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 ...

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, best known for his role as Alfalfa in the comedy series Our Gang – also The Little Rascals – was a child actor who gained fame during the 1930s and 1940s. Born on August 7 ...