He had several run-ins with the law for drunk-driving, drug possession and passing fraudulent checks. Following his acting career, he tried his hand at real estate but things never really worked and that’s when the problems started. His career scored a big break in 1954 when he was cast as the comic sidekick ‘Winky” of the popular TV show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. He also attended the University of Southern California but dropped out because it was too difficult to juggle an acting career and classes. After he left the show, he got regular child acting gigs and even found consistent work as a young adult. He played the best friend of another show favorite named George “Spanky” McFarland. He appeared in the Little Rascals series from 1934-35. Scotty Beckett was born in Oakland, California in 1929.
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