Full Name John K. Collum Name John Collum Cause of death Heart attack Spouse Emily Frankel (m. 1959) | Children J. D. Cullum Years active 1932–1948 | |
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Born June 29, 1926 ( 1926-06-29 ) Illinois Role Actor · aboutjohncullum.com Education Knoxville High School (1948), University of Tennessee Movies and TV shows Northern Exposure, The Day After, Kill Your Darlings, 1776, Love Is Strange Similar People Darren E Burrows, Cynthia Geary, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, Elaine Miles | ||
John K. Collum (June 29, 1926 — August 28, 1962) was an American child actor. He appeared in many Our Gang films of the 1930s as the character Uh-Huh.
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Career
Born in Illinois, Collum was the son of Hal Roach's casting director, Joseph Collum. He first appeared in the 1932 short, A Lad an' a Lamp. He was never a regular cast member and portrayed a character named Uh-Huh. Uh-Huh answered most of his questions with a drawn-out "Uh-huuuuuh...". After 1933, Collum was used as an extra when many children were needed. He appeared in many films from 1934 to 1938. His final short in the series was the 1938 short, Three Men in a Tub.
Death
Two months past his 36th birthday, Collum died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He is interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.
He was married to Lois Rae Collum, and was the father of James, Sharon and John Collum.