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Oct 11, 2023 · In May 1968, Scotty checked into the Royal Palms Hotel, a nursing home in Hollywood, after suffering a beating in what may have been a drug deal gone wrong. Two days later he was dead from an overdose of barbiturates. He was 38 years old. Maybe, he had simply run out of options.
Scotty Beckett (born Scott Hastings Beckett; October 4, 1929 – May 10, 1968) was an American actor.
On radio, Beckett played Junior Riley in the popular William Bendix sitcom The Life of Riley, and on television he was seen as Cadet Winky in the early sci-fi series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. Scotty Beckett's last film was 1956's Three For Jamie Dawn.
Scott Hastings Beckett (October 4, 1929 [1] – May 10, 1968) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the Our Gang shorts and later costarred on Rocky Jones, Space Ranger . Contents. Early life and career. Our Gang. Career after Our Gang. Post-acting life. Personal life. Death. Filmography. Short subjects. Films. References.
Scotty Beckett was one of the cutest, most successful child actors of the 1930s and 1940s. His descent into a life of alcoholism, drugs, and crime remains one of the most tragic of Hollywood stories.
Jan 21, 2024 · Scotty Beckett: Child Star Extraordinaire | Actors & Actresses Biography. After his Our Gang tenure ended, Beckett won increasingly prominent roles in major Hollywood films, usually playing the...
May 27, 2001 · In 1968, at the age of 38, Scotty Beckett took his own life with an overdose of sleeping pills. Knowing the sad facts of Scotty Beckett's life, those silly escapades of Rocky Jones' second banana take on a bitter note of poignancy. So, next time you see a Rocky Jones epic on MST 3K, or watch The Jolson Story , please ... shed a tear for Winky.
