Jack Hanlon

Jack Clem Hanlon (February 15, 1916 – December 13, 2012)[1] was an American child actor known for his role in Our Gang and silent films.

[2] According to Variety, at the time of his death he was the oldest living person to appear in the Our Gang comedies and likely the last surviving cast member of the Buster Keaton silent classic The General.

His first role was in Buster Keaton's 1926 film, The General, before appearing in two 1927 Our Gang/Little Rascals silent shorts: The Glorious Fourth and Olympic Games.

He had what was characterized as a breakout performance in the 1929 William Wyler-directed part-talkie The Shakedown, co-starring James Murray and Barbara Kent.

After graduating from high school, he played minor league baseball and served as an Army Air Corps paratrooper during World War II.