alfalfa1936 Spooky Hooky
as Alfred Bottle1936 Easy to Take
as Alfalfa1935 Sprucin' Up
as Alfalfa1935 Teacher's Beau
as Alfalfa1935 Little Papa
as Boy at Soda Fountain1935 Life Hesitates at 40
as Arizona Nightengale1935 Beginner's Luck
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)1935 Southern Exposure
as 'Irish Eyes' Singer1933 Stage Mother

TV Shows/Series with Carl Switzer as Actor(2)

1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Mailer1950 Lux Video Theatre

Full Name: Carl Dean Switzer
Born: Sunday, 08/07 1927 (August) in Paris, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 01/21 1959 (January) in Mission Hills (aged: 31)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Siblings: Harold "Slim" Switzer
Other names for Carl Switzer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carl Dean Switzer"
"Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer"
"Alfalfa"
"Alfalfa Switser"
"'Alfalfa' Switzer"
"Alfalfa Switzer"
"Alfy Switzer"
"Our Gang"
"Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer"
Carl Switzer frequently works together with these people:
George McFarland (48x, Actor)
Billie Thomas (46x, Actor)
Darla Hood (38x, Actress)
Eugene 'Porky' Lee (31x, Actor)
Gordon Douglas (17x, Crew)
Leonard 'Percy' Landy (17x, Actor)
Hal Roach (16x, Crew)
Tommy Bond (15x, Actor)
Edward L. Cahn (15x, Crew)
Robert Blake (13x, Actor)
Edmond O'Brien (12x, Actor)
Jack Jevne (11x, Crew)
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