Carl Switzer

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Carl Switzer

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 7, 1927

died

January 21, 1959

place of birth

Paris, Illinois, USA

also known as

Carl Dean Switzer · Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer · Alfalfa · Alfalfa Switser

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

as Slave (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

as Freddie Othello (uncredited)

White Christmas

White Christmas

as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

as Ensign Keim

Going My Way

Going My Way

as Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

as Angus

Filmography

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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956as Slave (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946as Freddie Othello (uncredited)

White Christmas

White Christmas

1954as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954as Ensign Keim

Going My Way

Going My Way

1944as Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940as Leonard Harkspur Jr.

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953as Sonny Hopper

Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

1951as Guy with Tex

State of the Union

State of the Union

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947as Messenger boy

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

1946as First Youth

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943as Auggie (uncredited)

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948as Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz

My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942as Frederick (uncredited)

The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939as Small Boy (uncredited)

House by the River

House by the River

1950as Walter Herbert, office boy

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949as Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933as 'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942as Telegram Delivery Boy

Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

1986as Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)

Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982as Self (archive footage)

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Dixie

Dixie

1943as Boy in Street (uncredited)

Gas House Kids

Gas House Kids

1946as Sammy Levine

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955as Timekeeper (uncredited)

Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter

1944as Buzz Prouty

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shantytown

Shantytown

General Spanky

General Spanky

Our Gang Follies of 1938

Our Gang Follies of 1938

Together Again

Together Again

1944as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Alias the Champ

Alias the Champ

1949as Newsboy (uncredited)

Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

1953as Soldier with Wounded Arm

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951as Messenger (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984as (archive footage)

The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994as Alfalfa (archive footage)

Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy

This Is My Love

This Is My Love

1954as Customer

Scandal Street

Scandal Street

1938as Bennie Nordskudder

Came the Brawn

Came the Brawn

Feed 'em and Weep

Feed 'em and Weep

Dad for a Day

Dad for a Day

The Great Mike

The Great Mike

Alfalfa's Aunt

Alfalfa's Aunt

Waldo's Last Stand

Waldo's Last Stand