John H. Davis (April 5, 1914 – November 3, 1992) was an American

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, notable for appearing in

Hal Roach Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, ...

's ''

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 ...

'' series. His sister

Mildred Davis Mildred Hillary Davis (February 22, 1898The reference book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Davis's birth date as January 1, 1900.August 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in fifteen of Harold Lloyd's cl ...

also acted; she appeared in Roach

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Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many Silent film, silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influent ...

's films as his leading lady. When Lloyd and Mildred were married in 1923, Lloyd pulled Jack out of ''Our Gang'' and enrolled him in military school. Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). ''The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang'', p. 269. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press.

Career

Davis first appeared in the fourth ''Our Gang'' short, '' Young Sherlocks''. He was known as the little tough boy and was a rival (usually with Mickey) for Mary Kornman's affections. In other shorts he was a just a member of the gang instead of a bully. His screen career ended after 19 shorts in the series when

and his older sister,

, got married, and Lloyd put the boy into military school. His final appearance was the 1923 short '' Derby Day''. After degrees in anthropology and medicine Davis became a successful

physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...

in the Los Angeles area, specialising in cardiology, and associate professor at the

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. He was the grandfather of American actress Carrie Mitchum and actor

Bentley Mitchum Bentley Mitchum (born February 22, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in about 40 films and TV series, including Sundance grand jury prize winner '' Ruby in Paradise'', '' The Man in the Moon'', '' The Wonder Years'', ''Conviction'', '' ...

Death

Davis died in 1992 in

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of respiratory failure at the age of 78.

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* (appears to conflate a number of people with the same name) American male film actors American male child actors American cardiologists Male actors from Los Angeles 1914 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American male actors Hal Roach Studios actors {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub