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Jerry Tucker (born Jerome Harold Schatz, November 1, 1925 – November 23, 2016) was an American child actor, most notable for having played the "rich kid" in the Our Gang short subjects series semi-regularly from 1931 to 1938.
Jerry Tucker. Actor: Captain January. As a youngster his cute round face and red hair made him popular in his neighbourhood. A Paramount film executive suggested he could have a film career so his family moved to Hollywood where in 1929 he became the youngest actor ever put under contract, at the age of 4, to Paramount.
- November 1, 1925
- November 23, 2016
Jerry Tucker (1925-2016) was a child actor who starred in Our Gang films and other classics. He also served in the Navy during World War II and became an engineer after the war.
- Actor
- November 1, 1925
- Jerry Tucker
- November 23, 2016
- 1922 to 1926
- 1926 to 1929
- 1929 to 1931
- 1931 to 1933
- 1934-1935
- 1935
- 1936 to 1938
- 1939 to 1942
- 1942 to 1944
1. Ernie Morrison
BORN: December 20, 1912 in New Orleans, Louisiana. BIO: Appeared in nine shorts. He was a child actor, comedian, vaudevillian and a dancer. He was drafted into the Army during World War II, and later worked as a quality control inspector for an aerospace company in Compton, California. DEATH: July 24, 1989 of cancer at age 76.
2. Jackie Condon
BORN: March 25, 1918 in Los Angeles BIO: Jackie was fairly successful in silent films when he was cast by Hal Roach. In total, he appeared in 78 shorts as Jackie, Roosie, Adelbert Wallingford and Cousin Percy. He would go on to work at Rockwell International with Joe Cobb, also a member of the Little Rascals. DEATH: October 13, 1977 at age 59 of cancer.
3. Mickey Daniels
BORN: October 11, 1914 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. BIO:He was discovered in Rock Springs in 1921 while performing at an amateur night at the Rialto Theatre. This led to his being signed to Hal Roach Studios, where he ultimately appeared in 50 shorts as well as making cameo appearances in two others. He quit acting after World War II and worked in construction engineering. He began working as a taxi driver for San Diego’s Red Top Taxi, where he continued until the time of his death. DEATH: Augus...
14. Jay R. Smith
BORN: August 29, 1915 in Los Angeles. BIO:He appeared in 36 shorts. Once the silents became “talkies,” he felt uncomfortable and retired from acting in 1929. He joined the Navy during World War II and eventually owned a retail paint company in Hawaii. In the early 1990s he moved to Las Vegas. DEATH:In 2002, at the age of 87, he was stabbed to death by a homeless man he had befriended.
15. Clifton Young
BORN: September 15, 1917 in Schenectady, New York. BIO:Appeared in 19 shorts between 1925 and 1931. He became a contract player at Warner Bros throughout the 1940s. DEATH: September 15, 1951 at age 33 in a hotel fire that started when he fell asleep while smoking in bed.
16. Elmer Lowry
BORN: December 1919 in New York. BIO: There is very little known about Elmer besides the fact that he appeared in 13 of the shorts and he was reportedly disruptive on the set, which is why he did so few entries. DEATH: No details available.
22. Norman Chaney
BORN: January 18, 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland. BIO: As popular as he was, Chaney only appeared in 18 shorts. By 1931 he was getting much heavier and was described as losing his cuteness, so he was let go from the series. After moving back to Baltimore with his family, his weight came in at over 300 pounds, while he was only 4-foot, 7-inches tall. It turned out that he had a glandular ailment and after treatment dropped to less than 140 pounds. This put his body under great strain. DEATH: May...
23. Jackie Cooper
BORN: September 14, 1922 in Los Angeles. BIO: He appeared in 15 shorts and remained active in the entertainment business for most of his life. At age 9 he was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1931 film Skippy. In World War II he served i the U.S. Navy, he starred in the TV series The People’s Choice and Hennesey, made numerous guest star appearances, became an executive at Sony’s Screen Gems and was featured as Daily Planet editor Perry White in the Christopher Reeve Superman films. DEA...
24. Donald Haines
BORN: May 9, 1919 in Seward County, Nebraska. BIO: Appeared in 15 shorts, leaving the Little Rascals at the age of 15. He continued as an actor, appearing in other Hal Roach shorts and features until 1940, before working on the East Side Kids films as well as the film version of A Tale of Two Cities. DEATH: February 20, 1943, killed in action while serving the United States Air Force at age 23.
30. Sherwood Bailey
BORN: August 6, 1923 in Long Beach, California. BIO: Appeared in nine shorts. Following his time with the series, he appeared in a few movies, but eventually became a civil engineer. DEATH: Died of cancer on his 64th birthday, August 6, 1987.
31. Kendall McComas
BORN: October 29, 1916 in Jolton, Kansas. BIO: Appeared in eight shorts. Retiring from show business, he became an electrical engineer at the U.S. Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, California, and from there became an institutional mortgage-backed bond salesman. DEATH: Committed suicide on October 15, 1981 at age 64 during depression over being forced into retirement from his job.
32. Jerry Tucker
BORN: November 1, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. BIO: Appeared in 18 shorts and a number of films, though he retired in 1941 following an uncredited role in Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Navy, later becoming an electrical engineer with RCA. He was married to Myra K. Heino from 1944 until her death in 2012. DEATH: November 23, 2016 at age 91 of natural causes.
38. Wally Albright
BORN: September 3, 1925 in Burbank, California. BIO: Appeared in five shorts. He enjoyed a prolific career, appearing in dozens of films between The Case of Lena Smith (1929) and White Christmas (1954). As an adult, he became a champion water sportsman and then later operated a successful trucking firm that shipped produce. DEATH: August 7, 1999 at 73, cause of death unknown.
39. Scotty Beckett
BORN: October 4, 1929 in Oakland, California. BIO: Appeared in 16 shorts as Spanky’s buddy. As time went on, he scored pretty significant roles in films like Dane’s Inferno, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Kings Row. Unlike most of the other Little Rascals stars, his career extended into adulthood, signing a contract with MGM in 1947. His private life got more difficult in the early 1950s, though he did score a sidekick role on the TV show Rocky Jones, Spac...
40. Jackie Lynn Taylor
BORN: June 29, 1925 in Compton, California. BIO: Appeared in five shorts. In 1951 she hosted a daily two-hour variety show on California TV station KTTV, which spanned over 10 years. Additionally, she directed and produced various TV programs and performed on a wide variety of TV dramas, movies and national commercials. DEATH: May 5, 2014 at age 88 from Alzheimer’s disease.
46. Sidney Kibrick
BORN: July 2, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. BIO: Appeared in 26 shorts. Giving up acting in the 1940s, he spent much of his life as a real estate developer and either participated in or arranged reunions of Little Rascals cast members over the years. DEATH: Assumed to be one of the last surviving members of the cast (this as of 2017).
47. Carl Switzer
BORN: August 7, 1927 in Paris, Illinois. BIO: Appeared in 61 shorts. At one point, his popularity in the Little Rascals surpassed even Spanky’s. After leaving the series, he starred (oftentimes in uncredited roles) in over 30 movies, including It’s a Wonderful Life (as the guy who opens the gym floor, revealing the pool James Stewart and Donna Reed fall in to) and his final role in 1958’s The Defiant Ones. DEATH: January 21, 1959 at age 31 from a gunshot wound.
48. Harold Switzer
BORN: January 16, 1925 in Paris, Illinois BIO: Appeared in 27 shorts, Carl’s brother oftentimes appeared just as a background character. Giving up acting, in the 1960s he operated a Speed Queen Company franchise, responsible for installing and servicing washing machines and dryers. In 1967 he killed a customer during an argument, and afterwards drove to a remote area near Glendale, California and killed himself. DEATH: April 14, 1967 at age 42 of suicide.
52. Darwood Kaye
BORN: September 8, 1929 in Fort Colins, Colorado. BIO: Appeared in 21 shorts. Following a short stint in the Army, in 1951 he married Jean Verden, with whom he would eventually have four sons. He became a pastor in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in California, and in 1957 moved with his family to Thailand (them Siam), where he did missionary work. They remainaed there for 14 years before coming back to the U.S., where he continued his ministering work. DEATH: May 15, 2002 at age 72 from a h...
53. Gary Jasgur
BORN:November 8, 1935 in Los Angeles. BIO: Appeared in 15 shorts and was finished with the series by the age of three. He would go on to operate a retail spa business in Southern California. At the time of his death, he had four children and 10 grandchildren. DEATH: August 22, 1994 at age 58.
54. Henry “Spike” Lee
BORN: September 24, 1928 in El Paso, Texas. BIO: Appeared in seven shorts. Although he would dabble in playing guitar for a number of bands, he spent the majority of his life working in a sheet metal and air conditioning businesses. DEATH: November 13, 2008 at age 80.
57. Mickey Gubitosi/Robert Blake
BORN: September 18, 1933 in Nutley, New Jersey. BIO: Appeared in 40 shorts. He was born Michael James Gubitosi, we know him better as Robert Blake. as an adult he appeared on many TV shows, though he really gained attention for the film In Cold Blood (1967) and would go on to appear in dozens of films. He starred in the series Baretta (1975 to 1978) and Hell Town (1985). In 2002 he was charged with the murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, though he was ultimately acquitted. A civil su...
58. Billy Laughlin
BORN: July 5, 1932 in San Gabriel, California. BIO: Appeared in 29 shorts. The only other acting he did was in the 1944 film Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Any More, where audiences heard his natural voice for the first time rather than the guttural sound of his Froggy character in the Little Rascals. DEATH: August 31, 1948 at the age of 16 when a speeding truck hit his motor scooter while he was out delivering newspapers.
59. Janet Burston
BORN: Born January 11, 1935 in Oakland, California. BIO: Appeared in 16 shorts and a few films after the series ended having decided to become a housewife. She was married four times. DEATH: March 3, 1998 at age 63, dying in her sleep.
60. Mickey Laughlin
BORN: July 20, 1936 in Los Angeles. BIO: Appeared in five shorts. He was the brother of Mickey Laughlin, who played Froggy in the series and died after getting struck by a speeding vehicle. Not much was reported about his life, though he did attend Darla Hood’s funeral and stayed in touch with Bill Thomas. DEATH: December 4, 1996 at age 60.
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Jerry Tucker (born Jerome Harold Schatz, November 1, 1925 – November 23, 2016) was an American child actor, most notable for having played the "rich kid" in the Our Gang short subjects series semi-regularly from 1931 to 1938.
Jerry Tucker (actor) is a 91-year-old American actor who has had a long and successful career in film and television. He was born on November 1, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. Tucker began his career in the 1950s, appearing in a number of television shows, including The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, and The Rifleman.
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Jerry Tucker may refer to: Jerry Tucker (actor) (1925–2016), American child actor; Jerry Tucker (labor leader) (died 2012), American workers' rights activist and educator
