Carl Switzer
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1927-08-07
- Died
- 1959-01-21
- Place of birth
- Paris, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Carl Dean Switzer · Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer · Alfalfa · Alfalfa Switser · 'Alfalfa' Switzer · Alfalfa Switzer
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
1946
as Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mailer
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Slave (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Messenger boy
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
as Mac
White Christmas
1954
as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
TV Shows (2)
Movies (135)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Freddie Othello (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Slave (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Messenger boy
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
as Mac
White Christmas
1954
as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945
as Cadet Sylvester McDribble
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Ensign Keim
Southern Exposure
1935
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
1946
as First Youth
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Angus
Track of the Cat
1954
as Joe Sam
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Alfalfa
House by the River
1950
as Walter Herbert, office boy
Sprucin' Up
1935
as Alfalfa
Dixie
1943
as Boy in Street (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)
The Little Ranger
1938
as Alfalfa
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
as Cadet Sylvester McDribble
Shantytown
1943
as Bindy
Joy Scouts
1939
as Alfalfa
Redwood Forest Trail
1950
as Alfie
I Dream of Jeanie
1952
as Freddie (as Carl Dean Switzer)
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
as Savage
Going My Way
1944
as Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
1953
as Sonny Hopper
The Human Comedy
1943
as Auggie (uncredited)
State of the Union
1948
as Bellboy
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Zero
Easy to Take
1936
as Alfred Bottle
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Boy at Soda Fountain
Francis in the Navy
1955
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Two Too Young
1936
as Alfalfa
I Love You Again
1940
as Leonard Harkspur Jr.
Bored of Education
1936
as Alfalfa
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
General Spanky
1936
as Alfalfa
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Guy with Tex
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Messenger (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Frankie Snead
This Is My Love
1954
as Customer
Pat and Mike
1952
as Bus Boy
Night 'n' Gales
1937
as Alfalfa
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Frederick (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau
1935
as Alfalfa
Stage Mother
1933
as 'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)
Dad for a Day
1939
as Alfalfa
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Junior Twine
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Alfalfa (archive footage)
Kelly the Second
1936
as Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Two Dollar Bettor
1951
as Chuck Nordlinger
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Small Boy (uncredited)
Together Again
1944
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Alias the Champ
1949
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Kiddie Kure
1940
as Alfalfa
Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937
as Alfalfa
Dig That Uranium
1955
as Shifty Robertson
The Awful Tooth
1938
as Alfalfa
Man Alive
1945
as Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)
Flight Nurse
1953
as Soldier with Wounded Arm
All About Hash
1940
as Alfalfa
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
2011
as Alfalfa (archive footage)
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Alfalfa
Too Many Parents
1936
as Kid Singer
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Alfalfa
The Lucky Corner
1936
as Alfalfa
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6
2022
Waldo's Last Stand
1940
as Alfalfa
The Great Mike
1944
as Speck
Three Smart Boys
1937
as Alfalfa
Motorcycle Gang
1957
as Speed
Rosie the Riveter
1944
as Buzz Prouty
Time Out for Lessons
1939
as Alfalfa
Gas House Kids
1946
as Sammy Levine
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Telegram Delivery Boy
The Big Premiere
1940
as Alfalfa
Auto Antics
1939
as Alfalfa
Glove Taps
1937
as Alfalfa
Little Sinner
1935
as Alfalfa
Alfalfa's Double
1940
as Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
1939
as Alfalfa
Tiny Troubles
1939
as Alfalfa Switzer
Reunion in Rhythm
1937
as Alfalfa
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Billy Weeks
Roamin' Holiday
1937
as Alfalfa
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
Divot Diggers
1936
as Alfalfa
Our Gang Follies of 1936
1935
as Alfalfa
Dog Daze
1939
as Alfalfa
Hide and Shriek
1938
as Alfalfa
Arbor Day
1936
as Alfalfa
Reg'lar Fellers
1941
as Bump Hudson
Framing Youth
1937
as Alfalfa
Party Fever
1938
as Alfalfa
Duel Personalities
1939
as Alfalfa
Goin' Fishin'
1940
as Alfalfa
Second Childhood
1936
as Alfalfa
Pay As You Exit
1936
as Alfalfa
Bear Facts
1938
as Alfalfa
Cousin Wilbur
1939
as Alfalfa
Barnyard Follies
1940
as Alfalfa
Men in Fright
1938
as Alfalfa
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Billy Wiggs
Gas House Kids Go West
1947
as Alfalfa
Mail and Female
1937
as Alfalfa / Cousin Amelia
Football Romeo
1938
as Alfalfa
Beginner's Luck
1935
as Tom
Hearts Are Thumps
1937
as Alfalfa
The Pigskin Palooka
1937
as Alfalfa
Scandal Street
1938
as Bennie Nordskudder
Good Bad Boys
1940
as Alfalfa
Aladdin's Lantern
1938
as Alfalfa
Came the Brawn
1938
as Alfalfa
Rushin' Ballet
1937
as Alfalfa
The New Pupil
1940
as Alfalfa
About Carl Switzer
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. With 137 credits spanning from 1933 to 2022, Carl Switzer has appeared in 135 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carl Switzer Movies
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Freddie Othello (uncredited)
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Slave (uncredited)
- Driftwood (1947) — as Messenger boy
- Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (1945) — as Mac
- White Christmas (1954) — as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
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