Jackie Searl

Jackie Searl (John E. Searl) (July 7, 1920 - 29 April 1991) was a U.S. child actor who began performing on a local Los Angeles radio at the age of 3. His first movie role was in Daughters of Desire (1929) followed by 1930s Tom Sawyer, with Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green, and by Huckleberry Finn in 1931.

Career

Searl was especially known for playing bratty kids, and often had only small roles, such as "Robin Figg" in 1934's "Strictly Dynamite." Some of the most memorable films he appeared in include "Skippy, High Gear, Peck's Bad Boy, Great Expectations, "and "Little Lord Fauntleroy." In the 1940s he had some supporting character roles before disappearing for nearly a decade. In the early 1960s, Searl enjoyed a flurry of activity as a supporting villain on TV westerns, cop shows and sitcoms.

Filmography

*Passport to Pimlico
*The Paleface
*Hazard
*Lady at Midnight
*The Fabulous Dorseys
*Small Town Deb
*Military Academy
*My Little Chickadee
*Glamour Boy
*The Angels Wash Their Faces
*That Certain Age
*Oh Boy!
*Little Tough Guy
*Little Tough Guys in Society
*Wild and Woolly
*Two Wise Maids
*Little Lord Fauntleroy
*Gentle Julia
*Ginger
*The Unwelcome Stranger
*Murder on the Blackboard
*No Greater Glory
*Strictly Dynamite
*She Was a Lady
*A Wicked Woman
*Great Expectations
*The Return of Casey Jones
*Peck's Bad Boy
*Officer 13
*One Year Later
*The World Changes
*High Gear
*Topaze
*Alice in Wonderland
*Lovers Courageous
*The Miracle Man
*Hearts of Humanity
*Sooky
*Skippy
*Newly Rich
*Scandal Sheet
*Scandal Sheet
*Finn and Hattie
*Huckleberry Finn
*Daybreak Actor: August
*Paramount on Parade
*Tom Sawyer

External links

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