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Matthew Beard Jr. (January 1, 1925 – January 8, 1981) was an American actor. As a child actor, he was most famous for playing Stymie in the Our Gang short comedy films of 1930–1935.
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard was born on 1 January 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Dogs Is Dogs (1931), Love Business (1931) and The Pooch (1932). He was married to Annie. He died on 8 January 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dec 23, 2020 · Born in 1925, Matthew Beard became one of the most successful child actors of his generation after portraying the character of Stymie in the "Our Gang" short films from 1930-1935.
Aug 8, 2023 · Matthew ‘Stymie’ Beard, (ca. 1932) At the age of 56, on January 3, 1981, Stymie suffered a stroke, which resulted in his falling down a flight of steps, dying five days later of pneumonia.
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...
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard was born on January 1, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Dogs Is Dogs (1931), Love Business (1931) and The Pooch (1932). He was married to Annie. He died on January 8, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Aug 2, 2023 · from left: Jacqueline Taylor, Wally Albright, Matthew ‘Stymie’ Beard, Tommy Bond, Marianne Edwards (Everett Collection) BORN: December 9, 1930 in Los Angeles. BIO: Appeared in seven shorts. She quit acting shortly after the Little Rascals, eventually got married and moved to Granada Hills, California. DEATH: November 8, 2013 at age 82. No ...
Matthew “Stymie” Beard, Jr. kicked off his film debut at age five when he became a regular in the Our Gang film series. Perhaps Our Gang’s best-loved character is derby-hatted Stymie.
Stymie is possibly the only pre-Spanky Rascals to appear in later post-"Our Gang" franchises. Stymie, Farina, Ernie and Buckwheat are the only African American Rascals in the main cast. His name was Hercules in first two appearances but from Helping Grandma onwards his name was changed to Stymie.
Aug 7, 2018 · Matthew "Stymie" Beard Jr., who was best known for his role as Stymie on The Little Rascals in the 1930's, was a popular character on the show, playing a leading role. Even today, many of his lines from the shorts are still famous, though many may not recognize them as being his words originally.