Name Jackie Searl | Role Child actor | |
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Died April 29, 1991, Tujunga, California, United States Movies Skippy, The Paleface, No Greater Glory, Tom Sawyer, Sooky Similar People Norman Z McLeod, John Cromwell, Edward F Cline, Norman Taurog, Frank Borzage | ||
Jackie Searl (July 7, 1921 – April 29 . 1991) was an American actor.
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Early years
Searl was born John E. Searl. His name is sometimes seen as Jackie Searle, and by 1960, he was billed as Jack Searl. As a child actor, he began performing on a local Los Angeles radio station at the age of three.
Military service
Searl served four years in the U.S. Army, primarily as a radio instructor, during World War II.
Career
Searl was especially known for playing bratty kids, and often had only small roles, such as "Robin Figg" in 1934's Strictly Dynamite.
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.
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.
Filmography
Actor
1968
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Lanky Man / Harrison
- The Lady and the Mountain Lion (1969) - Lanky Man
- The Passing of a King (1968) - Harrison (as Jack Searle)
1969
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) as
Monk
- Trail's End (1969) - Monk (as Jack Searl)
1962
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Hale / Floyd
- Goldtown (1969) - Hale (as Jack Searl)
- Call Me Dodie (1962) - Floyd (as Jack Searl)
1967
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Carter / Storekeeper / Clerk
- The Last Hundred Miles (1969) - Carter
- The Kinsman (1968) - Storekeeper
- The Price of Revenge (1967) - Clerk
1968
The Felony Squad (TV Series) as
Cat Burglar
- Dark Memory (1968) - Cat Burglar (as Jack Searl)
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Gibson Grant
- The Name of This Game Is Acquittal (1968) - Gibson Grant (as Jack Searl)
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series) as
Jack
- The Deputy (1967) - Jack (as Jack Searl)
1967
Divorce American Style as
Husband (uncredited)
1967
Love on a Rooftop (TV Series) as
Man
- Stork on a Rooftop (1967) - Man (as Jack Searl)
1964
The Lucy Show (TV Series) as
The Fugitive / Murdock
- Lucy and Art Linkletter (1966) - The Fugitive (as Jack Searl)
- Lucy Makes a Pinch (1964) - Murdock (as Jack Searl)
1965
Laredo (TV Series) as
Station Agent
- The Golden Trail (1965) - Station Agent (uncredited)
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
The Pilot
- The Night of a Thousand Eyes (1965) - The Pilot (as Jack Searl)
1965
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) as
Jack Hull
- Modern Merchandising (1965) - Jack Hull (as Jack Searle)
1965
The Cara Williams Show (TV Series) as
Henden
- Much Glue About Nothing (1965) - Henden (as Jack Searl)
1964
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Clerk #1
- The Case of the Marine Bandit (1964) - Clerk #1 (as Jack Searle)
1964
The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) as
Alexander
- What Elephant? (1964) - Alexander (as Jack Searl)
1964
Vacation Playhouse (TV Series)
- Hooray for Hollywood (1964)
1964
Destry (TV Series) as
Jed Motley
- Blood Brother-in-Law (1964) - Jed Motley (as Jack Searl)
1964
A Tiger Walks as
Sheriff's Adviser (uncredited)
1963
Shotgun Wedding as
Silas (as Jack Searle)
1963
McHale's Navy (TV Series) as
Sgt Flynn
- The Happy Sleepwalker (1963) - Sgt Flynn (as Jack Searle)
1963
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Manny
- The Myra Marshall Story (1963) - Manny (as Jack Searl)
1961
Lassie (TV Series) as
Mr. Wyatt / Mac
- Jeeper (1963) - Mr. Wyatt (as Jack Searl)
- The White-faced Bull (1961) - Mac (as Jack Searl)
1963
Glynis (TV Series) as
Harry Dixon
- A Little Knowledge Is Fatal (1963) - Harry Dixon
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Nicky Long
- A Home Away from Home (1963) - Nicky Long (as Jack Searl)
1963
Going My Way (TV Series) as
Mr. Burns
- A Tough Act to Follow (1963) - Mr. Burns (as Jack Searl)
1961
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Hotel Clerk / Hollis
- Incident of the Pale Rider (1963) - Hotel Clerk (as Jack Searl)
- Incident of the Running Man (1961) - Hollis (as Jack Searl)
1963
Empire (TV Series)
- Seven Days on Rough Street (1963) - (as Jack Searl)
1961
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Ollie Benson / Leon Ulrich
- The Case of the Prankish Professor (1963) - Ollie Benson (as Jack Searl)
- The Case of the Travelling Treasure (1961) - Leon Ulrich (as Jack Searl)
1962
Pete and Gladys (TV Series) as
Phil
- The Case of the Gossipy Maid (1962) - Phil
1962
Frontier Circus (TV Series) as
Cal Soper
- The Daring Durandos (1962) - Cal Soper (as Jack Searl)
1961
Bronco (TV Series) as
Snowball / Spaulding
- The Last Letter (1962) - Snowball (as Jack Searl)
- Manitoba Manhunt (1961) - Spaulding (as Jack Searl)
1962
The Couch as
Belmont (uncredited)
1962
Lawman (TV Series) as
Slick
- The Tarnished Badge (1962) - Slick (as Jack Searl)
1961
Target: The Corruptors! (TV Series)
- Silent Partner (1961) - (as Jack Searl)
1961
87th Precinct (TV Series) as
Anton
- The Very Hard Sell (1961) - Anton (as Jack Searl)
1961
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
- Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1961) - (as Jack Searl, credit only)
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) as
Rascoe
- Frightened Doll (1961) - Rascoe (as Jack Searl)
1961
The Rifleman (TV Series) as
Tom
- The Mescalero Curse (1961) - Tom (as Jack Searl)
1961
Maverick (TV Series) as
Smiley
- Substitute Gun (1961) - Smiley
1961
Gunslinger (TV Series) as
Dorcas
- Road of the Dead (1961) - Dorcas (as Jack Searl)
1961
The Tom Ewell Show (TV Series) as
Vince Martell
- The Middle Child (1961) - Vince Martell (as Jack Searl)
1960
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Mr. O'Brien
- A Time to Die (1960) - Mr. O'Brien (as Jack Searl)
1960
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Trooper
- The Quota (1960) - Trooper (as Jack Searl)
1949
Outpost in Morocco as
Legionnaire (uncredited)
1948
The Paleface as
Jasper Martin (as Jack Searl)
1948
Lady at Midnight as
Freddy Forsythe (as Jack Searle)
1948
Beyond Glory as
Lt. Brown (uncredited)
1948
Hazard as
Public Defender
1948
The Bride Goes Wild as
Waiter in Diving Suit (uncredited)
1947
The Fabulous Dorseys as
Joe (uncredited)
1945
Club Havana as
Young Cavendish (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1942
Small Town Deb as
Tim Randall
1941
Glamour Boy as
Georgie Clemons
1941
Golden Hoofs as
Sulky Driver (uncredited)
1940
Military Academy as
Prentiss Dover
1940
My Little Chickadee as
Boy (as Jack Searl)
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces as
Alfred Goonplatz (as Jack Searl)
1938
Little Tough Guys in Society as
Randolph (as Jack Searl)
1938
That Certain Age as
Tony (as Jack Searl)
1938
Little Tough Guy as
Cyril Gerrard
1937
Wild and Woolly as
Chaunce Ralston
1937
Two Wise Maids as
Elliot 'Wet Mouth' Braxton
1936
Gentle Julia as
Herbert Livingston Atwater
1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy as
Tom
1935
Ginger as
Hamilton Parker
1935
The Unwelcome Stranger as
Andy 'Gimpy' Campbell - the Orphan
1934
A Wicked Woman as
Curtis as a Child (as Jackie Searle)
1934
Great Expectations as
Herbert Pocket , as a child
1934
Peck's Bad Boy as
Horace Clay
1934
She Was a Lady as
Herbie Vane
1934
Murder on the Blackboard as
Leland Stanford Jones
1934
Strictly Dynamite as
Robin Figg (as Jackie Searle)
1934
No Greater Glory as
Gareb
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-11 (Short)
1933
Alice in Wonderland as
Dormouse
1933
The World Changes as
John - as a Boy (uncredited)
1933
The Chief as
Little Heinie in Hat Department (uncredited)
1933
One Year Later as
Clarence
1933
Dangerous Crossroads as
Jackie - Detective's Son (as Jackie Searle)
1933
The Return of Casey Jones as
Jimmy Martin - as a Boy
1933
High Gear as
Jimmy Evans
1933
A Lady's Profession as
The Ship's Bad Boy
1933
Topaze as
Charlemagne de La Tour-La Tour
1932
Officer Thirteen as
Sammy (as Jackie Searle)
1932
Little Orphan Annie as
Sponge Throwing Orphan (uncredited)
1932
Hearts of Humanity as
Shandy O'Hara
1932
The Miracle Man as
Boy at Meadville RR Station (uncredited)
1932
Lovers Courageous as
Willie as a Child
1931
Sooky as
Sidney Saunders
1931
Huckleberry Finn as
Sid Sawyer
1931
Newly Rich as
Tiny Tim
1931
Daybreak as
August (as Jackie Searle)
1931
Skippy as
Sidney
1931
Finn and Hattie as
Sidney
1931
Scandal Sheet as
Little Wilson Boy
1930
Tom Sawyer as
Sidney Sawyer
1930
The Sins of the Children as
Nick Higgenson as a Child (uncredited)
1930
Paramount on Parade as
Student (The Schoolroom) (uncredited)
1929
Uncle's Visit (Short) as
Cecil-School Student (uncredited)
1929
Tomato Omelette (Short) as
Soldier
1929
Watch My Smoke (Short) as
Policeman
1929
Daughters of Desire
Soundtrack
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces (performer: "A-Tisket A-Tasket")
Self
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The March of Time as
Self
1932
Screen Snapshots (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1999
Film Breaks (TV Series documentary)
- The Dead End Kids (1999)
1966
El magnifico extranjero as
Hollis (as Jack Searl)
1966
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Sheriff's Adviser
- A Tiger Walks: Part 2 (1966) - Sheriff's Adviser (uncredited)
- A Tiger Walks: Part 1 (1966) - Sheriff's Adviser (uncredited)
References
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