Jackie Davis (April 5, 1914 - November 3, 1992), a native of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, was an American

United States

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 child actor

Child actor

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, notable for appearing in Hal Roach

Hal Roach

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's 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...

series. His sister Mildred Davis

Mildred Davis

Mildred Hillary Davis was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually became his wife.-Early life and career:...

 also acted; she appeared in Roach comedian

Comedian

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 Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

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's films as his leading lady. When Lloyd and Mildred were married in 1923, Lloyd pulled Jack out of Our Gang and enrolled him in military school.

Later years

Davis grew up to become a successful physician

Physician

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 in the Los Angeles area. He also made occasional movie and television appearances in bit roles until 1990, his last being as a bailiff

Bailiff

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 in the film Side Out

Side Out

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. He is the grandfather of American actress Carrie Mitchum and Actor Bentley Mitchum. Great grandfather to Grace Van Dien and Cappy Van Dien.

Davis died on November 3, 1992 in Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica, California

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, aged 78.

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