page_title: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
hierarchical_section_title: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
caption_attribution_description: English: Screenshot from Our Gang Italiano: Screenshot da Our Gang
context_page_description: Carl Dean Switzer was an American singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang.
  Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as "Alfalfa," one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters. After leaving the series in 1940, Switzer struggled to find substantial roles owing to typecasting. As an adult, he appeared mainly in bit parts and B-movies. He later became a dog breeder and hunting guide.
  Switzer married in 1954 and had one son before divorcing in 1957. In January 1959, he was fatally shot by an acquaintance in a dispute over money.
context_section_description: Carl Dean Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang. 
  Switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid-1930s appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as "Alfalfa," one of the series' most popular and best-remembered characters. After leaving the series in 1940, Switzer struggled to find substantial roles owing to typecasting. As an adult, he appeared mainly in bit parts and B-movies. He later became a dog breeder and hunting guide.
  Switzer married in 1954 and had one son before divorcing in 1957. In January 1959, he was fatally shot by an acquaintance in a dispute over money.
caption: Switzer in Our Gang Follies of 1938
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