He modeled baby clothes in his hometown of Dallas and made a one-minute Wonder Bread commercial that was noticed by director Hal Roach. McFarland became an actor in 1931 when he was 3. He didn’t know, she said - it was to be unveiled on a surprise trip to California. McFarland also was revered by another childhood star - Michael Jackson, who visited McFarland’s home in 1984.īetsy McFarland said her father was due to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame soon. ″He was a favorite of the executive producers when they were growing up so they invited him and he accepted,″ Bob Meyer, NBC manager of media relations, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He was a hit at charity appearances and often popped up on cameo roles in movies and television shows, including a spot on ″Cheers″ last April.
Spanky’s popularity endured long after his acting career ended. ″The thing that I liked so much about Spanky as an adult was he treated everyone the same,″ Moore said. ″You couldn’t ask for a better legacy.″įormer ″Our Gang″ colleague Dick Moore, who played ″Dickie,″ said his friend ″was a super guy.″ ″He made four generations of people all over the world laugh,″ said his son, Verne McFarland of Watauga. The cause of death was unknown, said Baylor Grapevine Hospital spokesman Steve Tatum. McFarland died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. Yet generations were moved to smiles by images of the chubby child star of the ″Our Gang″ and ″Little Rascals″ comedies.
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) _ George ″Spanky″ McFarland’s acting career ended when he was a teen-ager.
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