Jackie Searl

John E. Searl (July 7, 1921 – April 29, 1991) was an American actor. He portrayed bratty kids in several films, and often had only small roles, such as "Robin Figg" in 1934's Strictly Dynamite.

Early years His name is sometimes written 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.

Searl served four years in the U.S. Army, primarily as a radio instructor, during World War II.

Partial filmography Year Film Role Director Notes 1929 Daughters of Desire Burton L. King 1930 Paramount on Parade Student (The Schoolroom) (uncredited) Edmund Goulding and 10 other directors 1930 The Sins of the Children Nick Higgenson as a Child (uncredited) Sam Wood 1930 Tom Sawyer Sid John Cromwell 1930 The March of Time Himself Charles Reisner 1931 Scandal Sheet Little Wilson Boy John Cromwell 1931 Finn and Hattie Sidney Norman Taurog 1931 Skippy Sidney Norman Taurog 1931 Daybreak August Jacques Feyder 1931 Newly Rich Tiny Tim Norman Taurog 1931 Huckleberry Finn Sid Sawyer Norman Taurog 1931 Sooky Sidney Saunders Norman Taurog 1931 The House That Shadows Built (clip of upcoming film Huckleberry Finn) - (archive footage) 1932 Lovers Courageous Willie as a Child Robert Z. Leonard 1932 The Miracle Man Boy at Meadville RR Station (uncredited) Norman Z. McLeod 1932 Hearts of Humanity Shandy O'Hara Christy Cabanne 1932 Little Orphan Annie Sponge Throwing Orphan (uncredited) Charles Kerr (assistant) 1932 Officer Thirteen Sammy George Melford 1933 Topaze Charlemagne de La Tour-La Tour D'Abbadie D'Arrast 1933 A Lady's Profession The Ship's Bad Boy Norman Z. McLeod 1933 High Gear Jimmy Evans Leigh Jason 1933 The Return of Casey Jones John P. McCarthy 1933 Dangerous Crossroads Detective's Son Lambert Hillyer 1933 One Year Later Clarence E. Mason Hopper 1933 The Chief Little Heinie in Hat Department (uncredited) Charles Reisner 1933 The World Changes John - as a Boy (uncredited) Mervyn LeRoy 1933 Alice in Wonderland Dormouse Norman Z. McLeod 1934 No Greater Glory Gareb Frank Borzage 1934 Strictly Dynamite Robin Elliott Nugent (unbilled) 1934 Murder on the Blackboard Leland Stanford Jones George Archainbaud 1934 She Was a Lady Herbie Vane Hamilton MacFadden 1934 Peck's Bad Boy Horace Clay 1934 Great Expectations Herbert Pocket, as a chil Stuart Walker 1934 A Wicked Woman Curtis as a Child Charles Brabin 1935 The Unwelcome Stranger Andy 'Gimpy' Campbell - the Orphan Phil Rosen 1935 Ginger Hamilton Parker Lewis Seiler 1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy Tom John Cromwell 1936 Gentle Julia Herbert Livingston Atwater John G. Blystone 1937 Two Wise Maids Elliot 'Wet Mouth' Braxton Phil Rosen 1937 Wild and Woolly Chaunce Ralston Alfred L. Werker 1938 Little Tough Guy Cyril Gerrard Harold Young 1938 That Certain Age Tony Edward Ludwig 1938 Little Tough Guys in Society Randolph Erle C. Kenton 1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces Alfred Goonplatz Ray Enright 1940 My Little Chickadee Boy Edward F. Cline 1940 Military Academy Prentiss Dover D. Ross Lederman 1941 Golden Hoofs Sulky Driver (uncredited) Lynn Shores 1941 Glamour Boy Georgie Clemons Ralph Murphy 1942 Small Town Deb Tim Randall Harold Schuster 1945 Club Havana Young Cavendish (uncredited) Edgar G. Ulmer 1947 The Fabulous Dorseys Joe (uncredited) Alfred E. Green 1948 The Bride Goes Wild Waiter in Diving Suit (uncredited) Norman Taurog 1948 Hazard Public Defender George Marshall 1948 Beyond Glory Lieutenant Brown (uncredited) John Farrow 1948 Lady at Midnight Freddy Forsythe Sam Newfield 1948 The Paleface Jasper Martin Norman Z. McLeod 1949 Passport to Pimlico Legionnaire (uncredited) Henry Cornelius 1932 The Couch Belmont (uncredited) Owen Crump 1960 Bat Masterson Mr. O'Brien (as Jack Searle) 1962 Gunsmoke Floyd 1963 Shotgun Wedding Silas 1964 A Tiger Walks Sheriff's Adviser (uncredited) Norman Tokar 1967 Divorce American Style Husband (uncredited) Bud Yorkin

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