Photo: Trailer screenshot, from Our Gang / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Switzer, forever Alfalfa with that cowlick and cracked singing voice, embodies the cruel arithmetic of child stardom. He charmed a generation in Our Gang, then watched the work dry up and reinvented himself as a dog breeder and guide before dying at just 31. I find his story genuinely poignant; few careers illustrate so starkly how fame given early can vanish before adulthood. Yet what survives on screen is pure, unselfconscious delight. I love him precisely for that bittersweet mix of innocence and loss, a small emblem of an entire vanished Hollywood era.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carl Switzer
- Name (Japanese)
- カール・スウィッツァー
- Reading
- かーる・すうぃっつぁー
- Born
- August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Paris, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / animal breeder / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20%22Alfalfa%22%20Switzer
Frequently asked questions
When was Carl Switzer born?
August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959.
Where is Carl Switzer from?
Carl Switzer is from Paris, Illinois, United States.
What does Carl Switzer do?
Carl Switzer works as actor, singer, animal breeder, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.