1. Scotty Beckett began his career as a child actor in the Our Gang shorts and later costarred on Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.
18 Facts About Scotty Beckett
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Scotty Beckett was at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital visiting his father, who was recovering from an illness.
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Scotty Beckett auditioned, and landed a part in Gallant Lady, alongside Dickie Moore.
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Scotty Beckett appeared as a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1934 to 1935.
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Scotty Beckett's trademark look was a crooked baseball cap and an oversized sweater exposing one shoulder.
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Scotty Beckett's role was taken over by Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer in 1935, and he left the series for features in 1936.
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Scotty Beckett appeared as one of the unborn children in Shirley Temple's The Blue Bird.
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Scotty Beckett had a central role in the wartime film The Boy from Stalingrad.
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Scotty Beckett attended Los Angeles High School and took time off from filming to try his luck on the stage.
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Scotty Beckett was signed by MGM in 1947, with his first role under contract as Will Parker in Cynthia.
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Scotty Beckett gained the role of Oogie Pringle in A Date with Judy, the film adaptation of the radio series of the same name, opposite Jane Powell as Judy Foster.
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Scotty Beckett attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out when the combined workload of school and films became too great.
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In 1954, Scotty Beckett's career took an upward turn when he was cast as Winky, the comic sidekick in the popular TV show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.
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Scotty Beckett was arrested several times for drunkenness, drunk driving, drug possession, and passing bad checks.
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Scotty Beckett was released after twelve hours after the county prosecutor refused to press charges.
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Scotty Beckett married professional tennis player Beverly Baker on September 28,1949, in Las Vegas.
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On May 8,1968, Scotty Beckett checked into a Los Angeles nursing home to seek medical attention after suffering a serious beating.
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Scotty Beckett is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles.