Carl Switzer

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer was born on August 7, 1927 in Paris, Illinois, USA as Carl Dean Switzer. He was an actor, known for The Defiant Ones (1958), Our Gang Follies of 1938(1937) and I Love You Again (1940). He was married to Dian Collingwood. He died on January 21, 1959 in Mission Hills, California, USA.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Paris, Illinois, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

07 August 1927, 98 years old

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

The Ten Commandments

White Christmas

The Defiant Ones

Going My Way

A Letter to Three Wives

House by the River

The High and the Mighty

State of the Union

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6

2022

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

2022

The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D

Alfalfa

2012

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular

Alfalfa (archive footage)

2011

Murders of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2003

Our Gang - Comedy Festival

Alfalfa

2001

The Our Gang Story

Alfalfa (archive footage)

1994

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Classic Comedy Teams

Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)

1986

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1984

Hollywood’s Children

Self (archive footage)

1982

Rascal Dazzle

Alfalfa (archive footage)

1981

The Defiant Ones

Angus

1958

Motorcycle Gang

Speed

1957

Between Heaven and Hell

Savage

1956

The Ten Commandments

Slave (uncredited)

1956

Dig That Uranium

Shifty Robertson

1955

Francis in the Navy

Timekeeper (uncredited)

1955

Track of the Cat

Joe Sam

1954

This Is My Love

Customer

1954

White Christmas

Bennie Haynes (uncredited)

1954

The High and the Mighty

Ensign Keim

1954

Flight Nurse

Soldier with Wounded Arm

1953

Island in the Sky

Sonny Hopper

1953

The WAC from Walla Walla

Pvt. Cronkheit (uncredited)

1952

I Dream of Jeanie

Freddie (as Carl Dean Switzer)

1952

Pat and Mike

Bus Boy

1952

Here Comes the Groom

Messenger (uncredited)

1951

Two Dollar Bettor

Chuck Nordlinger

1951

Cause for Alarm!

Guy with Tex

1951

Redwood Forest Trail

Alfie

1950

House by the River

Walter Herbert, office boy

1950

Alias the Champ

Newsboy (uncredited)

1949

A Letter to Three Wives

Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)

1949

Big Town Scandal

Frankie Snead

1948

State of the Union

Bellboy

1948

On Our Merry Way

Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz

1948

Driftwood

Messenger boy

1947

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Alfalfa

1947

Gas House Kids Go West

Alfalfa

1947

It's a Wonderful Life

Freddie Othello (uncredited)

1946

Courage of Lassie

First Youth

1946

Gas House Kids

Sammy Levine

1946

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Mac

1945

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Cadet Sylvester McDribble

1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1945

Man Alive

Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)

1945

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

Cadet Sylvester McDribble

1945

Together Again

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

1944

The Great Mike

Speck

1944

Rosie the Riveter

Buzz Prouty

1944

Going My Way

Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)

1944

Dixie

Boy in Street (uncredited)

1943

Shantytown

Bindy

1943

The Human Comedy

Auggie (uncredited)

1943

Johnny Doughboy

Alfalfa

1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Billy Wiggs

1942

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

Telegram Delivery Boy

1942

There's One Born Every Minute

Junior Twine

1942

Henry and Dizzy

Billy Weeks

1942

My Favorite Blonde

Frederick (uncredited)

1942

Reg'lar Fellers

Bump Hudson

1941

Kiddie Kure

Alfalfa

1940

Goin' Fishin'

Alfalfa

1940

Waldo's Last Stand

Alfalfa

1940

Barnyard Follies

Alfalfa

1940

Good Bad Boys

Alfalfa

1940

I Love You Again

Leonard Harkspur Jr.

1940

Bubbling Troubles

Alfalfa

1940

The New Pupil

Alfalfa

1940

All About Hash

Alfalfa

1940

The Big Premiere

Alfalfa

1940

Alfalfa's Double

Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'

1940

Time Out for Lessons

Alfalfa

1939

Dad for a Day

Alfalfa

1939

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Alfalfa

1939

Auto Antics

Alfalfa

1939

Dog Daze

Alfalfa

1939

Joy Scouts

Alfalfa

1939

Cousin Wilbur

Alfalfa

1939

Clown Princes

Alfalfa

1939

Duel Personalities

Alfalfa

1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

Small Boy (uncredited)

1939

Tiny Troubles

Alfalfa Switzer

1939

Alfalfa's Aunt

Alfalfa

1939

Practical Jokers

Alfalfa

1938

Football Romeo

Alfalfa

1938

Men in Fright

Alfalfa

1938

Aladdin's Lantern

Alfalfa

1938

Party Fever

Alfalfa

1938

The Little Ranger

Alfalfa

1938

Hide and Shriek

Alfalfa

1938

The Awful Tooth

Alfalfa

1938

Feed 'em and Weep

Alfalfa

1938

Came the Brawn

Alfalfa

1938

Three Men in a Tub

Alfalfa

1938

Bear Facts

Alfalfa

1938

Canned Fishing

Alfalfa

1938

Scandal Street

Bennie Nordskudder

1938

Our Gang Follies of 1938

Alfalfa

1937

Mail and Female

Alfalfa / Cousin Amelia

1937

The Pigskin Palooka

Alfalfa

1937

Framing Youth

Alfalfa

1937

Fishy Tales

Alfalfa

1937

Night 'n' Gales

Alfalfa

1937

Wild and Woolly

Zero

1937

Roamin' Holiday

Alfalfa

1937

Three Smart Boys

Alfalfa

1937

Rushin' Ballet

Alfalfa

1937

Hearts Are Thumps

Alfalfa

1937

Glove Taps

Alfalfa

1937

Reunion in Rhythm

Alfalfa

1937

Spooky Hooky

Alfalfa

1936

General Spanky

Alfalfa

1936

Easy to Take

Alfred Bottle

1936

Pay As You Exit

Alfalfa

1936

Two Too Young

Alfalfa

1936

Kelly the Second

Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)

1936

Bored of Education

Alfalfa

1936

Arbor Day

Alfalfa

1936

Second Childhood

Alfalfa

1936

Too Many Parents

Kid Singer

1936

The Lucky Corner

Alfalfa

1936

Divot Diggers

Alfalfa

1936

The Pinch Singer

Alfalfa

1936

Our Gang Follies of 1936

Alfalfa

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

Boy at Soda Fountain

1935

Little Sinner

Alfalfa

1935

Little Papa

Alfalfa

1935

Sprucin' Up

Alfalfa

1935

Teacher's Beau

Alfalfa

1935

Southern Exposure

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

1935

Beginner's Luck

Tom (Arizona Nightengales)

1935

The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang

Alfalfa

1934

Stage Mother

'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)

1933