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data-file-width="467" data-file-height="433" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Switzer in <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang_Follies_of_1938" title="Our Gang Follies of 1938">Our Gang Follies of 1938</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Carl Dean Switzer</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1927-08-07</span>)</span>August 7, 1927<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Illinois" title="Paris, Illinois">Paris, Illinois</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">January 21, 1959<span style="display:none">(1959-01-21)</span> (aged 31)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Mission_Hills,_Los_Angeles" title="Mission Hills, Los Angeles">Mission Hills, Los Angeles</a>, California, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause of death</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Homicide" title="Homicide">Homicide</a> by <a href="/wiki/Gunshot_wound" title="Gunshot wound">gunshot wound</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery" title="Hollywood Forever Cemetery">Hollywood Forever Cemetery</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Alfalfa Switzer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Singer</li><li>child actor</li><li>dog breeder</li><li>guide</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1935–1959</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Dian Collingwood </div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1954; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1957)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harold_%22Slim%22_Switzer" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold "Slim" Switzer">Harold "Slim" Switzer</a> (brother)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Carl Dean Switzer</b> (August 8, 1927<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, comic singer, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as <b>Alfalfa</b> in the <a href="/wiki/Short_subjects" class="mw-redirect" title="Short subjects">short subjects</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang" title="Our Gang">Our Gang</a></i>. </p><p>Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang" title="Our Gang">Our Gang</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Short_subjects" class="mw-redirect" title="Short subjects">short subjects</a> series as Alfalfa, one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters. After leaving the series in 1940, Switzer struggled to find substantial roles owing to <a href="/wiki/Typecasting_(acting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Typecasting (acting)">typecasting</a>. As an adult, he appeared mainly in bit parts and <a href="/wiki/B-movies" class="mw-redirect" title="B-movies">B-movies</a>. He later became a dog breeder and hunting guide. </p><p>Switzer was married to Diantha Collingwood in 1954 and had a son named Justin. He was shot and killed by Moses "Bud" Stiltz in 1959 due to a disagreement regarding a business arrangement. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Switzer was born in <a href="/wiki/Paris,_Illinois" title="Paris, Illinois">Paris, Illinois</a> on August 7, 1927, the youngest of four children born to Gladys Carrie Shanks (1904–1997) and George Frederick "Fred" Switzer (1905–1960). The eldest brother died in 1922. A sister Janice was born in 1923 and a brother <a href="/wiki/Harold_%22Slim%22_Switzer" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold "Slim" Switzer">Harold</a> was born in 1925. He was named Carl Dean after a member of the Switzer family and many relatives on his grandmother's side (respectively). He and his brother <a href="/wiki/Harold_%22Slim%22_Switzer" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold "Slim" Switzer">Harold</a> became famous in their hometown for their musical talent and performances. Both sang and could play a number of instruments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Our_Gang"><i>Our Gang</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Our Gang"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ogfolliesof38.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ogfolliesof38.jpg/200px-Ogfolliesof38.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ogfolliesof38.jpg/300px-Ogfolliesof38.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ogfolliesof38.jpg/400px-Ogfolliesof38.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="469" /></a><figcaption>Switzer (right) as "Alfalfa" in <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang_Follies_of_1938" title="Our Gang Follies of 1938">Our Gang Follies of 1938</a></i>, with fellow <a href="/wiki/Our_Gang" title="Our Gang">Our Gang</a> cast members <a href="/wiki/George_McFarland" class="mw-redirect" title="George McFarland">George "Spanky" McFarland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Darla_Hood" title="Darla Hood">Darla Hood</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1934, the Switzers traveled to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> to visit family. While sightseeing, they went to <a href="/wiki/Hal_Roach_Studios" title="Hal Roach Studios">Hal Roach Studios</a>. Following a public tour, 8-year-old Harold and 6-year-old Carl entered the Hal Roach Studio's open-to-the-public <a href="/wiki/Cafeteria" title="Cafeteria">cafeteria</a>, the <i>Our Gang</i> Café, and began an impromptu performance. Producer Hal Roach was present and was impressed. He signed both brothers to appear in <i>Our Gang</i>. Harold was given two nicknames, "Slim" and "Deadpan", while Carl was dubbed "Alfalfa".<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The brothers first appeared in the 1935 <i>Our Gang</i> short <i><a href="/wiki/Beginner%27s_Luck_(1935_film)" title="Beginner's Luck (1935 film)">Beginner's Luck</a></i>. By the end of the year, Alfalfa was one of the main characters, while Harold had been relegated to the background. Although Carl was an experienced singer and musician, his character Alfalfa was often called upon to sing off-key renditions of popular songs for comic effect, most often those of <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alfalfa also sported a <a href="/wiki/Cowlick" title="Cowlick">cowlick</a>. </p><p>By the end of 1937, Switzer's "Alfalfa" had surpassed the series' nominal star, <a href="/wiki/George_McFarland" class="mw-redirect" title="George McFarland">George "Spanky" McFarland</a>, in popularity. While the boys got along, their fathers argued constantly over their sons' screen time and salaries.<sup id="cite_ref-maltin2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Switzer's best friend among the <i>Our Gang</i> actors was <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bond" title="Tommy Bond">Tommy Bond</a>, who played his on-screen nemesis "Butch". In Bond's words, he and Switzer became good friends because "neither of us could replace the others". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adult_years">Adult years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Adult years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Switzer's tenure on <i>Our Gang</i> ended in 1940, when he was twelve. His first role after leaving the series was as a Boy Scout in <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_Again" title="I Love You Again">I Love You Again</a></i> (1940) starring <a href="/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell">William Powell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Myrna_Loy" title="Myrna Loy">Myrna Loy</a>. He then co-starred in the 1941 comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Reg%27lar_Fellers#Films" title="Reg'lar Fellers">Reg'lar Fellers</a></i>. The next year, he had a supporting role in <i><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Wiggs_of_the_Cabbage_Patch_(1942_film)" title="Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942 film)">Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch</a></i>. Switzer continued to appear in films in various supporting roles, including in <i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Doughboy" title="Johnny Doughboy">Johnny Doughboy</a></i> (1942), <i><a href="/wiki/Going_My_Way" title="Going My Way">Going My Way</a></i> (1944), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Mike" title="The Great Mike">The Great Mike</a></i> (1944).<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Switzer had an uncredited role as Auggie in the 1943 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Comedy_(film)" title="The Human Comedy (film)">The Human Comedy</a></i>. Switzer's last starring roles were in a brief series of imitation <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bowery_Boys" title="The Bowery Boys">Bowery Boys</a></i> films. He reprised his "Alfalfa" character, complete with comically sour vocals, in PRC's <a href="/wiki/Gas_House_Kids" title="Gas House Kids">Gas House Kids</a> comedies in 1946 and 1947. By this time Switzer was downplaying his earlier <i>Our Gang</i> work. In his 1946 resume, he referred to the films generically as "M-G-M short product".<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Switzer had small parts in both the 1946 Christmas film <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life" title="It's a Wonderful Life">It's a Wonderful Life</a></i> as Mary Hatch's (<a href="/wiki/Donna_Reed" title="Donna Reed">Donna Reed</a>) date at a high school dance in the film's beginning and again in the 1948 film <i><a href="/wiki/On_Our_Merry_Way" title="On Our Merry Way">On Our Merry Way</a></i> as the mayor's son, a trumpet player in a <a href="/wiki/Match_fixing" title="Match fixing">fixed</a> musical talent contest. In 1952, he played a busboy in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Pat_and_Mike" title="Pat and Mike">Pat and Mike</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy">Spencer Tracy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a>. In the 1954 musical film <i><a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(film)" title="White Christmas (film)">White Christmas</a></i>, his photo was used to depict "Freckle-Faced Haynes, the Dog-Faced Boy", an army buddy of lead characters Wallace and Davis (played by <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Kaye" title="Danny Kaye">Danny Kaye</a>) who was also the brother of the female leads the Haynes Sisters, played by <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney" title="Rosemary Clooney">Rosemary Clooney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vera-Ellen" title="Vera-Ellen">Vera-Ellen</a>. </p><p>In the 1950s, Switzer returned to television. Between 1952 and 1955, he made six appearances on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Roy_Rogers_Show" title="The Roy Rogers Show">The Roy Rogers Show</a></i>. He also guest-starred in an episode of the American science fiction anthology series <i><a href="/wiki/Science_Fiction_Theatre" title="Science Fiction Theatre">Science Fiction Theatre</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show" title="The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show">The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show</a></i>. In 1953 and 1954, Switzer co-starred in three <a href="/wiki/William_A._Wellman" title="William A. Wellman">William A. Wellman</a>-directed films: <i><a href="/wiki/Island_in_the_Sky_(1953_film)" title="Island in the Sky (1953 film)">Island in the Sky</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_High_and_the_Mighty_(film)" title="The High and the Mighty (film)">The High and the Mighty</a></i>, both starring <a href="/wiki/John_Wayne" title="John Wayne">John Wayne</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Track_of_the_Cat_(film)" title="Track of the Cat (film)">Track of the Cat</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mitchum" title="Robert Mitchum">Robert Mitchum</a>. In 1956, he co-starred in <a href="/wiki/The_Bowery_Boys" title="The Bowery Boys">The Bowery Boys</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Dig_That_Uranium" title="Dig That Uranium">Dig That Uranium</a></i> followed by a bit part as a Hebrew slave in <a href="/wiki/Cecil_B._DeMille" title="Cecil B. DeMille">Cecil B. DeMille</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ten_Commandments_(1956_film)" title="The Ten Commandments (1956 film)">The Ten Commandments</a></i>. Switzer's final film role was in the 1958 drama <i><a href="/wiki/The_Defiant_Ones_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Defiant Ones (film)">The Defiant Ones</a></i>. </p><p>Besides acting, Switzer bred and trained <a href="/wiki/Hunting_dog" title="Hunting dog">hunting dogs</a> and guided hunting expeditions. Among his notable clients were <a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers" title="Roy Rogers">Roy Rogers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Evans" title="Dale Evans">Dale Evans</a> (Switzer's son's godparents), <a href="/wiki/James_Stewart" title="James Stewart">James Stewart</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Fonda" title="Henry Fonda">Henry Fonda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 1954, Switzer went on a blind date with Diantha Collingwood (1930–2004), also known as Dian or Diana. She was the daughter of Lelo and Faye Collingwood, and an heiress to the <a href="/wiki/Grain_elevator" title="Grain elevator">grain elevator</a> empire Collingwood Grain. Collingwood had moved with her mother and sister to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> in 1953 because her sister wanted to become an actress. Switzer and Collingwood got along well and married in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> three months later.<sup id="cite_ref-Son_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Son-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1956, with his money running out and Diantha pregnant, his mother-in-law offered them a farm near <a href="/wiki/Pretty_Prairie,_Kansas" title="Pretty Prairie, Kansas">Pretty Prairie, Kansas</a>. Their son, Justin Lance Collingwood Switzer<sup id="cite_ref-Son_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Son-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (later Justin Lance Collingwood Eldridge)<sup id="cite_ref-DianthaObit_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DianthaObit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was born that year.<sup id="cite_ref-Son_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Son-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They divorced in 1957. Diantha married Richard Rosswell "Ross" Eldridge (1933–2007), who adopted and raised Lance as his own, and had two other children by him, sons Chris and Lee Eldridge.<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1987, former <i>Our Gang</i> co-star <a href="/wiki/George_McFarland" class="mw-redirect" title="George McFarland">George "Spanky" McFarland</a> recalled a meeting with Switzer when they spoke about the farm:<sup id="cite_ref-maltin_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maltin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The last time I saw Carl was 1957. It was a tough time for me—and him. I was starting a tour of theme parks and county fairs in the Midwest. Carl had married this girl whose father owned a pretty good size farm near Wichita. When I came through town, he heard about it and called. He told me he was helping to run the farm, but he finally had to put a radio on the tractor while he was out there plowing. Knowing Carl, I <i>knew</i> that wasn't going to last. He may have come from Paris, Illinois, but he wasn't a farmer! We hadn't seen each other since we left the 'Gang.' So we had lunch. We talked about all the things you'd expect. And then I never saw him again. He looked pretty much the same. He was just Carl Switzer—kind of cocky, a little antsy—and I thought to myself he hadn't changed that much. He still talked big. He just grew up.</p></blockquote> <p>On January 26, 1958, Switzer was getting into his car in front of a bar in <a href="/wiki/Studio_City,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio City, California">Studio City</a>, when a bullet smashed through the window and struck him in the upper right arm.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the gunman was never caught. Later that December, Switzer was arrested in <a href="/wiki/Sequoia_National_Forest" title="Sequoia National Forest">Sequoia National Forest</a> for cutting down 15 pine trees he had intended to illegally sell as <a href="/wiki/Christmas_tree" title="Christmas tree">Christmas trees</a>. He was sentenced to one year's <a href="/wiki/Probation" title="Probation">probation</a>. Switzer was also ordered to pay a $225 fine (more than $2,400 today). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:August7thcds.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/August7thcds.JPG/300px-August7thcds.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/August7thcds.JPG/450px-August7thcds.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/August7thcds.JPG/600px-August7thcds.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>The grave of Carl Switzer at the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery" title="Hollywood Forever Cemetery">Hollywood Forever Cemetery</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Sometime in 1959, Switzer agreed to train a hunting dog, a <a href="/wiki/Treeing_Walker_Coonhound" title="Treeing Walker Coonhound">Treeing Walker Coonhound</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for Moses Samuel "Bud" Stiltz. Stiltz was Switzer's longtime friend and sometime business partner, whom Switzer had met while working with <a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers" title="Roy Rogers">Roy Rogers</a> on various productions at the <a href="/wiki/Corriganville_Movie_Ranch" title="Corriganville Movie Ranch">Corriganville Movie Ranch</a>. While in Switzer's possession, the dog ran off to chase after a bear. After learning that the dog had disappeared while Switzer was looking after it, Stiltz was unsympathetic towards Switzer, firm in his demands that Switzer had to either return his dog or pay him the equivalent of the dog's value. </p><p>Unable to produce money to settle the debt, Switzer took out ads in newspapers and put up fliers, offering a reward for the safe return of the animal. Eventually, the dog was located and brought to the bar where Switzer was working at the time. The rescuer was rewarded with $35 in cash and $15 in alcoholic beverages (equivalent to $520 in 2023). The loss of his $50 did not sit well with Switzer. During an emotional conversation with his friend Jack Piott, a 37-year-old <a href="/wiki/Unit_still_photographer" title="Unit still photographer">unit still photographer</a>, that took place a few days later, the two decided that Stiltz should reimburse Switzer the finder's fee. Their argument was that the dog was Stiltz's and not Switzer's. </p><p>The two arrived at Stiltz's home in <a href="/wiki/Mission_Hills,_Los_Angeles" title="Mission Hills, Los Angeles">Mission Hills</a>, at 10400 Columbus Avenue. Stiltz shared the home with his wife, <a href="/wiki/Rita_Corrigan" title="Rita Corrigan">Rita Corrigan</a>, and his stepchildren. Switzer and Piott intended to demand money from Stiltz. Though differing accounts of the event exist, all agree that Stiltz was struck over the left side of his head with a glass clock. He later retreated to his room to retrieve a .38-caliber revolver, which Switzer wrestled him for. Their struggle caused the gun to discharge and almost shot Tom Corrigan, Stiltz's 14-year-old stepson. </p><p>Stiltz's account of the event was one of self-defense, testifying that Switzer had banged on his front door, yelling "Let me in, or I'll kick in the door." The threat was followed by a struggle that began with one of the men, Switzer or Piott, striking Stiltz with the clock. This prompted Stiltz to retrieve his firearm, which Switzer grabbed for. The gun discharged accidentally, almost shooting Corrigan. Switzer then, according to Stiltz, threatened him with a knife and yelled, "I'm going to kill you!" Stiltz fired and shot Switzer in the groin, damaging an artery that caused massive <a href="/wiki/Internal_bleeding" title="Internal bleeding">internal bleeding</a>. Switzer was pronounced dead on arrival at 7:27 pm at the hospital at the age of 31.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tom Corrigan's account differed significantly from his stepfather's. He told investigators that Stiltz shot Switzer as he and Piott were leaving. After the gun's accidental discharge that almost hit Corrigan, Switzer turned to Piott and said they needed to leave. The two were headed for the door when Stiltz then fired the fatal shot. Switzer never drew a knife, as Stiltz had claimed he had.<sup id="cite_ref-Death_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Death-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Corrigan was never called to testify at the <a href="/wiki/Coroner%27s_inquest" class="mw-redirect" title="Coroner's inquest">coroner's inquest</a>, and Stiltz testified in his own favor. His testimony was taken to be truthful, despite physical evidence that contradicted his account and his past <a href="/wiki/Perjury" title="Perjury">perjury</a> conviction. Years later, Corrigan stood by what he told officers had happened that night, and said his stepfather did not have to kill Switzer.<sup id="cite_ref-Death_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Death-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_account">Later account</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Later account"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The shooting was judged to be <a href="/wiki/Self-defense" title="Self-defense">self-defense</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the inquest regarding Switzer's death, it was revealed that what was reported as a "hunting knife" was in fact a <a href="/wiki/Penknife" title="Penknife">penknife</a>. It had been found by crime scene investigators under his body. </p><p>Over 42 years later, in January 2001, Tom Corrigan told reporters "It was more like murder". He said he heard the knock on the front door, and Switzer said "Western Union for Bud Stiltz." Corrigan's mother, Rita Corrigan, opened the door to find a drunk Switzer, complaining about a perceived month-old debt and demanding repayment. Corrigan said Switzer entered the house first, followed by Jack Piott. Switzer said he was going to beat up Stiltz, and Stiltz confronted Switzer with a .38-caliber revolver in his hand. </p><p>Corrigan said that Switzer grabbed the revolver and Stiltz and Switzer struggled over it. He said Piott broke a glass-domed clock over Stiltz's head, causing Stiltz's eye to swell shut. During the struggle, a shot was fired into the ceiling and Corrigan was struck in the leg by a fragment. Corrigan said his two younger sisters ran to a neighbor's house to call for help. "Well, we shot Tommy, enough of this," he said he recalled Switzer saying, just before Switzer and Piott started to leave the house. </p><p>Corrigan said he had just stepped out the front door when he heard, but did not witness, a second shot behind him. He said he then turned and saw Switzer sliding down the wall with a surprised look on his face after Stiltz had shot him. Corrigan said he saw a closed penknife at Switzer's side, which he presumed fell out of his pocket or his hand. He said he then saw his stepfather shove Piott against the kitchen counter and threaten to kill him too. Corrigan said they heard emergency sirens as Piott begged for his life, and that he thought this was the only reason Stiltz did not kill Piott. Corrigan said his stepfather lied in his account of the event before the coroner's jury.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Corrigan said a Los Angeles Police Department detective interviewed him and asked if he would testify before the judge. Corrigan said he agreed to, but he was never called before the court.<sup id="cite_ref-Death_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Death-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moses Stiltz died in 1983 at the age of 62. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Burial">Burial</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Burial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carl Switzer was interred at the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery" title="Hollywood Forever Cemetery">Hollywood Forever Cemetery</a> in Hollywood, California on January 27, 1959. Because he died the same day as <a href="/wiki/Cecil_B._DeMille" title="Cecil B. DeMille">Cecil B. DeMille</a>, his death received only minor notice in most newspapers, as DeMille's obituary dominated the columns. Switzer had appeared as a slave (uncredited) in the last film for which DeMille was credited as a director, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ten_Commandments_(1956_film)" title="The Ten Commandments (1956 film)">The Ten Commandments</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Switzer's gravestone features the square and compasses of <a href="/wiki/Freemason" class="mw-redirect" title="Freemason">Freemasonry</a> and an image of a hunting dog. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_filmography">Selected filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Selected filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Our_Gang_filmography" title="Our Gang filmography">Our Gang filmography</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Film </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1930 </td> <td><i>Little Rascals: Best of Our Gang</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beginner%27s_Luck_(1935_film)" title="Beginner's Luck (1935 film)">Beginner's Luck</a></i> </td> <td>Tom </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Teacher%27s_Beau" title="Teacher's Beau">Teacher's Beau</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sprucin%27_Up" title="Sprucin' Up">Sprucin' Up</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang_Follies_of_1936" title="Our Gang Follies of 1936">Our Gang Follies of 1936</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lucky_Corner" title="The Lucky Corner">The Lucky Corner</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Parents" title="Too Many Parents">Too Many Parents</a></i> </td> <td>Kid Singer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arbor_Day_(film)" title="Arbor Day (film)">Arbor Day</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kelly_the_Second" title="Kelly the Second">Kelly the Second</a></i> </td> <td>Boy with Stomach Ache </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spooky_Hooky" title="Spooky Hooky">Spooky Hooky</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Easy_to_Take" title="Easy to Take">Easy to Take</a></i> </td> <td>Alfred Bottle </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_in_Rhythm" title="Reunion in Rhythm">Reunion in Rhythm</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rushin%27_Ballet" title="Rushin' Ballet">Rushin' Ballet</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pick_a_Star" title="Pick a Star">Pick a Star</a></i> </td> <td>Minor Role </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mail_and_Female" title="Mail and Female">Mail and Female</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa / Cousin Amiela </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang_Follies_of_1938" title="Our Gang Follies of 1938">Our Gang Follies of 1938</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Woolly_(1937_film)" title="Wild and Woolly (1937 film)">Wild and Woolly</a></i> </td> <td>Zero </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scandal_Street_(1938_film)" title="Scandal Street (1938 film)">Scandal Street</a></i> </td> <td>Bennie Nordskudder </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Canned_Fishing" title="Canned Fishing">Canned Fishing</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Came_the_Brawn" title="Came the Brawn">Came the Brawn</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hide_and_Shriek" title="Hide and Shriek">Hide and Shriek</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa, alias X-10 </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Football_Romeo" title="Football Romeo">Football Romeo</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ice_Follies_of_1939" title="The Ice Follies of 1939">The Ice Follies of 1939</a></i> </td> <td>Small Boy </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Duel_Personalities" title="Duel Personalities">Duel Personalities</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clown_Princes" title="Clown Princes">Clown Princes</a></i> </td> <td>The Great Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Spanky%27s_Show_Boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Spanky's Show Boat">Captain Spanky's Show Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Time_Out_for_Lessons" title="Time Out for Lessons">Time Out for Lessons</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alfalfa%27s_Double" title="Alfalfa's Double">Alfalfa's Double</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa / Cornelius </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Bad_Boys" title="Good Bad Boys">Good Bad Boys</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Fishin%27" title="Goin' Fishin'">Goin' Fishin'</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_Again" title="I Love You Again">I Love You Again</a></i> </td> <td>Leonard Harkspur Jr. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kiddie_Kure" title="Kiddie Kure">Kiddie Kure</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Barnyard_Follies" title="Barnyard Follies">Barnyard Follies</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td>Credited as "Alfalfa" Switzer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reg%27lar_Fellers_(film)" title="Reg'lar Fellers (film)">Reg'lar Fellers</a></i> </td> <td>Bump Hudson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Favorite_Blonde" title="My Favorite Blonde">My Favorite Blonde</a></i> </td> <td>Frederick </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_and_Dizzy" title="Henry and Dizzy">Henry and Dizzy</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Weeks </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_One_Born_Every_Minute" title="There's One Born Every Minute">There's One Born Every Minute</a></i> </td> <td>Junior Twine </td> <td>Credited as Alfalfa Switser </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_War_Against_Mrs._Hadley" title="The War Against Mrs. Hadley">The War Against Mrs. Hadley</a></i> </td> <td>Messenger Boy </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Wiggs_of_the_Cabbage_Patch_(1942_film)" title="Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942 film)">Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch</a></i> </td> <td>Billy Wiggs </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Doughboy" title="Johnny Doughboy">Johnny Doughboy</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Comedy_(film)" title="The Human Comedy (film)">The Human Comedy</a></i> </td> <td>Auggie </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shantytown_(film)" title="Shantytown (film)">Shantytown</a></i> </td> <td>'Bindy' </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dixie_(film)" title="Dixie (film)">Dixie</a></i> </td> <td>Boy in Street </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter_(film)" title="Rosie the Riveter (film)">Rosie the Riveter</a></i> </td> <td>Buzz Prouty </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Going_My_Way" title="Going My Way">Going My Way</a></i> </td> <td>Herman Langerhanke </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Mike" title="The Great Mike">The Great Mike</a></i> </td> <td>Speck </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Together_Again_(film)" title="Together Again (film)">Together Again</a></i> </td> <td>Elevator Boy </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Man_Alive_(1945_film)" title="Man Alive (1945 film)">Man Alive</a></i> </td> <td>Ignatius </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/She_Wouldn%27t_Say_Yes" title="She Wouldn't Say Yes">She Wouldn't Say Yes</a></i> </td> <td>Delivery Boy </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Courage_of_Lassie" title="Courage of Lassie">Courage of Lassie</a></i> </td> <td>First Youth, a hunter </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gas_House_Kids" title="Gas House Kids">Gas House Kids</a></i> </td> <td>Sammy Levine </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life" title="It's a Wonderful Life">It's a Wonderful Life</a></i> </td> <td>Freddie Othello </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gas_House_Kids_Go_West" title="Gas House Kids Go West">Gas House Kids Go West</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gas_House_Kids_in_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas House Kids in Hollywood">Gas House Kids in Hollywood</a></i> </td> <td>Alfalfa </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Driftwood_(1947_film)" title="Driftwood (1947 film)">Driftwood</a></i> </td> <td>Messenger </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/On_Our_Merry_Way" title="On Our Merry Way">On Our Merry Way</a></i> </td> <td>Leopold "Zoot" Wirtz </td> <td>Alternative title: <i>A Miracle Can Happen</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union_(film)" title="State of the Union (film)">State of the Union</a></i> </td> <td>Bellboy </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Town#Film" title="Big Town">Big Town Scandal</a></i> </td> <td>Frankie Snead </td> <td>Alternative title: <i>Underworld Scandal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Letter_to_Three_Wives" title="A Letter to Three Wives">A Letter to Three Wives</a></i> </td> <td>Leo, Second Messenger </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alias_the_Champ" title="Alias the Champ">Alias the Champ</a></i> </td> <td>Newsboy </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/House_by_the_River" title="House by the River">House by the River</a></i> </td> <td>Walter Herbert </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Redwood_Forest_Trail" title="Redwood Forest Trail">Redwood Forest Trail</a></i> </td> <td>Sidekick Alfie </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Belle_Le_Grand" title="Belle Le Grand">Belle Le Grand</a></i> </td> <td>Messenger Boy </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cause_for_Alarm!_(film)" title="Cause for Alarm! (film)">Cause for Alarm!</a></i> </td> <td>Guy with Tex </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Dollar_Bettor" class="mw-redirect" title="Two Dollar Bettor">Two Dollar Bettor</a></i> </td> <td>Chuck Nordlinger </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Groom_(1951_film)" title="Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)">Here Comes the Groom</a></i> </td> <td>Messenger </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pat_and_Mike" title="Pat and Mike">Pat and Mike</a></i> </td> <td>Bus Boy </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Dream_of_Jeanie_(film)" title="I Dream of Jeanie (film)">I Dream of Jeanie</a></i> </td> <td>Freddie </td> <td>Credited as Carl Dean Switzer </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_WAC_from_Walla_Walla" title="The WAC from Walla Walla">The WAC from Walla Walla</a></i> </td> <td>Pvt. Cronkheit </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Island_in_the_Sky_(1953_film)" title="Island in the Sky (1953 film)">Island in the Sky</a></i> </td> <td>Sonny Hopper </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_Nurse_(film)" title="Flight Nurse (film)">Flight Nurse</a></i> </td> <td>Rifleman </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_High_and_the_Mighty_(film)" title="The High and the Mighty (film)">The High and the Mighty</a></i> </td> <td>Ensign Keim </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_My_Love" title="This Is My Love">This Is My Love</a></i> </td> <td>Customer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Track_of_the_Cat_(film)" title="Track of the Cat (film)">Track of the Cat</a></i> </td> <td>Joe Sam </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Not_as_a_Stranger" title="Not as a Stranger">Not as a Stranger</a></i> </td> <td>Unexpected Father </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Francis_in_the_Navy" title="Francis in the Navy">Francis in the Navy</a></i> </td> <td>Timekeeper </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dig_That_Uranium" title="Dig That Uranium">Dig That Uranium</a></i> </td> <td>Shifty Robertson </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ten_Commandments_(1956_film)" title="The Ten Commandments (1956 film)">The Ten Commandments</a></i> </td> <td>Slave </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Between_Heaven_and_Hell_(film)" title="Between Heaven and Hell (film)">Between Heaven and Hell</a></i> </td> <td>Savage </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_Gang_(1957_film)" title="Motorcycle Gang (1957 film)">Motorcycle Gang</a></i> </td> <td>Speed </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Defiant_Ones_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Defiant Ones (film)">The Defiant Ones</a></i> </td> <td>Angus </td> <td>(final film role) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Television </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1952–1955 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Roy_Rogers_Show" title="The Roy Rogers Show">The Roy Rogers Show</a></i> </td> <td>Various roles </td> <td>6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show" title="The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show">The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show</a></i> </td> <td>Victor the Delivery Boy </td> <td>Episode: "George Gets Call from Unknown Victor" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lux_Video_Theatre" title="Lux Video Theatre">Lux Video Theatre</a></i> </td> <td>Mailer </td> <td>Episode: "Eight Iron Men" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Science_Fiction_Theatre" title="Science Fiction Theatre">Science Fiction Theatre</a></i> </td> <td>Pete </td> <td>Episode: "The Negative Man" </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/P_vip.svg/28px-P_vip.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/P_vip.svg/41px-P_vip.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/P_vip.svg/55px-P_vip.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1911" data-file-height="1944" /></span></span> </span><a 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E9.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Best, Marc. <i>Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen</i>. South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971, pp. 245–250.</li> <li>Dye, David. <i>Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985</i>. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 223–225.</li> <li>Holmstrom, John. <i>The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995</i>. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 145–146.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Documentary">Documentary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Documentary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6hPDUMzRWA">"The Life and Death of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer,"</a> Grave Explorations, via YouTube, July 2, 2020.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Switzer&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output 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