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George McFarland

Date of birth: 1928-10-02

Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: George Robert Phillips McFarland, 'Spanky' McFarland, Spanky McFarland, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Spanky, George MacFarlane, Spanky McFarlane, Hal Roach's Rascals, Our Gang

George McFarland

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.

Movie Credits

Honky Donkey
3.6

Honky Donkey

1934-06-02

Rich kid Wally brings the gang back home to play, along with their mule.

Fish Hooky
3.9

Fish Hooky

1933-01-28

A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

Robot Wrecks
3.1

Robot Wrecks

1941-07-12

Spanky and the gang discover a demonstration of a "human-like" robot named Volto and are inspired to

Helping Hands
3

Helping Hands

1941-09-29

Inspired by his soldier brother, Spanky decides to organize a military unit among his friends, colle

The Our Gang Story
0

The Our Gang Story

1994-01-01

Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a jam-packed s

Our Gang - Comedy Festival
0

Our Gang - Comedy Festival

2001-05-15

Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than twenty

General Spanky
2.8

General Spanky

1936-12-11

Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he b

Mail and Female
3.4

Mail and Female

1937-11-12

The Gang's male members, headed by Spanky, decided to create the "He-Man Woman Haters Club" in react

Night 'n' Gales
3.4

Night 'n' Gales

1937-07-24

Because of a storm, the Gang has to stay overnight at Darla's house, and they drive her father crazy

The Pigskin Palooka
3.1

The Pigskin Palooka

1937-10-23

While Alfalfa was away at military school, his letters to his friends back home bragged about how he

Three Smart Boys
3.3

Three Smart Boys

1937-05-13

When they overhear Miss Witherspoon, the school superintendent, say that nothing short of an epidemi

Roamin' Holiday
3.5

Roamin' Holiday

1937-06-11

The gang runs away from home, but meet up with a kindly old couple.

Rushin' Ballet
3.3

Rushin' Ballet

1937-04-24

While trying to track down Butch, Spanky and Alfalfa get caught up in a dance recital.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
3.3

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936-03-13

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

Kentucky Kernels
3.2

Kentucky Kernels

1934-11-02

The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Mil

Wild Poses
3.7

Wild Poses

1933-10-28

Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.

Mike Fright
2.9

Mike Fright

1934-08-25

The gang attends a radio station amateur show.

Free Wheeling
3.9

Free Wheeling

1932-09-30

Stymie takes Dickie for a ride in his runaway car and cures his stiff neck.

Forgotten Babies
3.5

Forgotten Babies

1933-03-11

While the rest of the gang goes fishing, Spanky gets stuck babysitting.

Mush and Milk
3.4

Mush and Milk

1933-05-27

When Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park.

Day of Reckoning
2.5

Day of Reckoning

1933-10-26

In this brutal prison drama a hen-pecked husband is sentenced to prison after getting caught with hi

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
3.3

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
3

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935-09-27

A circus wild animal trainer searches for the son who was taken away from him by a meddling relative

Our Gang Follies of 1938
3.1

Our Gang Follies of 1938

1937-12-18

Alfalfa gives up being "King of the Crooners" to sing opera, but a nightmare of being under the thum

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
2.5

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934-01-12

Miss Madeline Fane is a famous California screen star who has been devoted to her baby son Michael s

Going Hollywood: The '30s
5

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
0

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular

2011-09-20

The only thing more outrageous than The Little Rascals' antics are their wild imaginations! See what

Joy Scouts
3.3

Joy Scouts

1939-06-24

The Boys Scouts give a demonstration of their camping skills, but Our Gang are excluded from partici

Cowboy and the Senorita
1.9

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944-05-13

Chip has inherited a supposedly worthless gold mine from her father and Craig Allen is about to buy

Dog Daze
2.6

Dog Daze

1939-07-01

The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward

The Aurora Encounter
2.1

The Aurora Encounter

1986-08-01

In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose pr

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
2.4

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938-12-02

Trouble-prone Billy Peck and his gang descend on a traveling circus that has just hit town, and befo

Came the Brawn
3.3

Came the Brawn

1938-04-15

Alfalfa enters a rigged wrestling match against the Masked Marvel, unaware that neighborhood bully B

Three Men in a Tub
2.6

Three Men in a Tub

1938-03-26

Alfalfa and the gang build their own "speedboat" powered by ducks, and challenge Waldo to a race for

One Track Minds
0

One Track Minds

1933-05-20

Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.

The Cracked Ice Man
0

The Cracked Ice Man

1934-01-27

Charley finds that he got more than he bargained for when he takes a job as a kindergarten teacher.

Benny, from Panama
3

Benny, from Panama

1934-05-26

Jeanette and Eddie get married, but their wedding night is a fiasco. First, their wedding guests fol

Bear Facts
3.4

Bear Facts

1938-03-05

In an effort to impress Darla, Alfalfa tells her that he's a famous bear trainer. Little does he kno

Canned Fishing
3.1

Canned Fishing

1938-02-12

Spanky and Alfalfa plot to play hooky so they can go fishing, by pretending that Alfalfa is sick and

Arbor Day
3

Arbor Day

1936-05-02

Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.

Little Papa
3.5

Little Papa

1935-09-21

The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asle

Teacher's Beau
3.5

Teacher's Beau

1935-04-27

The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

Come Back, Miss Pipps
3

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941-10-24

On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours.

Tiny Troubles
3

Tiny Troubles

1939-02-18

Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal

Second Childhood
3.5

Second Childhood

1936-04-11

A lonely, rich, hypochondriac is celebrating her 65th birthday in the same manner in which she obser

Beginner's Luck
3.5

Beginner's Luck

1935-02-23

Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.

Alfalfa's Double
3

Alfalfa's Double

1940-01-20

Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.

Melodies Old and New
3

Melodies Old and New

1942-01-24

The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising m

The First Round-Up
3.2

The First Round-Up

1934-05-05

The gang packs up for a camping trip to Cherry Creek two miles from their home, but to them it is th

Here Comes the Band
2.5

Here Comes the Band

1935-08-30

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an un

Seeing Hands
3

Seeing Hands

1943-07-03

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities

Don't Lie
3.3

Don't Lie

1942-04-04

After Buckwheat tells the gang he's seen a big monkey, Spanky, Froggy and Mickey decide to teach him

Waldo's Last Stand
3.4

Waldo's Last Stand

1940-10-05

The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their

The Big Premiere
3

The Big Premiere

1940-03-09

It is a premiere night at the Fox Carthay Circle theater, and the Our Gang show up to observe the fe

The Famous Ferguson Case
3.1

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932-04-19

A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following e

Captain Spanky's Show Boat
3.1

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

1939-09-08

An abandoned old show boat is moored in a lazy creek. The Our Gang put the old vessel back to use wh

Dad for a Day
3

Dad for a Day

1939-10-20

The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.

Fishy Tales
3.6

Fishy Tales

1937-08-28

Alfalfa tries to back out of a fight by pretending to be incapacitated.

Framing Youth
3.6

Framing Youth

1937-09-11

Alfalfa and Butch are competing in an amateur radio contest, and Butch tries to fix it so that he wi

Unexpected Riches
3.4

Unexpected Riches

1942-11-28

Weighing themselves on a penny machine, the Our Gang kids receive a fortune card predicting that the

The Woman in the Window
3.7

The Woman in the Window

1944-10-25

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

I Escaped from the Gestapo
2.8

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943-05-14

A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and h

Mama's Little Pirate
3.6

Mama's Little Pirate

1934-11-02

The gang goes after pirate treasure they believe is hidden in a cave.

Anniversary Trouble
3.1

Anniversary Trouble

1935-03-13

The gang's treasury is entrusted to Spanky, who accidentally gets it mixed up with his father's mone

Washee Ironee
3.4

Washee Ironee

1934-11-13

Rich boy Waldo gets his clothes dirty playing football with the gang just before he has to go to his

Sprucin' Up
3.3

Sprucin' Up

1935-06-01

A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daugh

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
0

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

2022-04-05

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 contains the next 12 Our Gang sound shor

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6
0

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6

2022-06-14

A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, Volume 6 features the talents of George "Spanky" McFarland, B

Fightin' Fools
3

Fightin' Fools

1941-02-25

Spanky and the Our Gang kids go to battle over pranks with a rival gang.

A Lad an' a Lamp
3.4

A Lad an' a Lamp

1932-12-17

The gang finds what they think is a magic lamp.

Good Bad Boys
3.3

Good Bad Boys

1940-09-07

Alfalfa and the gang decide to turn to a life of crime, but Spanky tries to trick them with a fake b

Goin' Fishin'
3

Goin' Fishin'

1940-10-26

The gang is going fishing and wants to get an early start, but they end up causing all sorts of prob

Baby Blues
3

Baby Blues

1941-02-15

Mickey's mom is about to give birth, but he gets worried when he reads that every fourth child born

Ye Olde Minstrels
3

Ye Olde Minstrels

1941-03-18

The gang puts on a show to raise money for the Red Cross.

Time Out for Lessons
3.3

Time Out for Lessons

1939-12-02

Alfalfa imagines himself being the star football player on a college team. After a big pep rally he

All About Hash
2.5

All About Hash

1940-03-30

Mickey's parents are constantly quarreling because his mother serves hash every Monday night. The ki

The New Pupil
3

The New Pupil

1940-04-27

Spanky and Alfalfa both try to impress the new girl at school, much to Darla's dismay.

Bubbling Troubles
3.3

Bubbling Troubles

1940-05-25

To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.

Clown Princes
2.5

Clown Princes

1939-04-14

The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and

Aladdin's Lantern
2.9

Aladdin's Lantern

1938-09-17

Spanky and Alfalfa want to do a show based on the "Aladdin's Lamp" story with Darla in the cast, but

Men in Fright
2.8

Men in Fright

1938-10-15

The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues

Football Romeo
3.1

Football Romeo

1938-11-12

Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football g

Hi'–Neighbor!
4

Hi'–Neighbor!

1934-03-02

The gang decides to build their own fire engine.

Hook and Ladder
3.6

Hook and Ladder

1932-08-27

The gang, while playing firemen, come upon a real fire.

Spooky Hooky
3

Spooky Hooky

1936-12-24

The gang puts a phony absent note on their teacher's desk so they can go to the circus, then have to

For Pete's Sake!
3.9

For Pete's Sake!

1934-04-13

The kids try to raise money to buy a doll for Marianne.

Birthday Blues
3.3

Birthday Blues

1932-11-12

Dickie throws a birthday party to try to raise money to buy his mother a birthday present.

Practical Jokers
3

Practical Jokers

1938-12-17

Butch has been playing practical jokes on the gang, but now they get their turn.

Alfalfa's Aunt
3

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939-01-07

Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa th

Shrimps for a Day
3.5

Shrimps for a Day

1934-12-07

A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage

Bedtime Worries
3.4

Bedtime Worries

1933-09-08

Spanky's parents are trying unsuccessfully to get Spanky to spend a peaceful first night in his own

Bored of Education
3.3

Bored of Education

1936-08-20

Spanky and Alfalfa fake a toothache to get out of school. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in

The Pooch
3.3

The Pooch

1932-06-11

The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.

Choo-Choo!
3.4

Choo-Choo!

1932-05-07

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

Spanky
3

Spanky

1932-03-25

While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."

Surprised Parties
3

Surprised Parties

1942-05-30

Since Froggy was born on Leap Year Day, he's upset that he only gets a birthday party once every fou

Cousin Wilbur
3

Cousin Wilbur

1939-04-29

Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad

Doin' Their Bit
0

Doin' Their Bit

1942-07-18

Our Gang puts on a show for the troops.

Rover's Big Chance
3

Rover's Big Chance

1942-08-22

Our Gang's dog, Rover, gets to audition for a movie studio.

Johnny Doughboy
2.7

Johnny Doughboy

1942-12-31

As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, loo

The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
5

The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D

2012-10-30

Kiddie Kure
3

Kiddie Kure

1940-11-23

While playing baseball near the home of wealthy hypochondriac, Mr. Morton, the gang inadvertently br

Divot Diggers
3.3

Divot Diggers

1936-02-08

When the caddies at the local golf course go on strike, the gang steps in to earn some money.

Hearts Are Thumps
3.4

Hearts Are Thumps

1937-04-03

The gang promises to keep away from girls on St. Valentine's Day, but Alfalfa can't resist Darla.

The Lucky Corner
3.5

The Lucky Corner

1936-03-14

The gang help Scotty and his grandfather after an obnoxious lunch counter owner forces them to move

Pay As You Exit
3.6

Pay As You Exit

1936-10-23

The "Our Gang" kids stage a production of "Romeo and Juliet," but the show is threatened when leadin

The Pinch Singer
3

The Pinch Singer

1936-01-03

Alfalfa and our gang try to win fifty dollars on a radio contest.

Wedding Worries
3

Wedding Worries

1941-12-13

The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fa

Going to Press
3

Going to Press

1942-03-07

The Our Gang kids are running their own newspaper and are determined to get the big scoop by learnin

1-2-3-Go!
3.3

1-2-3-Go!

1941-04-26

While playing baseball, Mickey runs into the street to catch a fly ball and is struck by a car. When

Duel Personalities
3

Duel Personalities

1939-03-11

While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch t

Free Eats
3.4

Free Eats

1932-02-13

The kids help capture a family of thieves.

Mighty Lak a Goat
3

Mighty Lak a Goat

1942-10-10

The Our Gang gets splashed by mud from a passing car and so using some cleaning fluid to get rid of

Reunion in Rhythm
3

Reunion in Rhythm

1937-01-08

The gang puts on a musical show at a reunion for some of the former Gang kids.

The Kid from Borneo
3.5

The Kid from Borneo

1933-04-15

The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believin

Rascal Dazzle
3.5

Rascal Dazzle

1981-01-01

The Most Memorable Adventures from the "Our Gang Comedies" aka "The Little Rascals", Narrated By Jer

Hollywood’s Children
0

Hollywood’s Children

1982-02-24

A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell

The Little Rascals: The Best of Our Gang Collection (In Color)
0

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

1931-07-01

Spanky, Buckwheat, Porky and all of the Little Rascals at their hilarious best! All films in this fa

The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang
0

The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang

1934-09-28

See the Gang get a lesson on piracy and playing hooky in Shiver My Timbers, watch Spanky take on Gol

Little Sinner
3

Little Sinner

1935-10-25

Rather than go to church, Spanky decides to go fishing - with disastrous results.

Our Gang Follies of 1936
2.9

Our Gang Follies of 1936

1935-11-29

The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except they're missing an act.

Two Too Young
3.5

Two Too Young

1936-09-25

Spanky and Alfalfa try to get Porky's and Buckwheat's fireworks.

Glove Taps
3.4

Glove Taps

1937-02-20

Butch challenges Alfalfa to a fight.

Auto Antics
3.3

Auto Antics

1939-07-22

The "Our Gang" kids enter the Kidmobile Race Classic and must rescue their dog from the pound.

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
0

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989-12-02

A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with

Classic Comedy Teams
0

Classic Comedy Teams

1986-01-01

Steve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and televis