Gary Jasgur
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Gary Jasgur was an American
former child actor
, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang
short film series from 1937 to 1939.
or Darla
. In his two years with the Our Gang series, Jasgur did not have a single word of dialogue, yet managed to make life miserable for his older sibling. He was memorable as the pint-sized, banana-eating timekeeper in The Pigskin Palooka
and billed as the "world's smallest man" in Clown Princes
. Perhaps his most notable role was in Canned Fishing
when Spanky and Alfalfa
are desperately trying to get out of babysitting little Junior.
At age 4, Jasgur left the series "before he knew he had been in it," as film critic Leonard Maltin
commented.
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former child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang
Our Gang
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...
short film series from 1937 to 1939.
Career
Dark-haired Jasgur was cast as "Junior", the infant brother of either SpankyGeorge McFarland
George Robert Phillips "Spanky" McFarland was an American actor most famous for his appearances as a child in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s...
or Darla
Darla Hood
Darla Jean Hood was an American child actress, best known as the leading lady in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1941. She was born in Leedey, Oklahoma, the only child of James Claude Hood and Elizabeth Davner...
. In his two years with the Our Gang series, Jasgur did not have a single word of dialogue, yet managed to make life miserable for his older sibling. He was memorable as the pint-sized, banana-eating timekeeper in The Pigskin Palooka
The Pigskin Palooka
The Pigskin Palooka is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 159th Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...
and billed as the "world's smallest man" in Clown Princes
Clown Princes
Clown Princes is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 178th Our Gang short to be released.-Plot:...
. Perhaps his most notable role was in Canned Fishing
Canned Fishing
Canned Fishing is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 162nd Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...
when Spanky and Alfalfa
Carl Switzer
Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer was an American child actor, professional dog breeder and hunting guide, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters.-Early life and family:Switzer was born in Paris,...
are desperately trying to get out of babysitting little Junior.
At age 4, Jasgur left the series "before he knew he had been in it," as film critic Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin is an American film and animated film critic and historian, author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives.-Personal life:...
commented.