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Jackie Searl

 
Actor: Jackie Searl
 
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  • Born: Jul 07, 1920 in Anaheim, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Wild and Woolly, Skippy, Peck's Bad Boy
  • First Major Screen Credit: Finn and Hattie (1931)

Biography

Juvenile actor Jackie Searl began performing on local Los Angeles radio at the age of 3. Jackie came to film prominence in the early-talkie era, nearly always playing a nasty, phlegmatic brat, none more nasty or phlegmatic than Sidney Sawyer in 1930's Tom Sawyer and 1931's Huckleberry Finn. In response to overwhelming demand from his fans, Searl was teamed with his female counterpart, hoydenish young Jane Withers, in three mid-1930s films. However, the anticipated sparks never flew on screen, possibly because Searl and Withers, both pleasant and well-behaved in real life, got along too well offscreen. Even at the height of his popularity, Searl (and his family) never pocketed more than $4000 a year; thus, he sought out other forms of employment after serving in World War II. He made a brief comeback as a film character actor in 1948 before disappearing for nearly a decade into the "civilian" world. In the early 1960s, Jack Searl (Jackie no more), his trademarked weaselly facial features augmented by a stubbly chin and bald dome, enjoyed a flurry of activity as a supporting villain on TV westerns, cop shows and situation comedies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Jackie Searl (John E. Searl) (July 7, 1921 - 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 (1930) with Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green, and followed 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

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