Carl Switzer

Biography

Carl Dean Switzer was a talented American child actor, best known for his iconic role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies. He began his career in 1934 and appeared in numerous shorts before outgrowing the series in 1940. After struggling to find substantial roles as an adult, Switzer transitioned into dog breeding and hunting guiding, before tragically being shot and killed in a business dispute in 1959 at age 31.