Darwood Kaye

Darwood Kaye
Born
Darwood Kenneth Smith

(1929-09-08)September 8, 1929
DiedMay 15, 2002(2002-05-15) (aged 72)
Occupation(s)Actor, pastor
SpouseJean Venden
Children4

Darwood Kenneth Smith (September 8, 1929 – May 15, 2002), also known as Darwood Kaye, was an American child actor most notable for his semi-regular role as the bookish rich kid Waldo in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1937 to 1940. As an adult, Smith became a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, ministering at several churches until his death in 2002.

Kaye was discovered in 1935 while his family was on vacation in Hollywood, California; he was asked to come to the studios for a screen test, and made some uncredited appearances in films in 1936.[1]

  1. ^ "On Way to Stardom". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 28, 1936. Retrieved 20 September 2020.