Carl Switzer charmed the locals of his hometown of Paris, Illinois, with his acting and singing chops. In 1935, he was cast ...

Carl Switzer was a child star best known for playing Alfalfa in the Little Rascals’ Our Gang series in the 1930s. Unfortunately, he suffered a tragic fate and was killed when he was only 31 years old ...

Carl Switzer skyrocketed to fame as freckle-faced Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" series – but it wouldn’t be a wonderful life for the actor. At age 31, the former child star was killed in a fight ...

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 ...