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Carl Dean Switzer (* 7. August 1927 in Paris, Illinois, USA; [1] † 21. Januar 1959 in Mission Hills, Kalifornien, USA) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler. Berühmtheit erlangte er während der 1930er-Jahre vor allem durch seine Auftritte als „Alfalfa“ bei den Kleinen Strolchen .
Carl Dean Switzer (August 8, 1927 [1] – January 21, 1959) was an American singer, child actor, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang . Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the ...
Actor: Second Childhood. Carl Switzer was an American child actor, singer, dog breeder, and hunting guide from Paris, Illinois. He became famous for portraying Alfalfa in the film series "Our Gang" during the 1930s. His character was one of the most memorable characters ever portrayed in the series.
13. Nov. 2009 · Carl Dean Switzer, the actor who as a child played Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedy film series, dies at age 31 in a fight, allegedly about money, in a Mission Hills, California, home. Alfalfa,...
9. Mai 2022 · Half a century before Haim, another former child star, slugging away in anonymity after his career fizzled, died in violence. Carl Switzer, who portrayed the lovable but dorky Alfalfa in the "Our Gang"/"Little Rascals" shorts, worked various odd jobs and had run-ins with the law as an adult, as History reports.
THE TRAGIC 1959 DEATH OF THE LITTLE RASCALS' CARL 'ALFALFA' SWITZER. By AARON HOMER. History - Science. As a child, the Illinois-born Carl Switzer stopped by the Hal Roach Studios while on vacation with his family in Southern California, and he soon was playing the lovable but dorky Alfalfa in the "Our Gang"/"Little Rascals" shorts.
27. Feb. 2024 · February 27, 2024 Admin. Carl Switzer, hailing from the quaint town of Paris, Illinois, shot to stardom as the endearing Alfalfa in the “Our Gang” series during the colorful 1930s. Yet, as the curtains fell on his child star days, Switzer found himself grappling with the shadows of obscurity, taking on odd jobs to keep the lights on.
