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
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mailer
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Slave (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
as Mac
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Ensign Keim
TV Shows (2)
Movies (135)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Slave (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
as Mac
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Ensign Keim
White Christmas
1954
as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Messenger boy
Dog Daze
1939
as Alfalfa
Divot Diggers
1936
as Alfalfa
Scandal Street
1938
as Bennie Nordskudder
Courage of Lassie
1946
as First Youth
State of the Union
1948
as Bellboy
Going My Way
1944
as Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)
Canned Fishing
1938
as Alfalfa
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Angus
Goin' Fishin'
1940
as Alfalfa
Little Sinner
1935
as Alfalfa
I Love You Again
1940
as Leonard Harkspur Jr.
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
as Savage
Track of the Cat
1954
as Joe Sam
Man Alive
1945
as Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
1953
as Sonny Hopper
Easy to Take
1936
as Alfred Bottle
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)
Framing Youth
1937
as Alfalfa
Stage Mother
1933
as 'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
House by the River
1950
as Walter Herbert, office boy
Dixie
1943
as Boy in Street (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
1946
as Sammy Levine
Rascal Dazzle
1981
as Alfalfa (archive footage)
Party Fever
1938
as Alfalfa
Pat and Mike
1952
as Bus Boy
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Alfalfa (segment "Our Gang") (archive footage)
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Messenger (uncredited)
Auto Antics
1939
as Alfalfa
Together Again
1944
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Joy Scouts
1939
as Alfalfa
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Guy with Tex
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Pvt. Cronkheit (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Frederick (uncredited)
Came the Brawn
1938
as Alfalfa
Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937
as Alfalfa
Redwood Forest Trail
1950
as Alfie
Sprucin' Up
1935
as Alfalfa
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Is My Love
1954
as Customer
Cousin Wilbur
1939
as Alfalfa
The New Pupil
1940
as Alfalfa
Hearts Are Thumps
1937
as Alfalfa
Kiddie Kure
1940
as Alfalfa
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
Beginner's Luck
1935
as Tom
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Alfalfa
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Billy Weeks
Glove Taps
1937
as Alfalfa
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Telegram Delivery Boy
The Human Comedy
1943
as Auggie (uncredited)
Time Out for Lessons
1939
as Alfalfa
Bear Facts
1938
as Alfalfa
Motorcycle Gang
1957
as Speed
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Alfalfa
Spooky Hooky
1936
as Alfalfa
Men in Fright
1938
as Alfalfa
Little Papa
1935
as Alfalfa
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Small Boy (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Frankie Snead
Our Gang Follies of 1936
1935
as Alfalfa
Alias the Champ
1949
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Francis in the Navy
1955
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Rushin' Ballet
1937
as Alfalfa
Practical Jokers
1938
as Alfalfa
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Boy at Soda Fountain
Shantytown
1943
as Bindy
Football Romeo
1938
as Alfalfa
The Great Mike
1944
as Speck
The Pigskin Palooka
1937
as Alfalfa
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Junior Twine
Southern Exposure
1935
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
General Spanky
1936
as Alfalfa
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Alfalfa (archive footage)
Tiny Troubles
1939
as Alfalfa Switzer
Rosie the Riveter
1944
as Buzz Prouty
The Little Ranger
1938
as Alfalfa
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Billy Wiggs
Reg'lar Fellers
1941
as Bump Hudson
Arbor Day
1936
as Alfalfa
Second Childhood
1936
as Alfalfa
Two Dollar Bettor
1951
as Chuck Nordlinger
Kelly the Second
1936
as Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)
Too Many Parents
1936
as Kid Singer
The Lucky Corner
1936
as Alfalfa
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
2011
as Alfalfa (archive footage)
Reunion in Rhythm
1937
as Alfalfa
Bored of Education
1936
as Alfalfa
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
1939
as Alfalfa
Dad for a Day
1939
as Alfalfa
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
as Cadet Sylvester McDribble
Flight Nurse
1953
as Soldier with Wounded Arm
Aladdin's Lantern
1938
as Alfalfa
Night 'n' Gales
1937
as Alfalfa
The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang
1934
as Alfalfa
Bubbling Troubles
1940
as Alfalfa
Feed 'em and Weep
1938
as Alfalfa
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Zero
Waldo's Last Stand
1940
as Alfalfa
Clown Princes
1939
as Alfalfa
Mail and Female
1937
as Alfalfa / Cousin Amelia
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Alfalfa
Hide and Shriek
1938
as Alfalfa
Alfalfa's Double
1940
as Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6
2022
Teacher's Beau
1935
as Alfalfa
Barnyard Follies
1940
as Alfalfa
Three Smart Boys
1937
as Alfalfa
Good Bad Boys
1940
as Alfalfa
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
The Big Premiere
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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- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Slave (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Freddie Othello (uncredited)
- Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (1945) — as Mac
- The High and the Mighty (1954) — as Ensign Keim
- White Christmas (1954) — as Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
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