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George McFarland

Actor / Child Actor | * 10/02/1928 († 64, 06/30/1993) | Dallas, Texas (United States of America (USA))
George Robert Philips McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for starring as a child as Spanky in Hal Roach's Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The Our Gang shorts were later syndicated to television as The Little Rascals. In addition to his work in Our Gang and its feature-film spin-off General Spanky (1936), McFarland regularly appeared in co-starring or supporting juvenile roles in feature films produced by other studios throughout the 1930s. These included Kentucky Kernels (1934) with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) with Sylvia Sidney and Fred MacMurray, and Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938). Leaving acting as a teenager, McFarland had several varying careers as an ... ()
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George 'Spanky' McFarland was born on October 2, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, USA as George Robert Phillips McFarland. He was an actor, known for General Spanky (1936), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Beginner's Luck (1935). He was married to Doris. He died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993 in Grapevine, Texas.

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

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Awards & Nominations for George McFarland

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with George McFarland as Actor(105)

as Governor1986 The Aurora Encounter
as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as himself1982 Hollywood’s Children
as Spanky1981 Rascal Dazzle
as Precious1975 Moonrunners
as Kid tripping Teddy (uncredited)1944 Cowboy and the Senorita
as Boy Scout who finds Mazard's Body (uncredited)1944 The Woman in the Window
as Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited)1943 Seeing Hands
as Spanky1942 Unexpected Riches
as Spanky McFarland1942 Johnny Doughboy
as Spanky1942 Mighty Lak a Goat
as Spanky1942 Rover's Big Chance
as Spanky1942 Going to Press
as Spanky1942 Doin' Their Bit
as Spanky1942 Melodies Old and New
as Spanky1942 Don't Lie
as Spanky1941 Helping Hands
as Spanky1941 1-2-3-Go!
as Spanky1941 Fightin' Fools
as Spanky1941 Robot Wrecks
as Spanky1941 Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Spanky (uncredited)1941 Wedding Worries
as Spanky1940 Waldo's Last Stand
as Spanky1940 Good Bad Boys
as Spanky1940 Alfalfa's Double
as Spanky1940 Bubbling Troubles
as Spanky1940 Kiddie Kure
as Spanky1940 The Big Premiere
as Spanky1939 Cousin Wilbur
as Spanky1939 Tiny Troubles
as Spanky (uncredited)1939 Duel Personalities
as Spanky (uncredited)1939 Captain Spanky's Show Boat
as Spanky1939 Clown Princes
as Spanky1939 Alfalfa's Aunt
as Spanky1939 Dog Daze
as Spanky1938 Three Men in a Tub
as Spanky1938 Came the Brawn
as Spanky1938 Canned Fishing
as Spanky1938 Men in Fright
as Spanky1938 Aladdin's Lantern
as Spanky1938 Football Romeo
as Spanky1938 Practical Jokers
as Spanky1938 Bear Facts
as Spanky1937 Fishy Tales
as Spanky1937 Reunion in Rhythm
as Spanky1937 Framing Youth
as Spanky1937 Hearts Are Thumps
as Buddie Tolliver1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Spanky1936 Second Childhood
as Spanky1936 Bored of Education
as Spanky1936 The Pinch Singer
as Spanky Leonard1936 General Spanky
as Spanky1936 Pay As You Exit
as Spanky1936 Arbor Day
as Spanky1936 Divot Diggers
as Spanky1936 The Lucky Corner
as Spanky1936 Spooky Hooky
as Spanky1935 Sprucin' Up
as Spanky1935 Teacher's Beau
as Spanky1935 Little Papa
as Spanky1935 Anniversary Trouble
as Spanky1935 Beginner's Luck
as Spanky Lowry1935 Here Comes the Band
as Young Stubby1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Spanky1934 Mike Fright
as Spanky1934 Mama's Little Pirate
as Little Boy in Sailor Suit1934 Benny, from Panama
as Spanky1934 Honky Donkey
as Spanky1934 Hi'–Neighbor!
as Spanky1934 Washee Ironee
as Spanky1934 The First Round-Up
as Spanky1934 Shrimps for a Day
as Boy who says, "Just skip it"1934 The Cracked Ice Man
as Johnny Prentiss1934 Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Spanky1934 For Pete's Sake!
as Spanky1934 Kentucky Kernels
as Spanky1933 Forgotten Babies
as Spanky1933 Mush and Milk
as Johnny Day1933 Day of Reckoning
as Spanky1933 Fish Hooky
as Spanky1933 Bedtime Worries
as Spanky1933 Wild Poses
as Spanky (uncredited)1933 One Track Minds
as Spanky1933 The Kid from Borneo
as Spanky1932 Spanky
as Spanky1932 The Pooch
as Spanky1932 Free Eats
as Spanky1932 Free Wheeling
as Spanky1932 Choo-Choo!
as Spanky1932 Hook and Ladder
as Spanky1932 Birthday Blues

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: George McFarland
Born: Tuesday, 10/02 1928 (October) in Dallas, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 06/30 1993 (June) in Grapevine (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for George McFarland (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"George Robert Phillips McFarland"
"'Spanky' McFarland"
"Spanky McFarland"
"George 'Spanky' McFarland"
"Spanky" (Nickname)
"George MacFarlane"
"Spanky McFarlane"
"Hal Roach's Rascals"
"Our Gang"
George McFarland frequently works together with these people:
Billie Thomas (64x, Actor)
Carl Switzer (48x, Actor)
Darla Hood (38x, Actress)
Hal Roach (29x, Crew)
Robert Blake (29x, Actor)
Matthew Beard (27x, Actor)
Eugene 'Porky' Lee (26x, Actor)
Edward L. Cahn (25x, Crew)
Tommy Bond (21x, Actor)
Robert F. McGowan (19x, Crew)
Billy Laughlin (19x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:466889, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024