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Carl Dean Switzer (August 7, 1927 [1] – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, comic singer, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies.
Allegedly "cursed" Saturday Night Live cast members Cast member Age Date of death Cause of death John Belushi: 33: March 5, 1982: Belushi died of a drug overdose from a speedball injection (cocaine and heroin). Belushi's death led to the conviction of Cathy Smith for administering the fatal injection. Gilda Radner: 42: May 20, 1989
The gang squares off against Butch's Assassins in a crucial football game. Star player Alfalfa balks at participating, leaving it up to Darla to coerce and cajole him into donning his uniform. The climax of the game finds Alfalfa attempting a sixty-yard touchdown, despite the formidable opposition of his lifelong rival Butch. [2]
The short's cast includes over one hundred children, as nearly all of the parts in the film (even the "adults" in Alfalfa's dream sequence) are played by kids. The lone exceptions are Henry Brandon's "Barnaby" character (not named onscreen, but named as such in the script), [ 5 ] and the other three adults seen at the Cosmopolitan Opera House.
Bug Hall/ Alfalfa Bug Hall was just 9 when he beat out thousands of youngsters to land the iconic role of the freckle-faced, wiggly eared boy with a monster cowlick. Playing Alfalfa was Bug's ...
The first cast member hired was Gilda Radner. [5] The rest of the cast included fellow Second City alumni Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, as well as National Lampoon "Lemmings" alumnus Chevy Chase (whose trademark became his usual falls and opening spiel that cued the show's opening) who was chosen as anchor for Weekend Update, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, and Groundlings alumna Laraine Newman.
After two consecutive seasons with higher-than-average levels of cast turnover, no major changes occurred prior to this season. The entire cast of the previous season returned, with Beck Bennett, Colin Jost, Kyle Mooney and Sasheer Zamata being promoted to repertory status, while Michael Che, Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones remained featured players.
As for Hall's life "post Little Rascals," he has still been acting in minor roles, including cameos in "CSI," "Cold Case," "The O.C.," and many more.