{{short description|American actor}} {{for|the Irish painter|Jack P. Hanlon}} {{Infobox person |name = Jack Hanlon |birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|2|15}} |birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|12|13|1916|2|15}} |death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |occupation = Actor, furniture mover |years_active = 1926–1932 |spouse = Jean Hanlon (1940–1977; her death) }}
'''Jack Clem Hanlon''' (February 15, 1916 – December 13, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Hanlon Dies: 'Our Gang' Actor Dead At 96|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/jack-hanlon-dies-our-gang-actor-dead-96-photos-943692#|publisher=International Business Times|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref> was an American child actor known for his role in ''Our Gang'' and silent films.<ref name=STobit>{{cite web|title=Las Vegas man who acted in Our Gang, silent films dies|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/15/las-vegas-man-who-acted-silent-films/|publisher=The Las Vegas Sun|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref> 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''.<ref name=VARIETY>{{cite web|title=Las Vegas man who acted in Our Gang, silent films dies|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063683.html|publisher=Variety|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref>
Hanlon was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and was raised by his grandmother in Culver City, California. He started acting at age 10. 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.<ref name=STobit/> He also had minor roles in ''Romance'', where as an uncredited extra he got his first on-screen kiss from Greta Garbo.<ref name=STobit/>
Between 1930 and 1933, Hanlon appeared in eight more films before giving up his acting career in 1932. After graduating from high school, he played minor league baseball and served as an Army Air Corps paratrooper during World War II. After the war, Hanlon, worked as a furniture mover for Allied Van Lines. He was married to Jean Hanlon from 1940 until her death in 1977.<ref name=STobit/> He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994. He stayed friends with fellow ''Our Gang'' alumnus and Las Vegan, Jay R. Smith.<ref name=STobit/> He died on December 13, 2012.
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0360135}} *{{Find a Grave|102266282|Jack Hanlon}}
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