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Jan 10, 2023 · William Thomas Jr. was born on March 12, 1931, in Los Angeles. Thomas first appeared in the 1934 Our Gang shorts as a background player. The “Buckwheat” character was originally a female, portrayed by Matthew “Stymie” Beard’s younger sister, Carlena. From left: Spanky McFarland, Billie ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas, ca. 1936.
May 23, 2023 · George “Spanky” McFarland died unexpectedly on June 30, 1993, at age 64, the cause believed to be either a heart attack or aneurysm. His memory, of course, lives on thanks to all of those filmed moments of that wiseass, but oh-so-funny, little kid who has delighted generations of fans. (Everett Collection)
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Spanky McFarland. George Robert Philips McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) [6] was an American actor most famous for starring as a child as Spanky in Hal Roach 's Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The Our Gang shorts were later syndicated to television as The Little Rascals .
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1927–1944) First short. One Terrible Day (September 10, 1922) Final short. Dancing Romeo (April 29, 1944) Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals) is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures.
- A Story of Our Gang - Romping Through Hal Roach Comedies (1929)
- Hal Roach
- The Little Rascals
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Mar 12, 2021 · Universal Pictures/Youtube Travis Tedford's career started with his role as Spanky in Little Rascals and was shortly followed by a run as one of Welch's "spokes-tykes" (via The New York Times ).
Feb 12, 2024 · 17.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 21. 512 views 2 months ago. Its spotlight on Our Gang's favorite little mischief-maker, Spanky! Join him and his rascally friends as they discover the strange...
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Dec 10, 2021 · Dec 10, 2021, 6:09 AM PST. "The Little Rascals." Universal Pictures. "The Little Rascals" was released in August 1994. The film is based on the "Our Gang" series of short films from the '20s, '30s ...
