Bobbie Beard (August 2, 1930 – October 16, 1999) was an American child actor, best known for portraying "Cotton" in several Our Gang short films from 1932 to 1934.
[1] As older brother Stymie was the main breadwinner for the Beard family, his success with the Our Gang series opened the door for his siblings.
Bobbie Beard appeared as Stymie's younger brother in Hi'-Neighbor!, Forgotten Babies, Fish Hooky, A Lad an' a Lamp and Birthday Blues.
In later years, Beard worked at the Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles and became good friends with Groucho Marx.
He later served in the Korean War, and spent his final years working for the Los Angeles School Board.