Our Gang personnel

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The Our Gang personnel page is a listing of the significant cast and crew from the Our Gang short subjects film series, originally created and produced by Hal Roach which ran in movie theaters from 1922 to 1944.[1]

The series was produced by Hal Roach Studio's from 1922 until 1938, and from 1938 and 1944 by MGM pictures After being purchased by MGM studios, the title was changed to The Little Rascals, for subsequent theatrical re-releases from the Roach-produced era, as well as for syndicated television broadcasts starting from 1955.

Our Gang cast

  • The series franchise having been produced in various formats, is in general depicted by 3 different eras , The Hal Roach Silent Film era (1922–1929), The Hal Roach Sound era (1929–1938) and the MGM produced era (1938–1944)

Hal Roach silent film period

1922–1926

  • Ernie Morrison as Sunshine Sammy
  • Jackie Condon
  • Mickey Daniels
  • Allen Hoskins as Farina
  • Peggy Cartwright
  • Jack Davis
  • Mary Kornman (replaced Peggy after A Quiet Street)
  • Andy Samuel
  • Joe Cobb as the fat kid
  • Jannie "Mango" Hoskins
  • Sonny Boy "Sing Joy" Warde
  • Eugene Jackson as Pineapple (replaced Ernie Morrison in 1924)
  • Johnny Downs
  • Pal the Dog
  • Dinah the Mule

(1926–1929)

  • Allen Hoskins
  • Jackie Condon
  • Joe Cobb
  • Mickey Daniels
  • Mary Kornman
  • Johnny Downs
  • Jannie Hoskins as Mango
  • Jay R. Smith (replaced Mickey Daniels in 1926)
  • Clifton Young as Bonedust
  • Scooter Lowry as Skooter
  • Mildred Kornman
  • Jean Darling (replaced Mary Kornman in 1926)
  • Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
  • Harry Spear (replaced Elmer Lowry (Scooter) in 1927)
  • Mary Ann Jackson
  • Diane East
  • Pete the Pup (called Minnie in at least one film, and Pansy in a handful of other films, offspring of Pal the Pup (above))
  • Dinah the Mule
  • Henry Hill as Henry

Hal Roach sound era

(1929–1931)

  • Allen Hoskins
  • Mary Ann Jackson
  • Joe Cobb
  • Harry Spear
  • Jean Darling
  • Bobby Hutchins (replaced Jackie Condon in 1929)
  • Clifton Young
  • Norman Chaney as Chubby (replaced Joe Cobb in 1929)
  • Jackie Cooper (replaced Harry Spear in 1929)
  • Donald Haines (replaced Jay R. Smith in 1929)
  • Dorothy DeBorba
  • Buddy McDonald
  • Matthew "Stymie" Beard (joined in 1930, became Allen Hoskins (Farina)'s replacement in 1931)
  • Shirley Jean Rickert
  • Pete the Pup (the original Pete was poisoned in 1930; trainer Harry Lucenay used Pete's offspring [who all appear in Pups is Pups] in the series after they reached maturity starting in 1931)
  • Dinah the Mule

1931–1933

1934–1935

1935

1936–1938

MGM period

1938–1939

  • George McFarland
  • Carl Switzer
  • Billie Thomas
  • Darla Hood
  • Eugene Gordon Lee
  • Tommy Bond
  • Sidney Kibrick
  • Darwood Kaye
  • Gary Jasgur
  • Leonard Landy
  • Shirley Coates as Muggsy
  • Harold Switzer

1939–1942

1942–1944

  • Billie Thomas
  • Billy Laughlin
  • Robert Blake as Mickey (actor Gubitosi changed his name in 1942)
  • Janet Burston
  • Mickey Laughlin as Happy Laughlin
  • Violet the Goat

Additional notable Our Gang cast

[citation needed]

Arthur William Anderson Jr. is in a picture as part of the cast from about 1941. He is not listed in the book about The Little Rascals, but he is in the picture I have.

Recurring Our Gang cast

  • John Hatton (1922)
  • Anna Mae Bilson (1922)
  • Richard Billings (1922–1923)
  • Elmo Billings (1922–1925)
  • George Ward as Freckles (1922–1923)
  • Kenneth Johnson (1922)
  • Betsy Ann Hisle as Mabel (1922)
  • Gabe Saienz (1922–1926)
  • Walter Wilkinson (1922–1924)
  • Winston and Weston Doty (1922)
  • Dorothy Morrison (1923–1925)
  • Doris "Imogene" Oelze (1923, 1927)
  • Ivadell Carter (1923–1925)
  • Peggy Ahern (1923–1927)
  • Lassie Lou Ahern (1923–1926)
  • Julia Brown (1923)
  • Leona Levin (1923)
  • Dick Henchen (1924)
  • "Powder-Puff" (actor unidentified) (1924)
  • David Durand (1925–1926)
  • Jackie Hanes as Husky (1925–1926)
  • Nancy McKee (1926)
  • Billy Naylor (1926)
  • Peggy Eames (1926–1927)
  • Johnny Aber (1927–1930)
  • Buddy McNeal (1927-1929)
  • Andy Shuford (1927–1929)
  • Jimsy Boudwin (1927)
  • Bret Black as Buck (1927)
  • Bobby Mallon (1927–1932)
  • Davey Monahan (1927)
  • Richard "Coolidge" Smith and Robert "Tunney" Smith (1927)
  • Paul Toien (1927–1928)
  • Jack Hanlon (1927)
  • Annette De Kirby (1927)
  • Bobby Dean (1928)
  • Donnie Smith as Beezer (1928–1929)
  • Jimmy Farren (1928)
  • Warren Mills (1929)
  • Gordon Thorpe (1929–1930)
  • George Dunning (1929)
  • Fletcher Tolbert as Rusty (1930)
  • Jerry McGowan (1930)
  • Beverly Parrish (1930)
  • Edith Fellows (1930–1933)
  • Jack McHugh (1930)
  • Georgie Billings (1930–1933)
  • Douglas Greer (1930–1932)
  • Warner and Wolfgang Weidler (1930)
  • Allen Tong (1930)
  • Artye Folz (1930, 1932)
  • Dickie Jackson (1931–1933)
  • George Ernest (1931)
  • Jackie Williams (1931)
  • Charles "Chic" Sale Jr. (1931)
  • Carlena Beard (1931–1932)
  • Patsy Britten (1932)
  • Harold Wertz as Bouncey(1932)
  • Marcia Mae Jones (1932–1933)
  • Bobby De War (1932–1933)
  • Henry Hanna (1932–1933)
  • David Holt (1933)
  • Tommy McFarland (1933–1943)
  • Dickie Hutchins (1933)
  • Bill Farnum (1933)
  • Olga Therkow (1933)
  • Tommy Bupp (1934
  • Marvin Strin as Bubbles (1934–1937)
  • Donald Proffitt (1934–1937)
  • Edmund Corthell (1934)
  • Barbara Goodrich (1934–1937)
  • Cullen Johnson (1934, 1937)
  • Billy Lee Wolfstone (1934–1935)
  • Jackie Wilson (1934)
  • Billy Lee (1934)
  • Leona McDowell (1934–1935)
  • Joy Wurgaft (1934–1935)
  • Laura June Williams (1934–1938)
  • Dickie Jones (1934–1937)
  • Gene Reynolds (1934)
  • Joe Levine (1934–1939)
  • Jackie White (1934–1935)
  • Harry Lowe Jr. (1934)
  • Marilyn Bourne (1934)
  • Gilbert Hullett (1934)
  • Paul Rodriguez (1934)
  • Tony Kales (1934)
  • Gordon Evans (1934)
  • Harry Harvey Jr. (1934–1935)
  • Eileen Bernstein (1934–1935)
  • Merrill Strong (1935–1936)
  • Cecilia Murray (1935)
  • The Cabin Kids (1935)
  • The Meglin Kiddies (1935)
  • Bonnie Lynn (1935)
  • Fred Walburn as Slicker (1935, 1940–1942)
  • Rex Downing (1935–1937)
  • Margaret Kerry (1935–1938)
  • Robert Lentz as Spiky (1935)
  • Dickie De Nuet (1935–1937)
  • Paul Hilton (1935–1939)
  • The Brian Sisters (1935)
  • The Bud Murray Dancers (1935–1942)
  • Gloria Brown (1936–1939)
  • Billy Minderhout (1936–1938)
  • Betsy Gay as Effie (1936–1938)
  • Joe "Tubby" Straunch Jr. (1936–1941)
  • Flaette Roberts (1936)
  • Georgie Jean LaRue (1937)
  • Yoshi Nistu (1937)
  • Yoko Kawachichi (1937)
  • Delmar Watson (1937)
  • Payne Johnson (1937-1939)
  • Vincent Graeff as Boxcar (1937–1944)
  • Hugh Chapman (1937–1940)
  • Barry Downing (1937-1943)
  • Dorothy "Jackie" Horner (1937–1943)
  • Philip MacMahon (later known as Tommy Ryan) (1937)
  • Cordell Hickman as Big Shot (1937, 1944)
  • Clifford "Richard" Severn Jr. (1937)
  • James Gubitosi (1939–1943)
  • Freddie Chapman (1939–1943)
  • Clyde Willson (1939–1940)
  • Valerie "Marilyn" Lee (1939–1944)
  • Giovanna Gubitosi (later known as Joan Blake) (1940–1943)
  • Edward "Lee Wong" Soo Hoo (1941–1942)
  • Bobby "Gerald" Browning (1941, 1944)
  • "Big Shot" (actor unknown) (1941–1943)
  • Harvard Peck (1941)
  • Leon Tyler (1941–1942)
  • Clyde Demback as Fatty (1942)
  • Tommy Tucker as Spud (1942–1943)
  • Frank Lester Ward (1942–1944)
  • Dickie Hall (1943–1944)
  • Marlene Kinghorn (1943)
  • Marlene Mains (1943)
  • David Polonsky (1943)

Recurring adult actors

Many of the regular adult actors in Our Gang also frequently appeared in other Hal Roach comedies, including the Charley Chase and Laurel and Hardy series:

Other notable adult actors

Crew members

Directors

MGM

Cinematographers

Film Editors

Recording Engineers/Sound

Key writers

Musicians

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 260–288. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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