- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Robert Laughlin
- His mother enrolled him in a dramatic class to overcome his self-consciousness. His gravel voice was exploited by an MGM talent scout. After his test and positive public reaction he was signed to a term contract to Our Gang. His favorite sport was bicycling. After Our Gang was over, Froggy was riding double on a motorized scooter with a friend delivering newspapers on an old three-lane highway in La Puente. Froggy was the passenger, his friend 'John Wilbrand' was driving and did a sudden U-turn into the front of a truck that hit and ended up killing Froggy who died around 6 hours later in the hospital. Froggy's friend John Wilbrand who was driving only suffered minor injuries. His older brother Tom said that he was just a normal type of kid in high school, doing well, when this accident occurred. After the gang, he did try out in some feature films, but he told his mother he wasn't interested in continuing with that. So his career in movies came to an end.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ggould1975
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsRobert Vine LaughlinCharlotte Clayton Laughlin
- RelativesMickey Laughlin(Sibling)Claude Thomas Laughlin(Sibling)
- Bill was given a Popeye puppet from his mother. She would hear him talking to the puppet in his room but he would do the Popeye voice when responding. The voice later came to be the gravely voice that later became Froggy's trademark in the Our Gang shorts.
- Died in a motor scooter accident at the age of 16 in La Puente, California.
- At age 16, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin was the youngest former "Little Rascal" to die.
- During his stint as Froggy, he used his real voice only once, as a gag, in the film 1-2-3-Go! (1941).
- Buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park. Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. Plot Myrtle Lawn, Gate 17, Section 3, Lot 743, Grave 743 (Curb #1008).
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