Andy Samuel | |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1909 |
Birth Place: | New York, New York, US |
Death Place: | Colton, California, US |
Occupation: | Child actor |
Years Active: | 1923 - 1971 |
Andy Samuel (April 10, 1909 - March 5, 1992) was an American child actor most notable for his appearances in 19 Our Gang comedies over a three-year period.
Samuel's film debut in that series was the 1923 short, The Big Show. Samuel was already thirteen before he joined the gang and became the oldest member of the gang. He left the series with a bit part in the 1925 short, Boys Will Be Joys. By the time Samuel left Our Gang he was already sixteen and was the oldest member of the gang.
Samuel died aged 82 from cancer on March 5, 1992.