Jackie Searl
Biography
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John E. Searl (July 7 1921 – April 29 1991) was an American actor. 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
Divorce American Style
1967
as Husband (uncredited)
The Magnificent Stranger
1966
as Hollis
Shotgun Wedding
1963
as Silas Heller
The Couch
1962
as Belmont
The Paleface
1948
as Jasper Martin
Lady at Midnight
1948
as Freddy Forsythe
Hazard
1948
as Public Defender (uncredited)
Club Havana
1945
as Young Cavendish (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Glamour Boy
1941
as Georgie Clemons
Small Town Deb
1941
as Tim Randall
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Sulky Driver
Military Academy
1940
as Prentiss Dover
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Schoolboy
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Alfred Goonplatz
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Randolph
That Certain Age
1938
as Tony (as Jack Searl)
Little Tough Guy
1938
as Cyril Gerrard
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Chaunce Ralston
Two Wise Maids
1937
as Elliot 'Wet Mouth' Braxton
Gentle Julia
1936
as Herbert Livingston Atwater
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Tom Tipton
Ginger
1935
as Hamilton Parker
Unwelcome Stranger
1935
as Andy 'Gimpy' Campbell - the Orphan
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Curtis as a Child