George McFarland

George McFarland

Known for

Acting

Born

October 2, 1928

Birthplace

Dallas, Texas, USA

Died

June 30, 1993 (aged 64)

Biography

George 'Spanky' McFarland was born on October 2, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, USA as George Robert Phillips McFarland. He was an actor, known for General Spanky (1936), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Beginner's Luck (1935). He was married to Doris. He died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993 in Grapevine, Texas.

Best known work

Cheers
Cheers
1982
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
1944
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Bored of Education
Bored of Education
1936
Wild Poses
Wild Poses
1933
General Spanky
General Spanky
1936
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937
The First Round-Up
The First Round-Up
1934
Hi'–Neighbor!
Hi'–Neighbor!
1934
The Kid from Borneo
The Kid from Borneo
1933

Filmography

  1. 2022

    The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6

  2. 2022

    The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

  3. 2012

    The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D

    as Spanky

  4. 2011

    The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular

    as Spanky (archive footage)

  5. 2008

    The Little Rascals: The Best of Our Gang Collection (In Color)

    as Spanky

  6. 2001

    Our Gang - Comedy Festival

    as Spanky

  7. 1994

    The Our Gang Story

    as Spanky (archive footage)

  8. 1989

    When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

    as Self

  9. 1986

    The Aurora Encounter

    as Governor

  10. 1986

    Classic Comedy Teams

    as Our Gang(archive footage)

  11. 1984

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    as (archive footage)

  12. 1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. 1982

    CheersTV

    as Spanky McFarland (1 episode)

  14. 1982

    Hollywood’s Children

    as Self

  15. 1981

    Rascal Dazzle

    as Spanky (archive footage)

  16. 1954

    The George Gobel ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  17. 1944

    The Woman in the Window

    as Boy Scout (uncredited)

  18. 1944

    Cowboy and the Senorita

    as Kid Tripping Teddy (uncredited)

  19. 1943

    Seeing Hands

    as Fatty, Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited)

  20. 1943

    I Escaped from the Gestapo

    as Newsboy

  21. 1942

    Johnny Doughboy

    as Spanky McFarland

  22. 1942

    Unexpected Riches

    as Spanky

  23. 1942

    Mighty Lak a Goat

    as Spanky

  24. 1942

    Rover's Big Chance

    as Spanky

  25. 1942

    Doin' Their Bit

    as Spanky

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