Actor. Born Jerome H. Schatz, he was most notable for appearing as the "rich kid" in the "Our Gang" short subjects series semi-regularly from 1931 to 1938. He first appeared in the 1931 "Our Gang" short "Shiver My Timbers". He appeared in many "Our Gang" episodes and left the series after the 1938 "Our Gang" short "Three Men in a Tub". In addition to his "Our Gang" appearances, he appeared in the Marie Dressler film "Prosperity", again as a spoiled rich kid. He also appeared as one of Mother Peep's children in the 1934 Laurel & Hardy feature film "March of the Wooden Soldiers". He also appeared with Shirley Temple in "Captain January" in 1936, playing the "know-it-all" boy who forgets his answers on the test. His other film credits included "Dick Tracy Returns" (1936), ""San Francisco (1936), and "No Time to Marry" (1938). On the radio, he played "the juvenile lead" on "Jones and I", which was broadcast on CBS in the early 1940s and Roy Barry on the soap opera "Hilltop House". He went on to serve in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He later had a long successful career with RCA before retiring.
Actor. Born Jerome H. Schatz, he was most notable for appearing as the "rich kid" in the "Our Gang" short subjects series semi-regularly from 1931 to 1938. He first appeared in the 1931 "Our Gang" short "Shiver My Timbers". He appeared in many "Our Gang" episodes and left the series after the 1938 "Our Gang" short "Three Men in a Tub". In addition to his "Our Gang" appearances, he appeared in the Marie Dressler film "Prosperity", again as a spoiled rich kid. He also appeared as one of Mother Peep's children in the 1934 Laurel & Hardy feature film "March of the Wooden Soldiers". He also appeared with Shirley Temple in "Captain January" in 1936, playing the "know-it-all" boy who forgets his answers on the test. His other film credits included "Dick Tracy Returns" (1936), ""San Francisco (1936), and "No Time to Marry" (1938). On the radio, he played "the juvenile lead" on "Jones and I", which was broadcast on CBS in the early 1940s and Roy Barry on the soap opera "Hilltop House". He went on to serve in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He later had a long successful career with RCA before retiring.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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JEROME
HAROLD
SCHATZ
SOM3 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
NOV 1 1925
NOV 23 2016
PURPLE HEART
LOVED AND
MISSED BY ALL
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