George McFarland

She is not related to Spank.
. Note: Folk-rock singer Elaine McFarlane is known as "Spanky" from her tenure in the group Spanky and Our Gang, which was named in honor of the film troupe. Edmond O'Brien has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contribution to motion pictures at 1719 Vine Street, and television at 6523 Hollywood Boulevard. His brother Tommy, who was also named after their father (Thomas Emmett McFarland), passed away in 1982, and McFarland died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993 followed by his mother just 30 days later. He died in Inglewood, California of Alzheimer's Disease. Other biographies incorrectly report his middle name as being Emmett; however this was his father's middle name. He also appeared extensively in television.

His middle names came from family names, Robert after his father and Phillips was his mother's maiden name (George was his father's brother's name). His other notable films include White Heat (1949), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Longest Day (1964), and The Wild Bunch (1969). In later years some in his family affectionately would refer to him as just "Spank". He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and was also nominated for his role in Seven Days in May (1964). In January 1994, "Spanky" became the only Our Gang member to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Born in New York, New York, O'Brien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built a career as a highly regarded supporting actor. He played the role of an enterprising kid in the series and the de facto leader of the gang. Edmond O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an American film actor.

He was discovered at the age of three and soon became a regular and then most popular member of the children's comedy movie series Our Gang during the 1930s and 1940s. His nickname "Spanky" is said to have arisen from repeated warnings by his mother not to misbehave. Worth as many biographies report. McFarland was born in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 1928 - not in Ft.

George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 - June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era children's comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals.