Biography
George 'Spanky' McFarland was born on October 2, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, USA as George Robert Phillips McFarland. He was an actor, known for General Spanky (1936), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Beginner's Luck (1935). He was married to Doris. He died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993 in Grapevine, Texas.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 6
2022
A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, Volume 6 features the talents of George "Spanky" McFarland, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, ...

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 contains the next 12 Our Gang sound shorts produced by the Hal Roach Studios: Anniversary ...

The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
2012
as Spanky

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
2011
as Spanky (archive footage)
The only thing more outrageous than The Little Rascals' antics are their wild imaginations! See what happens when the Gang is left alone to guess at w...

Our Gang - Comedy Festival
2001
as Spanky
Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than twenty years of classic Our Gang comedies to tickle your...

The Our Gang Story
1994
as Spanky (archive footage)
Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a jam-packed special covering more than twenty years and 200 epi...

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous oth...

The Aurora Encounter
1986
as Governor
In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose presence divides the community.

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually get...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...

Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).

Rascal Dazzle
1981
as Spanky (archive footage)
The Most Memorable Adventures from the "Our Gang Comedies" aka "The Little Rascals", Narrated By Jerry Lewis, Music by Nelson Riddle.

The Woman in the Window
1944
as Boy Scout (uncredited)
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

Cowboy and the Senorita
1944
as Kid Tripping Teddy (uncredited)
Chip has inherited a supposedly worthless gold mine from her father and Craig Allen is about to buy it. Roy suspects the mine may be valuable and usin...

Seeing Hands
1943
as Fatty, Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited)
This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig ...

I Escaped from the Gestapo
1943
as Newsboy
A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the...

Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Spanky McFarland
As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group o...
Unexpected Riches
1942
as Spanky
Weighing themselves on a penny machine, the Our Gang kids receive a fortune card predicting that they will receive "unexpected riches." Acting upon th...

Mighty Lak a Goat
1942
as Spanky
The Our Gang gets splashed by mud from a passing car and so using some cleaning fluid to get rid of the mud; they unknowingly created a bad odour amon...

Rover's Big Chance
1942
as Spanky
Our Gang's dog, Rover, gets to audition for a movie studio.

Doin' Their Bit
1942
as Spanky
Our Gang puts on a show for the troops.

Surprised Parties
1942
as Spanky
Since Froggy was born on Leap Year Day, he's upset that he only gets a birthday party once every four years. So, the gang decide to have a surprise p...

Don't Lie
1942
as Spanky
After Buckwheat tells the gang he's seen a big monkey, Spanky, Froggy and Mickey decide to teach him once and for all not to lie. What the gang doesn'...

Going to Press
1942
as Spanky
The Our Gang kids are running their own newspaper and are determined to get the big scoop by learning the identity of the leader of a gang of bullies.

Melodies Old and New
1942
as Spanky
The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.

Wedding Worries
1941
as Spanky
The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.

Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
as Spanky
On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours. Sour old Mr. Pratt, head of the school board, stu...
Helping Hands
1941
as Spanky
Inspired by his soldier brother, Spanky decides to organize a military unit among his friends, collecting odds and ends for the war effort.

Robot Wrecks
1941
as Spanky
Spanky and the gang discover a demonstration of a "human-like" robot named Volto and are inspired to create a robot themselves to do their chores for ...

1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Spanky
While playing baseball, Mickey runs into the street to catch a fly ball and is struck by a car. When the gang visit him in the hospital they are appal...

Ye Olde Minstrels
1941
The gang puts on a show to raise money for the Red Cross.
Fightin' Fools
1941
as Spanky
Spanky and the Our Gang kids go to battle over pranks with a rival gang.

Baby Blues
1941
as Spanky
Mickey's mom is about to give birth, but he gets worried when he reads that every fourth child born is Chinese. Spanky and the gang then visit a Chin...
Kiddie Kure
1940
as Spanky
While playing baseball near the home of wealthy hypochondriac, Mr. Morton, the gang inadvertently breaks one of his windows. This mishap coincides wit...

Goin' Fishin'
1940
The gang is going fishing and wants to get an early start, but they end up causing all sorts of problems for the passengers of a city bus.

Waldo's Last Stand
1940
as Spanky
The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an...

Good Bad Boys
1940
as Spanky
Alfalfa and the gang decide to turn to a life of crime, but Spanky tries to trick them with a fake burglary.
Bubbling Troubles
1940
as Spanky
To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.
The New Pupil
1940
Spanky and Alfalfa both try to impress the new girl at school, much to Darla's dismay.

All About Hash
1940
as Spanky
Mickey's parents are constantly quarreling because his mother serves hash every Monday night. The kids decide to put on a radio skit to try to get the...

The Big Premiere
1940
as Spanky
It is a premiere night at the Fox Carthay Circle theater, and the Our Gang show up to observe the festivities. But after the Gang causes a disruption,...

Alfalfa's Double
1940
as Spanky
Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.
Time Out for Lessons
1939
as Spanky
Alfalfa imagines himself being the star football player on a college team. After a big pep rally he ends up letting the team down when his poor grade...

Dad for a Day
1939
as Spanky
The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.

Captain Spanky's Show Boat
1939
as Spanky
An abandoned old show boat is moored in a lazy creek. The Our Gang put the old vessel back to use when they stage a show featuring "Darla's Dancin' Da...
Auto Antics
1939
as Spanky
The "Our Gang" kids enter the Kidmobile Race Classic and must rescue their dog from the pound.

Dog Daze
1939
as Spanky
The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

Joy Scouts
1939
as Spanky
The Boys Scouts give a demonstration of their camping skills, but Our Gang are excluded from participating because they are not yet old enough. Undete...

Cousin Wilbur
1939
as Spanky
Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side. Especially Alfalfa.

Clown Princes
1939
as Spanky
The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.
Duel Personalities
1939
as Spanky
While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.

Tiny Troubles
1939
as Spanky
Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Spanky
Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the S...
Practical Jokers
1938
as Spanky
Butch has been playing practical jokes on the gang, but now they get their turn.

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
as Pee Wee
Trouble-prone Billy Peck and his gang descend on a traveling circus that has just hit town, and before long their antics are causing the circus owner ...
Football Romeo
1938
as Spanky
Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.
Men in Fright
1938
as Spanky
The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues.
Aladdin's Lantern
1938
as Spanky
Spanky and Alfalfa want to do a show based on the "Aladdin's Lamp" story with Darla in the cast, but Darla doesn't want to participate.

Came the Brawn
1938
as Spanky
Alfalfa enters a rigged wrestling match against the Masked Marvel, unaware that neighborhood bully Butch has secretly donned the disguise of his oppon...

Three Men in a Tub
1938
as Spanky
Alfalfa and the gang build their own "speedboat" powered by ducks, and challenge Waldo to a race for the hand of Darla.

Bear Facts
1938
as Spanky
In an effort to impress Darla, Alfalfa tells her that he's a famous bear trainer. Little does he know that Darla's father owns a circus - and a bear c...

Canned Fishing
1938
as Spanky
Spanky and Alfalfa plot to play hooky so they can go fishing, by pretending that Alfalfa is sick and Spanky should stay with him while the parents are...

Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937
as Spanky
Alfalfa gives up being "King of the Crooners" to sing opera, but a nightmare of being under the thumb of an evil producer sends him back to his roots.

Mail and Female
1937
as Spanky
The Gang's male members, headed by Spanky, decided to create the "He-Man Woman Haters Club" in reaction to not being invited to one of the girl's part...

The Pigskin Palooka
1937
as Spanky
While Alfalfa was away at military school, his letters to his friends back home bragged about how he was a star football player. Now that he's back ho...

Framing Youth
1937
as Spanky
Alfalfa and Butch are competing in an amateur radio contest, and Butch tries to fix it so that he will win.

Fishy Tales
1937
as Spanky
Alfalfa tries to back out of a fight by pretending to be incapacitated.

Night 'n' Gales
1937
as Spanky
Because of a storm, the Gang has to stay overnight at Darla's house, and they drive her father crazy.

Roamin' Holiday
1937
as Spanky
The gang runs away from home, but meet up with a kindly old couple.

Three Smart Boys
1937
as Spanky
When they overhear Miss Witherspoon, the school superintendent, say that nothing short of an epidemic will allow the school to be closed for a week, t...

Rushin' Ballet
1937
as Spanky
While trying to track down Butch, Spanky and Alfalfa get caught up in a dance recital.

Hearts Are Thumps
1937
as Spanky
The gang promises to keep away from girls on St. Valentine's Day, but Alfalfa can't resist Darla.

Glove Taps
1937
as Spanky
Butch challenges Alfalfa to a fight.

Reunion in Rhythm
1937
as Spanky
The gang puts on a musical show at a reunion for some of the former Gang kids.

Spooky Hooky
1936
as Spanky
The gang puts a phony absent note on their teacher's desk so they can go to the circus, then have to get it back when they find out that the class was...

General Spanky
1936
as Spanky Leonard
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wron...

Pay As You Exit
1936
as Spanky
The "Our Gang" kids stage a production of "Romeo and Juliet," but the show is threatened when leading lady Darla walks out on star Alfalfa.

Two Too Young
1936
as Spanky
Spanky and Alfalfa try to get Porky's and Buckwheat's fireworks.

Bored of Education
1936
as Spanky
Spanky and Alfalfa fake a toothache to get out of school. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in...

Arbor Day
1936
as Spanky
Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.

Second Childhood
1936
as Spanky
A lonely, rich, hypochondriac is celebrating her 65th birthday in the same manner in which she observes the other 364 days of the year by complaining,...

The Lucky Corner
1936
as Spanky
The gang help Scotty and his grandfather after an obnoxious lunch counter owner forces them to move their lemonade stand.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Buddie Tolliver
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

Divot Diggers
1936
as Spanky
When the caddies at the local golf course go on strike, the gang steps in to earn some money.

The Pinch Singer
1936
as Spanky
Alfalfa and our gang try to win fifty dollars on a radio contest.

Our Gang Follies of 1936
1935
as Spanky
The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except they're missing an act.

Little Sinner
1935
as Spanky
Rather than go to church, Spanky decides to go fishing - with disastrous results.

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Young Stubby
A circus wild animal trainer searches for the son who was taken away from him by a meddling relative years earlier.

Little Papa
1935
as Spanky
The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.

Here Comes the Band
1935
as Spanky Lowry
In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfrie...

Sprucin' Up
1935
as Spanky
A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter.

Teacher's Beau
1935
as Spanky
The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

Anniversary Trouble
1935
as Spanky
The gang's treasury is entrusted to Spanky, who accidentally gets it mixed up with his father's money.

Beginner's Luck
1935
as Spanky
Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.

Shrimps for a Day
1934
as Spanky
A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage like a prison.

Washee Ironee
1934
as Spanky
Rich boy Waldo gets his clothes dirty playing football with the gang just before he has to go to his mother's society party. The gang tries to help hi...

Kentucky Kernels
1934
as Spanky Milford
The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and e...

Mama's Little Pirate
1934
as Spanky
The gang goes after pirate treasure they believe is hidden in a cave.

The Little Rascals: The Pirates of Our Gang
1934
as Spanky
See the Gang get a lesson on piracy and playing hooky in Shiver My Timbers, watch Spanky take on Goliath and his treasure chest in Mama's Little Pirat...

Mike Fright
1934
as Spanky
The gang attends a radio station amateur show.

Honky Donkey
1934
as Spanky
Rich kid Wally brings the gang back home to play, along with their mule.
Benny, from Panama
1934
as Little Boy in Sailor Suit
Jeanette and Eddie get married, but their wedding night is a fiasco. First, their wedding guests follow them, resulting in a police chase, then the gu...

The First Round-Up
1934
as Spanky
The gang packs up for a camping trip to Cherry Creek two miles from their home, but to them it is the wilderness. After night falls, the hooting owls ...

For Pete's Sake!
1934
as Spanky
The kids try to raise money to buy a doll for Marianne.

Hi'–Neighbor!
1934
as Spanky
The gang decides to build their own fire engine.

The Cracked Ice Man
1934
as Boy who says, "Just skip it"
Charley finds that he got more than he bargained for when he takes a job as a kindergarten teacher.

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
as Johnny Prentiss
Miss Madeline Fane is a famous California screen star who has been devoted to her baby son Michael since her husband's death the previous year. One mo...

Wild Poses
1933
as Spanky
Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.

Day of Reckoning
1933
as Johnny Day
In this brutal prison drama a hen-pecked husband is sentenced to prison after getting caught with his hand in the company till. He is sent to a high-r...

Bedtime Worries
1933
as Spanky
Spanky's parents are trying unsuccessfully to get Spanky to spend a peaceful first night in his own room.

Mush and Milk
1933
as Spanky
When Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park.

One Track Minds
1933
as Spanky (uncredited)
Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.

The Kid from Borneo
1933
as Spanky
The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believing he is "The Wild Man from Borneo."

Forgotten Babies
1933
as Spanky
While the rest of the gang goes fishing, Spanky gets stuck babysitting.

Fish Hooky
1933
as Spanky
A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

A Lad an' a Lamp
1932
as Spanky
The gang finds what they think is a magic lamp.

Birthday Blues
1932
as Spanky
Dickie throws a birthday party to try to raise money to buy his mother a birthday present.

Free Wheeling
1932
as Spanky
Stymie takes Dickie for a ride in his runaway car and cures his stiff neck.

Hook and Ladder
1932
as Spanky
The gang, while playing firemen, come upon a real fire.

The Pooch
1932
as Spanky
The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.

Choo-Choo!
1932
as Spanky
The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Newsboy
A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall aft...

Spanky
1932
as Spanky
While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."

Free Eats
1932
as Spanky
The kids help capture a family of thieves.

The Little Rascals: The Best of Our Gang Collection (In Color)
1931
as Spanky
Spanky, Buckwheat, Porky and all of the Little Rascals at their hilarious best! All films in this fantastic collection have been fully-restored and ar...