Bobby ‘Wheezer’ Hutchins
‘Wheezer’ was the young tag-along who was eager to be accepted by the older kids. He appeared in 58 Our Gang short films between 1927 and 1933. Other kids on set would say that Hutchins’ parents were very overbearing and would pull him away whenever he would begin playing with the rest of the kids. Hutchins never appeared in any more movies after leaving Our Gang. He returned to public school before joining the Army Air Force in 1943. Unfortunately, his plane collided with another plane during a training exercise. He died at the age of 20 – one week before his graduation from Aviation Cadet Program.
Bobby ‘Wheezer’ Hutchins
Richard ‘Mickey’ Daniels
The actor who played a leading part in the early Our Gang movies had a rather unfortunate fate after he left the show. On the show, he would often play Davis’ rival when competing for the attention of Mary Kornman. Daniels continued an acting career and appeared in Vaudeville productions, television shows, and feature films up until 1941. After leaving the film industry, he got a job in construction and later became a taxi driver. Tragically, he suffered from alcoholism and later died from cirrhosis of the liver in a rundown hotel in San Diego in 1970. He was aged 55.
Richard ‘Mickey’ Daniels
