Charles Douglas "Turkey Egg" Greer (May 21, 1921-January 6, 2016) was an American child actor.

Career and war service

Greer was a semi-regular actor in ''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...

'' between 1930 and 1932 but also appeared in some feature films besides the gang. He often appeared in roles as a tough kid. Born in Canada, he moved with his family to

Glendale, California Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2024, Glendale ha ...

, in 1924. He began working in the movies at age seven after winning a freckle contest. His freckles earned him the name "Turkey Egg" from ''Our Gang'' director

Robert F. McGowan Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the ''Our Gang'' short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933. Career Before moving to Los Angeles, ...

. After his retirement from the movie business in 1934, Greer founded a successful laboratory furniture and supply company. During World War II, he was one of the first members of the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops at Camp Hale, Colorado. After finishing training, he was transferred to inactive duty to work at Lockheed for a specific job just before his outfit was to head overseas to the Italian Alps. He later discovered that every officer in his company had been either killed or wounded in the first three days of battle. He was honorably discharged on March 31, 1946.

Other

Greer was also a magician and member of the Magic Castle Club.Obituary
legacy.com; accessed November 13, 2017. In his later years, Greer was also interviewed in some documentaries about ''Our Gang''.

Personal life

He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Greer (died 1990), their only child, daughter, Mrs. Diane Welton, and a grandson, Wesley McCall. At the time of his death at age 94, Greer was survived by three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Filmography

* '' Song of Love'' (1929) * '' Sunny Side Up'' (1929) * '' Shivering Shakespeare'' (1930) * '' The Arizona Kid'' (1930) * ''

School's Out School's Out may refer to: Film and television * ''School's Out'' (1930 film), a short film in the Our Gang series * ''School's Out'' (1992 film), a Canadian TV movie based on the series ''Degrassi High'' * '' The Substitute 2: School's Out'', ...

'' (1930) * ''

Little Daddy ''Little Daddy'' is a 1931 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 105th ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot Farina and Stymie are orphans and staying in a small flat near a black community church. The autho ...

'' (1931) * '' Bargain Day'' (1931) * '' Spanky'' (1932) * ''When a Fellow Needs a Friend'' (1932) * ''

Free Wheeling ''Free Wheeling'' is a 1932 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 117th ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot Confined to a neck brace, poor little rich boy Dickie would like to play with the neighborhood ...

'' (1932) * ''

Birthday Blues ''Birthday Blues'' is a 1932 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 118th ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot When their pennypinching father refuses to buy a birthday gift for their long-suffering mother ...

'' (1932) * ''

No Greater Glory ''No Greater Glory'' is a 1934 American pre-Code allegorical antiwar film directed by Frank Borzage and based on the novel '' A Pál utcai fiúk'' by Ferenc Molnár, known in English as ''The Boys of Paul Street''. The film's box-office performanc ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Mighty Barnum ''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film directed by Walter Land and starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name. Beery had played Barnum four years earl ...

'' (1934)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greer, Douglas 1921 births 2016 deaths American male child actors American businesspeople United States Army personnel of World War II Actors from Glendale, California Male actors from California Canadian emigrants to the United States