13 Facts About Harry Spear

Harry Sherman Bonner, known as Harry Spear, was an American child actor and vaudevillian.

Harry Spear was notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929 and Educational Pictures shorts from 1925 to 1927.

Notable for appearing in a total of 31 Our Gang comedies, Spear appeared in other shorts before his time in the Gang.

Harry Spear gained recognition for his ginger hair and freckles, as both of his well-known nicknames.

Harry Spear appeared in Educational Pictures comedias, like the Tuxedo Comedies, and in a couple Smith Family shorts.

Harry Spear made his first appearance in the Our Gang series at the age of five in the film Chicken Feed.

Harry Spear first made small appearances as an extra during mid-1927.

Harry Spear was a popular member of the gang during the late silent era, often donning an oversized bowler hat.

Harry Spear "told several amusing stories" at a meeting of the Rotary Club in Waynesboro, Virginia, in April 1932.

In Christmas 1933, twelve-year-old Harry Spear would be offered a contract for a series similar to that of Horatio Alger it was never completed.

Harry Spear died of kidney cancer on September 22,2006, in San Diego, California.

Harry Spear was managed by his grandmother Bertha Harry Spear, who was his legal guardian.

Some name confusion existed for a while because of a different actor named Harry Spear, who appeared in some bit roles in several movies in the 1960s.