Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

1927-08-07 • Paris, Illinois, USA • Male • 137 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-08-07

Place of Birth

Paris, Illinois, USA

Known Credits

137

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Carl Dean Switzer, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Alfalfa, Alfalfa Switser, 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Alfalfa Switzer, Alfy Switzer, Our Gang

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Known For Movies

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956
White Christmas

White Christmas

1954
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954
Going My Way

Going My Way

1944
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958
A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949
Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933
Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

1954
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984
Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953
State of the Union

State of the Union

1948
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982
Driftwood

Driftwood

1947
House by the River

House by the River

1950
Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

1946
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

1956
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940
Motorcycle Gang

Motorcycle Gang

1957
The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943
Together Again

Together Again

1944
The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939
Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955
Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

1936
Little Sinner

Little Sinner

1935
On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948
Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy

1942
Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

1951
Man Alive

Man Alive

1945
Divot Diggers

Divot Diggers

1936
Kiddie Kure

Kiddie Kure

1940
Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942
Our Gang Follies of 1938

Our Gang Follies of 1938

1937
The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942
Rascal Dazzle

Rascal Dazzle

1981
This Is My Love

This Is My Love

1954
Arbor Day

Arbor Day

1936
Shantytown

Shantytown

1943
Canned Fishing

Canned Fishing

1938
Mail and Female

Mail and Female

1937
My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942
Dig That Uranium

Dig That Uranium

1955
Second Childhood

Second Childhood

1936
Alfalfa's Aunt

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939
Big Town Scandal

Big Town Scandal

1948
Henry and Dizzy

Henry and Dizzy

1942
Rushin' Ballet

Rushin' Ballet

1937
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994
Framing Youth

Framing Youth

1937
She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945
Gas House Kids

Gas House Kids

1946
Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

1986
Tiny Troubles

Tiny Troubles

1939
Joy Scouts

Joy Scouts

1939
Scandal Street

Scandal Street

1938
Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

1953
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

1937
Dixie

Dixie

1943
Night 'n' Gales

Night 'n' Gales

1937
Football Romeo

Football Romeo

1938
The New Pupil

The New Pupil

1940
There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute

1942
Duel Personalities

Duel Personalities

1939
General Spanky

General Spanky

1936
Two Dollar Bettor

Two Dollar Bettor

1951
Goin' Fishin'

Goin' Fishin'

1940
The Pinch Singer

The Pinch Singer

1936
Pay As You Exit

Pay As You Exit

1936
Teacher's Beau

Teacher's Beau

1935
Hearts Are Thumps

Hearts Are Thumps

1937
Murders of Hollywood

Murders of Hollywood

2003
Little Papa

Little Papa

1935
Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter

1944
The Pigskin Palooka

The Pigskin Palooka

1937
Alias the Champ

Alias the Champ

1949
Men in Fright

Men in Fright

1938
Dog Daze

Dog Daze

1939
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988
Feed 'em and Weep

Feed 'em and Weep

1938
Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail

1950
Our Gang - Comedy Festival

Our Gang - Comedy Festival

2001
Our Gang Follies of 1936

Our Gang Follies of 1936

1935
Spooky Hooky

Spooky Hooky

1936
Good Bad Boys

Good Bad Boys

1940
Practical Jokers

Practical Jokers

1938
Auto Antics

Auto Antics

1939
Dad for a Day

Dad for a Day

1939
Beginner's Luck

Beginner's Luck

1935
Three Men in a Tub

Three Men in a Tub

1938
The Lucky Corner

The Lucky Corner

1936
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6

2022
Fishy Tales

Fishy Tales

1937
Barnyard Follies

Barnyard Follies

1940
Sprucin' Up

Sprucin' Up

1935
Kelly the Second

Kelly the Second

1936
Waldo's Last Stand

Waldo's Last Stand

1940
Came the Brawn

Came the Brawn

1938
I Dream of Jeanie

I Dream of Jeanie

1952
Life Hesitates at 40

Life Hesitates at 40

1935
Aladdin's Lantern

Aladdin's Lantern

1938
Cousin Wilbur

Cousin Wilbur

1939
Hide and Shriek

Hide and Shriek

1938
Alfalfa's Double

Alfalfa's Double

1940
Southern Exposure

Southern Exposure

1935
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

2022
Bubbling Troubles

Bubbling Troubles

1940
The WAC from Walla Walla

The WAC from Walla Walla

1952
Reg'lar Fellers

Reg'lar Fellers

1941
Bear Facts

Bear Facts

1938
Bored of Education

Bored of Education

1936
Glove Taps

Glove Taps

1937
The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang

The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang

1934
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

1945
Three Smart Boys

Three Smart Boys

1937
The Great Mike

The Great Mike

1944
Party Fever

Party Fever

1938
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular

2011
Gas House Kids Go West

Gas House Kids Go West

1947
Clown Princes

Clown Princes

1939
All About Hash

All About Hash

1940
The Little Ranger

The Little Ranger

1938
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

1945
The Big Premiere

The Big Premiere

1940
Easy to Take

Easy to Take

1936
Roamin' Holiday

Roamin' Holiday

1937
Reunion in Rhythm

Reunion in Rhythm

1937
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D

The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D

2012
Time Out for Lessons

Time Out for Lessons

1939
The Awful Tooth

The Awful Tooth

1938
Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

1939
Two Too Young

Two Too Young

1936
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

1945

Known For TV Shows

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Movie Credits

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Freddie Othello (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments

1956

Slave (uncredited)

White Christmas

1954

Bennie Haynes (uncredited)

The High and the Mighty

1954

Ensign Keim

Going My Way

1944

Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)

The Defiant Ones

1958

Angus

A Letter to Three Wives

1949

Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)

Stage Mother

1933

'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)

Track of the Cat

1954

Joe Sam

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

(archive footage)

Pat and Mike

1952

Bus Boy

Island in the Sky

1953

Sonny Hopper

State of the Union

1948

Bellboy

Hollywood’s Children

1982

Self (archive footage)

Driftwood

1947

Messenger boy

House by the River

1950

Walter Herbert, office boy

Courage of Lassie

1946

First Youth

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

Savage

I Love You Again

1940

Leonard Harkspur Jr.

Motorcycle Gang

1957

Speed

The Human Comedy

1943

Auggie (uncredited)

Together Again

1944

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

Small Boy (uncredited)

Francis in the Navy

1955

Timekeeper (uncredited)

Too Many Parents

1936

Kid Singer

Little Sinner

1935

Alfalfa

On Our Merry Way

1948

Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz

Johnny Doughboy

1942

Alfalfa

Cause for Alarm!

1951

Guy with Tex

Man Alive

1945

Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)

Divot Diggers

1936

Alfalfa

Kiddie Kure

1940

Alfalfa

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Messenger (uncredited)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

Billy Wiggs

Our Gang Follies of 1938

1937

Alfalfa

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942

Telegram Delivery Boy

Rascal Dazzle

1981

Alfalfa (archive footage)

This Is My Love

1954

Customer

Arbor Day

1936

Alfalfa

Shantytown

1943

Bindy

Canned Fishing

1938

Alfalfa

Mail and Female

1937

Alfalfa / Cousin Amelia

My Favorite Blonde

1942

Frederick (uncredited)

Dig That Uranium

1955

Shifty Robertson

Second Childhood

1936

Alfalfa

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

Alfalfa

Big Town Scandal

1948

Frankie Snead

Henry and Dizzy

1942

Billy Weeks

Rushin' Ballet

1937

Alfalfa

The Our Gang Story

1994

Alfalfa (archive footage)

Framing Youth

1937

Alfalfa

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Gas House Kids

1946

Sammy Levine

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

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

Tiny Troubles

1939

Alfalfa Switzer

Joy Scouts

1939

Alfalfa

Scandal Street

1938

Bennie Nordskudder

Flight Nurse

1953

Soldier with Wounded Arm

Wild and Woolly

1937

Zero

Dixie

1943

Boy in Street (uncredited)

Night 'n' Gales

1937

Alfalfa

Football Romeo

1938

Alfalfa

The New Pupil

1940

Alfalfa

There's One Born Every Minute

1942

Junior Twine

Duel Personalities

1939

Alfalfa

General Spanky

1936

Alfalfa

Two Dollar Bettor

1951

Chuck Nordlinger

Goin' Fishin'

1940

Alfalfa

The Pinch Singer

1936

Alfalfa

Pay As You Exit

1936

Alfalfa

Teacher's Beau

1935

Alfalfa

Hearts Are Thumps

1937

Alfalfa

Murders of Hollywood

2003

Self (archive footage)

Little Papa

1935

Alfalfa

Rosie the Riveter

1944

Buzz Prouty

The Pigskin Palooka

1937

Alfalfa

Alias the Champ

1949

Newsboy (uncredited)

Men in Fright

1938

Alfalfa

Dog Daze

1939

Alfalfa

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Feed 'em and Weep

1938

Alfalfa

Redwood Forest Trail

1950

Alfie

Our Gang - Comedy Festival

2001

Alfalfa

Our Gang Follies of 1936

1935

Alfalfa

Spooky Hooky

1936

Alfalfa

Good Bad Boys

1940

Alfalfa

Practical Jokers

1938

Alfalfa

Auto Antics

1939

Alfalfa

Dad for a Day

1939

Alfalfa

Beginner's Luck

1935

Tom

Three Men in a Tub

1938

Alfalfa

The Lucky Corner

1936

Alfalfa

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947

Alfalfa

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6

2022

Fishy Tales

1937

Alfalfa

Barnyard Follies

1940

Alfalfa

Sprucin' Up

1935

Alfalfa

Kelly the Second

1936

Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)

Waldo's Last Stand

1940

Alfalfa

Came the Brawn

1938

Alfalfa

I Dream of Jeanie

1952

Freddie (as Carl Dean Switzer)

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

Boy at Soda Fountain

Aladdin's Lantern

1938

Alfalfa

Cousin Wilbur

1939

Alfalfa

Hide and Shriek

1938

Alfalfa

Alfalfa's Double

1940

Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'

Southern Exposure

1935

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

2022

Bubbling Troubles

1940

Alfalfa

The WAC from Walla Walla

1952

Pvt. Cronkheit (uncredited)

Reg'lar Fellers

1941

Bump Hudson

Bear Facts

1938

Alfalfa

Bored of Education

1936

Alfalfa

Glove Taps

1937

Alfalfa

The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang

1934

Alfalfa

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

1945

Cadet Sylvester McDribble

Three Smart Boys

1937

Alfalfa

The Great Mike

1944

Speck

Party Fever

1938

Alfalfa

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular

2011

Alfalfa (archive footage)

Gas House Kids Go West

1947

Alfalfa

Clown Princes

1939

Alfalfa

All About Hash

1940

Alfalfa

The Little Ranger

1938

Alfalfa

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

1945

Mac

The Big Premiere

1940

Alfalfa

Easy to Take

1936

Alfred Bottle

Roamin' Holiday

1937

Alfalfa

Reunion in Rhythm

1937

Alfalfa

The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D

2012

Alfalfa

Time Out for Lessons

1939

Alfalfa

The Awful Tooth

1938

Alfalfa

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

1939

Alfalfa

Two Too Young

1936

Alfalfa

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

1945

Cadet Sylvester McDribble

TV Credits

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Mailer (1 episodes)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

(1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

No movie production credits available.

TV Production Credits

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