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)
Freddie Othello (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
State of the Union
(1948)
Bellboy
I Love You Again
(1940)
Leonard Harkspur Jr.
House by the River
(1950)
Walter Herbert, office boy
A Letter to Three Wives
(1949)
Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Stage Mother
(1933)
'Irish Eyes' Singer
The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang
(1934)
Alfalfa
Sprucin' Up
(1935)
Alfalfa
Beginner's Luck
(1935)
Arizona Nightengale
Southern Exposure
(1935)
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Little Papa
(1935)
Alfalfa
Life Hesitates at 40
(1935)
Boy at Soda Fountain
Teacher's Beau
(1935)
Alfalfa
Divot Diggers
(1936)
Alfalfa
Second Childhood
(1936)
Alfalfa
Pay As You Exit
(1936)
Alfalfa
Kelly the Second
(1936)
Boy with Stomach Ache (uncredited)
The Lucky Corner
(1936)
Alfalfa
The Pinch Singer
(1936)
Alfalfa
Bored of Education
(1936)
Alfalfa
Easy to Take
(1936)
Alfred Bottle
Spooky Hooky
(1936)
Alfalfa
General Spanky
(1936)
Alfalfa
Arbor Day
(1936)
Alfalfa
Reunion in Rhythm
(1937)
Alfalfa
Fishy Tales
(1937)
Alfalfa
Our Gang Follies of 1938
(1937)
Alfalfa
Roamin' Holiday
(1937)
Alfalfa (as Our Gang)
Hearts Are Thumps
(1937)
Alfalfa
The Pigskin Palooka
(1937)
Alfalfa (as Our Gang)
Three Smart Boys
(1937)
Alfalfa (as Our Gang)
Rushin' Ballet
(1937)
Alfalfa (as Our Gang)
Wild and Woolly
(1937)
Zero
Framing Youth
(1937)
Alfalfa
Night 'n' Gales
(1937)
Alfalfa (as Our Gang)
Mail and Female
(1937)
Alfalfa / Cousin Amelia (as Our Gang)
Football Romeo
(1938)
Alfalfa
The Awful Tooth
(1938)
Alfalfa
Bear Facts
(1938)
Alfalfa
Canned Fishing
(1938)
Alfalfa
Men in Fright
(1938)
Alfalfa
Aladdin's Lantern
(1938)
Alfalfa
The Little Ranger
(1938)
Alfalfa
Scandal Street
(1938)
Bennie Nordskudder
Party Fever
(1938)
Alfalfa
Three Men in a Tub
(1938)
Alfalfa
Came the Brawn
(1938)
Alfalfa
Hide and Shriek
(1938)
Alfalfa, alias X-10
Feed 'em and Weep
(1938)
Alfalfa
Practical Jokers
(1938)
Alfalfa
Time Out for Lessons
(1939)
Alfalfa
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
(1939)
Alfalfa (uncredited)
Clown Princes
(1939)
Alfalfa
Tiny Troubles
(1939)
Alfalfa Switzer
Dad for a Day
(1939)
Alfalfa
Dog Daze
(1939)
Alfalfa
Joy Scouts
(1939)
Alfalfa
Duel Personalities
(1939)
Alfalfa (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
(1939)
Small Boy (Uncredited)
Alfalfa's Aunt
(1939)
Alfalfa
Cousin Wilbur
(1939)
Alfalfa
The Big Premiere
(1940)
Alfalfa
Waldo's Last Stand
(1940)
Alfalfa
Alfalfa's Double
(1940)
Alfalfa / Cornelius 'Corny'
I Love You Again
(1940)
Leonard Harkspur Jr.
All About Hash
(1940)
Alfalfa
Bubbling Troubles
(1940)
Alfalfa
Good Bad Boys
(1940)
Alfalfa
Kiddie Kure
(1940)
Alfalfa
The New Pupil
(1940)
Alfalfa
Goin' Fishin'
(1940)
Alfalfa
Barnyard Follies
(1940)
Alfalfa
Reg'lar Fellers
(1941)
Bump Hudson
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Telegram Delivery Boy
My Favorite Blonde
(1942)
Frederick (uncredited)
There's One Born Every Minute
(1942)
Junior Twine
Henry and Dizzy
(1942)
Billy Weeks
Johnny Doughboy
(1942)
Alfalfa
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
(1942)
Billy Wiggs
Shantytown
(1943)
Bindy
Dixie
(1943)
Boy in Street (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
(1943)
Auggie (uncredited)
Together Again
(1944)
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Rosie the Riveter
(1944)
Buzz Prouty
Going My Way
(1944)
Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)
The Great Mike
(1944)
Speck
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
(1945)
Cadet Sylvester McDribble
Man Alive
(1945)
Ignatius Lafferty (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
(1945)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
(1945)
Cadet Sylvester McDribble
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
(1945)
Mac
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
(1946)
Sammy Levine
Courage of Lassie
(1946)
First Youth
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
(1947)
Alfalfa
Gas House Kids Go West
(1947)
Alfalfa
Driftwood
(1947)
Messenger boy
On Our Merry Way
(1948)
Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
Big Town Scandal
(1948)
Frankie Snead
State of the Union
(1948)
Bellboy
Alias the Champ
(1949)
Newsboy (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives
(1949)
Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)
Redwood Forest Trail
(1950)
Alfie
House by the River
(1950)
Walter Herbert, office boy
Cause for Alarm!
(1951)
Guy with Tex
Two Dollar Bettor
(1951)
Chuck Nordlinger
The WAC From Walla Walla
(1952)
Pvt. Cronkheit (uncredited)
Pat and Mike
(1952)
Bus Boy
I Dream of Jeanie
(1952)
Freddie (as Carl Dean Switzer)
Flight Nurse
(1953)
Soldier with Wounded Arm
Island in the Sky
(1953)
Sonny Hopper
The High and the Mighty
(1954)
Ensign Keim
White Christmas
(1954)
Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
Track of the Cat
(1954)
Joe Sam
This Is My Love
(1954)
Customer
Dig That Uranium
(1955)
Shifty Robertson
Between Heaven and Hell
(1956)
Savage (uncredited)
Motorcycle Gang
(1957)
Speed
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Angus
Rascal Dazzle
(1981)
Alfalfa
Hollywood’s Children
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
(archive footage)
The Our Gang Story
(1994)
Alfalfa (archive footage)
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
(2001)
Alfalfa
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
(2011)
Alfalfa
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
(2012)
Alfalfa