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As a child actor, he was most famous for playing Stymie in the Our Gang short comedy films of 1930–1935. The role was so well known that he adopted the name Stymie Beard, and was so credited in some later roles, such as his 1978 appearance in The Buddy Holly Story .
Learn about the life and career of Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, a child actor who starred in the Our Gang shorts and other films in the 1930s. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, credits, videos and more on IMDb.
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)- Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, Alvin Buckelew, Rex Downing, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas, and Jerry Tucker in Teacher's Beau (1935)
- Gary Busey, Charles Martin Smith, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Paul Mooney, and Don Stroud in The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
- Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Dorothy DeBorba, and Dickie Moore in The Little Rascals (1955)
- Sherwood Bailey, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Dorothy DeBorba, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins, Kendall McComas, George 'Spanky' McFarland, and Pete the Dog in The Little Rascals (1955)
- Wally Albright, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, and Tommy Bond in The Little Rascals (1955)
- Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Herb Jeffries, and Marguerite Whitten in Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
- Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Baldwin Cooke, and George 'Spanky' McFarland in The Pooch (1932)
Aug 8, 2023 · Stymie Beard, one of the stars of 'The Little Rascals,' had a safe life on set, but when he left the studio his life was very hard and scary.
- Ed Gross
Dec 23, 2020 · Matthew Beard as Stymie in the Our Gang series, later to be know as The Little Rascals. Image dated January 1, 1932. | Photo: Getty Images Beard's character was known for his bald head alongside an oversized hat, which he got from comedian Stan Laurel.
Nov 10, 2023 · Stymie Beard was a black child actor who played Stymie, the leader of the Our Gang gang, in the 1930s. He had a successful but troubled career, and died of pneumonia in 1981.
Jan 9, 1981 · Mathew (Stymie) Beard, one of the ''Our Gang'' comedy actors who were known on television as ''The Little Rascals,'' died today in the Los Angeles County-U.S.C. Medical Center. He was 57 years...
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Bio: With his trademark bowler hat and bald head, Stymie Beard is easily one of the most recognized Rascals next to Spanky, Alfalfa and Darla. He's a bit of a con, able to convince Spud that ham and eggs can talk in Dogs Is Dogs and finagle Wheezer and Echo into purloining the desserts out of the older kid's lunches in Teacher's Pet .
