Child star Thomas Ross Bond, the bully Butch in the "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" comedies, has died in Northridge, Calif., at age 79. Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21 ...

After appearing in 61 Our Gang shorts from 1935 to 1940, Carl Switzer left the series. He was 12 years old, too old to keep ...

Carl Switzer, who played Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" comedy series of the 1930s, was fatally shot in 1959. He was 31. He's the subject of a new biography by James Tehrani.