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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
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His father and brother were buried next to him. more
Alternate Names:
Alfalfa Switser | Alfalfa Switzer | Carl Dean Switzer | Carl Switzer
Filmography
Actor:
- The Defiant Ones (1958) (as Carl Switzer) .... Angus
- Motorcycle Gang (1957) (as Carl Switzer) .... Speed
- Between Heaven and Hell (1956) (uncredited) .... Savage
- The Ten Commandments (1956) (uncredited) .... Slave
- Dig That Uranium (1955) (uncredited) .... Shifty Robertson
- "The Roy Rogers Show" .... Bob, Dale's Nephew / ... (6 episodes, 1952-1955)
- And Sudden Death (1955) TV episode .... Mike Moore
- Quick Draw (1955) TV episode .... Dunc Wright
- Dead End Trail (1955) TV episode .... Timmy Horton
- Go for Your Gun (1952) TV episode (as Alfalfa Switzer) .... Bob, Dale's Nephew
- Shoot to Kill (1952) TV episode .... Elmer Kirby
(1 more) - "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Pete (1 episode, 1955)
- The Negative Man (1955) TV episode .... Pete - Francis in the Navy (1955) (uncredited) .... Timekeeper
- Not as a Stranger (1955) (uncredited) .... Unexpected father
... aka Morton Thompson's Not as a Stranger (USA: complete title) - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Mailer (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Eight Iron Men (1955) TV episode .... Mailer - Track of the Cat (1954) (as Carl Switzer) .... Joe Sam
... aka William A. Wellman's Track of the Cat (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - This Is My Love (1954) .... Customer
- The High and the Mighty (1954) (as Carl Switzer) .... Ensign Keim
- Flight Nurse (1953) (uncredited) .... Rifleman
- Island in the Sky (1953) (as Carl Switzer) .... Sonny Hopper, Stutz' co-pilot
- The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) (uncredited) .... Pvt. Cronkheit
... aka Army Capers (UK) - I Dream of Jeanie (1952) (as Carl Dean Switzer) .... Freddie
- Pat and Mike (1952) (as Carl Switzer) .... Busboy
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) (uncredited) .... Messenger
- Two Dollar Bettor (1951) (as Carl Switzer) .... Chuck Nordlinger
... aka Beginner's Luck (UK) - Cause for Alarm (1951) (uncredited) .... Guy with Tex
- Belle Le Grand (1951) (uncredited) .... Messenger Boy
- Redwood Forest Trail (1950) .... Sidekick Alfie
- House by the River (1950) .... Walter Herbert, office boy
- Alias the Champ (1949) (uncredited) .... Newsboy
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949) (uncredited) .... Leo, Second Messenger
- Big Town Scandal (1948) .... Frankie Snead
... aka Underworld Scandal (USA: TV title) - State of the Union (1948) (as Carl Switzer) .... Bellboy
... aka The World and His Wife (UK) - On Our Merry Way (1948) (as Carl Switzer) .... Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version) - Driftwood (1947) (uncredited) .... Messenger
- Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947) .... Alfalfa
- Gas House Kids Go West (1947) .... Alfalfa
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (uncredited) .... Freddie Othello
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title) - Gas House Kids (1946) (as Carl Switzer) .... Sammy Levine
... aka East Side Rascals - Courage of Lassie (1946) .... First Youth
... aka Blue Sierra (USA: copyright title) - She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) (uncredited) .... Delivery Boy
- Man Alive (1945) (uncredited) .... Ignatius
- Together Again (1944) (uncredited) .... Elevator Boy
- The Great Mike (1944) .... Speck
... aka Great Mike Wins (USA: TV title) - Going My Way (1944) (uncredited) .... Herman Langerhanke
- Rosie the Riveter (1944) (as Carl Switzer) .... Buzz Prouty
... aka In Rosie's Room - Dixie (1943) (uncredited) .... Boy in street
- Shantytown (1943) .... 'Bindy'
- The Human Comedy (1943) (uncredited) .... Auggie
- Johnny Doughboy (1942) .... Alfalfa
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) .... Billy Wiggs
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Messenger Boy
- There's One Born Every Minute (1942) (as Alfalfa Switser) .... Junior Twine
- Henry and Dizzy (1942) .... Billy Weeks
- My Favorite Blonde (1942) (uncredited) .... Frederick
- Reg'lar Fellers (1941) .... Bump Hudson
- Kiddie Kure (1940) .... Alfalfa
... aka Kiddie Cure - Goin' Fishin' (1940) .... Alfalfa
- Barnyard Follies (1940) .... Alfalfa
- Waldo's Last Stand (1940) .... Alfalfa
- Good Bad Boys (1940) .... Alfalfa
- I Love You Again (1940) .... Leonard Harkspur Jr.
- Bubbling Troubles (1940) .... Alfalfa 'Al'
- The New Pupil (1940) .... Alfalfa
- All About Hash (1940) .... Alfalfa
- The Big Premiere (1940) .... Alfalfa
- Alfalfa's Double (1940) .... Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'
- Time Out for Lessons (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Dad for a Day (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Captain Spanky's Show Boat (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Auto Antics (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Dog Daze (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Joy Scouts (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Cousin Wilbur (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Clown Princes (1939) .... The Great Alfalfa
- Duel Personalities (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Tiny Troubles (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Alfalfa's Aunt (1939) .... Alfalfa
- Practical Jokers (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Football Romeo (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Men in Fright (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Aladdin's Lantern (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Party Fever (1938) .... Alfalfa
- The Little Ranger (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Hide and Shriek (1938) .... Alfalfa, alias X-10
- The Awful Tooth (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Feed 'em and Weep (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Came the Brawn (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Three Men in a Tub (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Bear Facts (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Canned Fishing (1938) .... Alfalfa
- Scandal Street (1938) .... Bennie Nordskudder
- Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Mail and Female (1937) .... Alfalfa / Cousin Amiela
- The Pigskin Palooka (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Framing Youth (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Fishy Tales (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Night 'n' Gales (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Wild and Woolly (1937) .... Zero
- Roamin' Holiday (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Pick a Star (1937) (uncredited)
... aka Movie Struck (USA: reissue title) - Three Smart Boys (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Rushin' Ballet (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Hearts Are Thumps (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Glove Taps (1937) .... Alfalfa
- Reunion in Rhythm (1937) .... Alfalfa
- General Spanky (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Spooky Hooky (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Easy to Take (1936) (as Carl Switzer) .... Comic Kid
- Ellis Island (1936) (uncredited) .... Manuel
- Pay As You Exit (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Two Too Young (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Kelly the Second (1936) (uncredited) .... Boy with Stomach Ache
... aka Irish Washerwoman (USA: alternative title) - Bored of Education (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Arbor Day (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Second Childhood (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Too Many Parents (1936) .... White Gardenia
- The Lucky Corner (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Divot Diggers (1936) .... Alfalfa
- The Pinch Singer (1936) .... Alfalfa
- Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935) .... Alfalfa
- Life Hesitates at 40 (1935) .... Boy
- Little Sinner (1935) .... Alfalfa
- Little Papa (1935) .... Alfalfa
- Sprucin' Up (1935) .... Alfalfa
- Teacher's Beau (1935) .... Alfalfa
- Southern Exposure (1935) (uncredited) .... Messenger Boy
- Beginner's Luck (1935) .... Alfalfa
Soundtrack:
- Little Rascals Varieties (1959) (performer: "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain When She Comes", "Honolulu Baby", "The Object of My Affection", "The Barber of Seville", "Learn to Croon")
- Clown Princes (1939) (performer: "The Flying Trapeze" (uncredited))
- Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) (performer: "The Barber of Seville", "The Barber of Seville" (Reprise #2), "Learn to Croon", "Follies Conclusion")
- Framing Youth (1937) (performer: "Just an Echo in the Valley")
- Bored of Education (1936) (performer: "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms")
- Second Childhood (1936) (performer: "Oh, Susanna")
Archive Footage:
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"Biography"
- Elizabeth Taylor: Facets (2003) TV episode .... Himself - 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002) (TV) (as Carl Switzer) .... Himself
- When the Applause Died (1990) (V) .... Himself
- Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Our Gang
- Little Rascals Varieties (1959) .... Alfalfa
- "The Little Rascals" (1955) .... Alfalfa (1935-1938)
Additional Details
Other Works:
He also made an appearance in the Christmas movie, "It's a Wonderful Life", opening up the gymnasium floor with the pool underneath, causing George and Mary to fall in.
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