Jackie Searl
Jackie Searl (July 7, 1921 – 29 April 1991), born John E. Searl, was an American child actor who began performing on a local Los Angeles radio at the age of three. His first movie role was in Daughters of Desire (1929) followed by Tom Sawyer (1930) with Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green, and Huckleberry Finn in 1931.
Career
Searl was especially known for playing bratty kids,[1] and often had only small roles, such as "Robin Figg" in 1934's Strictly Dynamite. Notable films in which he appeared 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 television.[1]
Filmography
- Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- The Paleface (1948)
- Hazard (1948)
- Lady at Midnight (1948)
- The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
- Small Town Deb (1941)
- Glamour Boy (1941)
- Military Academy (1940)
- My Little Chickadee (1940)
- The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
- That Certain Age (1938)
- Little Tough Guy (1938)
- Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)
- Wild and Woolly (1937)
- Two Wise Maids (1937)
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
- Gentle Julia (1936)
- Ginger (1935)
- Unwelcome Stranger (1935)
- Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
- No Greater Glory (1934)
- Strictly Dynamite (1934)
- She Was a Lady (1934)
- A Wicked Woman (1934)
- Great Expectations (1934)
- Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
- The Return of Casey Jones (1933)
- One Year Later (1933)
- The World Changes (1933)
- High Gear (1933)
- Topaze (1933)
- Alice in Wonderland (1933)
- Lovers Courageous (1932)
- Officer Thirteen (1932)
- The Miracle Man (1932)
- Hearts of Humanity (1932)
- Sooky (1931)
- Skippy (1931)
- Newly Rich (1931)
- Scandal Sheet (1931)
- Finn and Hattie (1931)
- Huckleberry Finn (1931)
- Daybreak (1931)
- The House That Shadows Built (1931) clip of upcoming film Huckleberry Finn
- Paramount on Parade (1930)
- Tom Sawyer (1930)
References
- 1 2 "Successful Life For Jackie Searl". The Leader-Post. November 29, 1960. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 98–99.
- Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 210-211.
- Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen. South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971, pp. 230–234.
- Willson, Dixie. Little Hollywood Stars. Akron, OH, e New York: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1935.