Biography for
Eugene 'Porky' Lee More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

25 October 1933, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Date of Death

16 October 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (lung and brain cancer)

Birth Name

Gordon Eugene Lee

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Trivia

Replaced in Our Gang by Robert Blake

Chosen for his Our Gang role because of his resemblance to Our Gang lead star George 'Spanky' McFarland, and often portrayed Spanky's younger brother in the series.

His childhood best friend was his on-screen co-star/best friend 'Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas' (both of their characters share the trade "O-tay!" catchphrase, though Porky was the first to use it, in Pay As You Exit (1936)).

After his movie career he became a school teacher in Colorado for awhile then moved to Minnesota in order to be closer to his only son.

Was replaced by Robert Blake because he became thinner growing up and the producers wanted "Porky" to be a chunky kid.

Among the films Mr. Lee appeared in were "Bored of Education" which won the Oscar for best one-reel short subject in 1937.

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