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John Collum

{{Short description|American actor (1926–1962)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = John "Uh Huh" Collum

| image = UH HHU.JPEG

| caption = Collum in Mush and Milk, 1933

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|06|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|08|28|1926|06|29|mf=y}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US

| othername = Uh-Huh

| occupation = Child actor

| yearsactive = 1932–1962

}}

John K. Collum (June 29, 1926 — August 28, 1962) was an American child actor. He appeared in many Our Gang films of the 1930s as the character Uh-Huh.

Career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Collum was the son of Hal Roach's casting director, Joseph Collum.{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}} He first appeared in the 1932 short, Free Wheeling. He was never a regular cast member and portrayed a character named Uh-Huh. Uh-Huh answered most of his questions with a drawn-out "Uh-huuuuuh". After 1933, Collum was used as an extra whenever a large group of children was needed. He appeared in many films from 1934 to 1938. His final appearance in the Our Gang series is in the 1938 short Three Men in a Tub.

Death

Two months past his 36th birthday, Collum died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He is interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.

Our Gang filmography

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  • A Lad an' a Lamp (1932){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=128}}
  • Free Wheeling (1932){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=124}}
  • Fish Hooky (1933){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=130}}
  • Forgotten Babies (1933){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=132}}
  • Mush and Milk (1933){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=135}}
  • Washee Ironee (1934){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=147}}
  • Little Sinner (1935){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=160}}
  • The Lucky Corner (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=158}}
  • The Pinch Singer (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=165}}
  • Arbor Day (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=168}}
  • Bored of Education (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=169}}
  • General Spanky (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=174}}
  • Too Two Young (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=171}}
  • Pay as You Exit (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=172}}
  • Spooky Hooky (1936){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=173}}
  • Glove Taps (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=177}}
  • Hearts Are Thumps (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=178}}
  • Rushin' Ballet (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=181}}
  • Fishy Tales (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=183}}
  • Framing Youth (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=184}}
  • The Pigskin Palooka (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=185}}
  • Mail and Female (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=186}}
  • Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=187}}
  • Three Men in a Tub (1938){{sfn|Maltin|Bann|1992|page=191}}

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Solo filmography

References

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{{cite news |title=Deaths: Collum, John K. |work=Los Angeles Times |department=Vital Records |date=August 30, 1962 |page=7}}

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book | last=Maltin | first=Leonard | last2=Bann | first2=Richard W. |author1-link=Leonard Maltin | title=The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang | publisher=Crown |location=New York | year=1992 | isbn=0-517-58325-9 |edition=Revised |orig-date=1977 |others=Photographs: Gene Korman and Bud Graves | url=https://archive.org/details/littlerascalslif0000malt/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=0172863}}
  • {{Find a Grave|18575566}}

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Category:Male actors from Illinois

Category:1926 births

Category:1962 deaths

Category:Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:Hal Roach Studios actors

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