Carl Switzer
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 1959 (aged 31)
Born in
Paris, Illinois, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
20 Dec 1946
The Ten Commandments
05 Oct 1956
White Christmas
14 Oct 1954
The Defiant Ones
14 Aug 1958
Going My Way
01 Jan 1944
A Letter to Three Wives
20 Jan 1949
House by the River
23 Mar 1950
The High and the Mighty
03 Jul 1954
Photos
Filmography
2022
2012
- The Best of The Little Rascals in 3Das Alfalfa
2011
- The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacularas Alfalfa (archive footage)
2001
- Our Gang - Comedy Festivalas Alfalfa
1994
- The Our Gang Storyas Alfalfa (archive footage)
1988
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragediesas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986
- Classic Comedy Teamsas Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)
1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
1981
- Rascal Dazzleas Alfalfa (archive footage)
1958
- The Defiant Onesas Angus
1957
- Motorcycle Gangas Speed
1956
- Between Heaven and Hellas Savage
- The Ten Commandmentsas Slave (uncredited)
1955
- Dig That Uraniumas Shifty Robertson
- Francis in the Navyas Timekeeper (uncredited)
1954
- Track of the Catas Joe Sam
- This Is My Loveas Customer
- White Christmasas Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
- The High and the Mightyas Ensign Keim
1953
- Flight Nurseas Soldier with Wounded Arm
- Island in the Skyas Sonny Hopper
1952
- The WAC from Walla Wallaas Pvt. Cronkheit (uncredited)
- I Dream of Jeanieas Freddie (as Carl Dean Switzer)
- Pat and Mikeas Bus Boy
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 episode
- Here Comes the Groomas Messenger (uncredited)
- Two Dollar Bettoras Chuck Nordlinger
- Cause for Alarm!as Guy with Tex
1950
- Lux Video Theatreas Mailer1 episode
- Redwood Forest Trailas Alfie
- House by the Riveras Walter Herbert, office boy
1949
- Alias the Champas Newsboy (uncredited)
- A Letter to Three Wivesas Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)
1948
- Big Town Scandalas Frankie Snead
- State of the Unionas Bellboy
- On Our Merry Wayas Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
1947
- Driftwoodas Messenger boy
- The Gas House Kids in Hollywoodas Alfalfa
- Gas House Kids Go Westas Alfalfa
1946
- It's a Wonderful Lifeas Freddie Othello (uncredited)
- Courage of Lassieas First Youth
- Gas House Kidsas Sammy Levine
1945
- Primary Flight Training: Before You Flyas Mac
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2as Cadet Sylvester McDribble
- She Wouldn't Say Yesas Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- Man Aliveas Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)
- Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offsas Cadet Sylvester McDribble
1944
- Together Againas Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- The Great Mikeas Speck
- Rosie the Riveteras Buzz Prouty
- Going My Wayas Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)
1943
- Dixieas Boy in Street (uncredited)
- Shantytownas Bindy
- The Human Comedyas Auggie (uncredited)
1942
- Johnny Doughboyas Alfalfa
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patchas Billy Wiggs
- The War Against Mrs. Hadleyas Telegram Delivery Boy
- There's One Born Every Minuteas Junior Twine
- Henry and Dizzyas Billy Weeks
- My Favorite Blondeas Frederick (uncredited)
1941
- Reg'lar Fellersas Bump Hudson
1940
- Kiddie Kureas Alfalfa
- Goin' Fishin'as Alfalfa
- Waldo's Last Standas Alfalfa
- Barnyard Folliesas Alfalfa
- Good Bad Boysas Alfalfa
- I Love You Againas Leonard Harkspur Jr.
- Bubbling Troublesas Alfalfa
- The New Pupilas Alfalfa
- All About Hashas Alfalfa
- The Big Premiereas Alfalfa
- Alfalfa's Doubleas Alfalfa
1939
- Time Out for Lessonsas Alfalfa
- Dad for a Dayas Alfalfa
- Captain Spanky's Show Boatas Alfalfa
- Auto Anticsas Alfalfa
- Dog Dazeas Alfalfa
- Joy Scoutsas Alfalfa
- Cousin Wilburas Alfalfa
- Clown Princesas Alfalfa
- Duel Personalitiesas Alfalfa
- The Ice Follies of 1939as Small Boy (uncredited)
- Tiny Troublesas Alfalfa Switzer
- Alfalfa's Auntas Alfalfa
1938
- Practical Jokersas Alfalfa
- Football Romeoas Alfalfa
- Men in Frightas Alfalfa
- Aladdin's Lanternas Alfalfa
- Party Feveras Alfalfa
- The Little Rangeras Alfalfa
- Hide and Shriekas Alfalfa
- The Awful Toothas Alfalfa
- Feed 'em and Weepas Alfalfa
- Came the Brawnas Alfalfa
- Three Men in a Tubas Alfalfa
- Bear Factsas Alfalfa
- Canned Fishingas Alfalfa
- Scandal Streetas Bennie Nordskudder
1937
- Our Gang Follies of 1938as Alfalfa
- Mail and Femaleas Alfalfa
- The Pigskin Palookaas Alfalfa
- Framing Youthas Alfalfa
- Fishy Talesas Alfalfa
- Night 'n' Galesas Alfalfa
- Wild and Woollyas Zero
- Roamin' Holidayas Alfalfa
- Three Smart Boysas Alfalfa
- Rushin' Balletas Alfalfa
- Hearts Are Thumpsas Alfalfa
- Glove Tapsas Alfalfa
- Reunion in Rhythmas Alfalfa
1936
- Spooky Hookyas Alfalfa
- General Spankyas Alfalfa
- Easy to Takeas Alfred Bottle
- Pay As You Exitas Alfalfa
- Two Too Youngas Alfalfa
- Kelly the Secondas Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)
- Bored of Educationas Alfalfa
- Arbor Dayas Alfalfa
- Second Childhoodas Alfalfa
- Too Many Parentsas Kid Singer
- The Lucky Corneras Alfalfa
- Divot Diggersas Alfalfa
- The Pinch Singeras Alfalfa
1935
- Our Gang Follies of 1936as Alfalfa
- Life Hesitates at 40as Boy at Soda Fountain
- Little Sinneras Alfalfa
- Little Papaas Alfalfa
- Sprucin' Upas Alfalfa
- Teacher's Beauas Alfalfa
- Southern Exposureas Messenger Boy (uncredited)
- Beginner's Luckas Tom
1934
1933
- Stage Motheras 'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)
1929
- The Little Rascalsas Alfalfa80 episodes