ACTOR

Carl Switzer

1927 - 1959

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Carl Dean Switzer (August 8, 1927 – 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 short subjects series Our Gang. Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Switzer has received more than 2,394,356 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Switzer is the 4,246th most popular actor (down from 4,188th in 2019), the 6,245th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,304th in 2019) and the 1,903rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 17

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  • 1.62

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  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carl Switzer ranks 4,246 out of 13,578. Before him are Valeri Zolotukhin, Ray Romano, Tsai Chin, Marina Ladynina, Renee O'Connor, and Aria Giovanni. After him are Seth Rogen, Ian McNeice, Nicholas Hammond, Catherine Bell, Kenichi Ogata, and Harry Davenport.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Carl Switzer ranks 294. Before him are Thomas S. Monson, Zdravko Rajkov, Jacques Dupin, Rodolfo Walsh, Frank Sedgman, and Yury Grigorovich. After him are Victor Mees, Marie Kovářová, Pasqualino De Santis, Gerard K. O'Neill, Clint Walker, and Maurice Lafont. Among people deceased in 1959, Carl Switzer ranks 144. Before him are Ragnar Nurkse, Boughera El Ouafi, Lou Costello, Francis de Miomandre, Alexander Rueb, and Molla Mallory. After him are Vitaly Bianki, Akaki Chkhenkeli, Walter Bathe, Stanley Spencer, Preston Sturges, and Ruben Lagus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Switzer ranks 6,245 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth Roemer (1929), Ray Romano (1957), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Renee O'Connor (1971), Aria Giovanni (1977), and Caroline Harrison (1832). After him are James Agee (1909), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Nicholas Hammond (1950), Paul Gray (1972), John W. Foster (1836), and Harry Davenport (1866).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carl Switzer ranks 1,903. Before him are Sandy Dennis (1937), Glynn Turman (1947), Corinne Griffith (1894), Ray Romano (1957), Renee O'Connor (1971), and Aria Giovanni (1977). After him are Nicholas Hammond (1950), Harry Davenport (1866), Olive Borden (1906), John McIntire (1907), Constance Bennett (1904), and Wayne Rogers (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

It's a Wonderful Life
Freddie Othello
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Dec 20th 19468.273 / 10
The Defiant Ones
Angus
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
Aug 14th 19587.155 / 10
White Christmas
Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
Oct 14th 19547.2 / 10