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Harold Switzer(1925-1967)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Harold Switzer was born on 16 January 1925 in Paris, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Beginner's Luck (1935), Reunion in Rhythm (1937) and Fishy Tales (1937). He was married to Beverly Osso. He died on 14 April 1967 in Lennox, California, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1925
DiedApril 14, 1967(42)
BornJanuary 16, 1925
DiedApril 14, 1967(42)
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Known for

Marianne Edwards and George 'Spanky' McFarland in Beginner's Luck (1935)
Beginner's Luck
7.4
Short
  • Arizona Nightengale
  • 1935
Reunion in Rhythm (1937)
Reunion in Rhythm
6.7
Short
  • Our Gang Member
  • 1937
Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Fishy Tales (1937)
Fishy Tales
7.3
Short
  • Audience member
  • 1937
Mail and Female (1937)
Mail and Female
7.2
Short
  • Our Gang Member
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • The New Pupil (1940)
    The New Pupil
    5.7
    Short
    • Tall Boy near Slide
    • 1940
  • Darla Hood and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in The Big Premiere (1940)
    The Big Premiere
    6.2
    Short
    • Audience Member
    • 1940
  • Time Out for Lessons (1939)
    Time Out for Lessons
    6.2
    Short
    • College Student (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Dad for a Day (1939)
    Dad for a Day
    6.5
    Short
    • Boy in Back Row (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Cousin Wilbur (1939)
    Cousin Wilbur
    6.8
    Short
    • Club Member (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Clown Princes (1939)
    Clown Princes
    6.6
    Short
    • Harold, Circus Member
    • 1939
  • Aladdin's Lantern (1938)
    Aladdin's Lantern
    6.3
    Short
    • Audience Member (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Party Fever (1938)
    Party Fever
    6.3
    Short
    • Boy Watching Alfalfa (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Little Ranger (1938)
    The Little Ranger
    6.9
    Short
    • Member Of Butch's Gang (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Came the Brawn (1938)
    Came the Brawn
    6.9
    Short
    • Spectator
    • 1938
  • Darla Hood, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Three Men in a Tub (1938)
    Three Men in a Tub
    6.7
    Short
    • Kid Spanky Pushes
    • 1938
  • Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937)
    Our Gang Follies of 1938
    7.2
    Short
    • Harold, Farm Boy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Mail and Female (1937)
    Mail and Female
    7.2
    Short
    • Our Gang Member
    • 1937
  • Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas, and Pete the Dog in The Pigskin Palooka (1937)
    The Pigskin Palooka
    7.3
    Short
    • #44 on Our Gang Team
    • 1937
  • Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Fishy Tales (1937)
    Fishy Tales
    7.3
    Short
    • Audience member
    • 1937

Soundtrack

  • Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937)
    Our Gang Follies of 1938
    7.2
    Short
    • performer: "Follies Conclusion"
    • 1937
  • Teacher's Beau (1935)
    Teacher's Beau
    7.3
    Short
    • performer: "Ticklish Reuben" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Marianne Edwards and George 'Spanky' McFarland in Beginner's Luck (1935)
    Beginner's Luck
    7.4
    Short
    • performer: "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain" (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Our Gang
  • Born
    • January 16, 1925
    • Paris, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 14, 1967
    • Lennox, California, USA(suicide by gunshot)
  • Spouse
    • Beverly Osso(divorced, 3 children)
  • Relatives
    • Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In his last years, Switzer was the owner-operator of a laundromat in Torrance, California. On April 14, 1967, Switzer went to his former business associate's house in Redondo Beach, where he shot and killed him after a dispute; Switzer then drove to a remote area in Lennox, and shot himself.

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