Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer

American actor

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1927

Place of Birth: Paris, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1959

Profession: actor, singer, breeder, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Carl Dean Switzer (August 8, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American singer, child actor, 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.
After leaving the series in 1940, Switzer struggled to find substantial roles owing to typecasting.
As an adult, he appeared mainly in bit parts and B-movies.
He later became a dog breeder and hunting guide. Switzer married in 1954 and had one son before divorcing in 1957.
In January 1959, he was fatally shot by an acquaintance in a dispute over money.
Switzer appears in the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life in the dance scene where he and another man open up the swimming pool cover and Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart fall in.
Switzer joins everyone as they all jump into the pool.