Our Gang (1922)

Pre-1930s

Our Gang (1922)

Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way, as Roach and original director Robert F. McGowan worked to film the unaffected, raw nuances apparent in regular children rather than have them imitate adult acting styles.In addition, Our Gang notably put boys, girls, whites and blacks together in a group as equals, something that "broke new ground," according to film historian Leonard Maltin.[1] Such a thing had never been done before in cinema but has since been repeated after the success of Our Gang.The following is a listing of the main child actors in the Our Gang comedies. They are grouped by the era during which they joined the series.

Roach silent period

Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1922–1924)
Mickey Daniels (1922–1926)
Mary Kornman (1922–1926)
Jackie Condon (1922–1928)
Allen "Farina" Hoskins (1922–1931)
Joe Cobb (1922–1929)
Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson (1924–1925)
Jay R. Smith (1926–1929)
Jean Darling (1926–1929)
Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins (1926–1933)
Roach talkie period

Norman "Chubby" Chaney (1929–1931)
Jackie Cooper (1929–1931)
Donald Haines (1929–1933)
Dorothy DeBorba (1930–1933)
Matthew "Stymie" Beard (1930–1935)
Jerry Tucker (1931–1938)
Kendall McComas (1932)
George "Spanky" McFarland (1932–1942)
Tommy Bond (1932–1934 as Tommy, 1937–1940 as "Butch")
Scotty Beckett (1934–1935)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1934–1944)
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (1935–1940)
Darla Hood (1935–1941)
Eugene "Porky" Lee (1935–1939)
Darwood "Waldo" Kaye (1937–1940)

MGM period

Mickey Gubitosi (Robert Blake) (1939–1944)
Mary Ann Jackson (1927–1931)
Pete the Pup (1930–1938)