Philip Hurlic

Philip Raymond Hurlic (December 20, 1927 – July 7, 2014) was an American child actor.

Philip Hurlic
Born	Philip Raymond Hurlic (1927-12-20)December 20, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 7, 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 86) Compton, California, U.S.
Occupation	Child actor
Years active	1932-1942

Biography

Hurlic appeared in a number of films in the 1930s and early 1940s. Hurlic's income from his film work was used to support his East Los Angeles family.[1] Hurlic's earliest roles were as a toddler in the Baby Burlesks series, which starred a pre-fame Shirley Temple. His largest roles in film include Little Jim in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Verman Diggs in the Penrod films, and Zeke in Zenobia (1939). He also appeared in a number of Our Gang comedies alongside another child actor from his neighborhood, Buckwheat (Billie Thomas).[1][2]

He retired from film business in 1942 after 30 films. According to Hurlic's daughter Zee, Hurlic died peacefully on July 7, 2014 surrounded by his family.[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1935	Helldorado	Sam Ed	Uncredited
1936	Hearts Divided	Pippin
1936	The Green Pastures	Carlisle Randall	Uncredited
1936	College Holiday	Black Baby Cupid	Uncredited
1937	Penrod and Sam	Verman Diggs
1937	Wings over Honolulu	Robert Lee	Uncredited
1937	Nothing Sacred	One of Walker's Kids	Uncredited
1938	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Little Jim
1938	Penrod and His Twin Brother	Vermin
1938	Jezebel	Erronens	Uncredited
1938	Feed 'em and Weep	Our Gang Member	Short
1938	Penrod's Double Trouble	Verman
1938	Stablemates	Black Boy Bringing Uniform	Uncredited
1939	Zenobia	Zeke
1939	Cousin Wilbur	Buckwheat's Friend	Short
1939	The Sun Never Sets	Tuppence - Native Boy	Uncredited
1939	Chicken Wagon Family	Black Boy	Uncredited
1939	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Boy Ranger	Uncredited
1940	Young Tom Edison	Black Boy at Tree	Uncredited
1941	Father's Son	Vestibule Pullman Montgomery	Uncredited
1941	Golden Hoofs	Mose
1942	Scattergood Rides High	Toby
1942	Tales of Manhattan	Jeff	(Robeson sequence), Uncredited, (final film role)

References

1. Bogle, Donald (2006). Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood. Random House Digital. p. 117. ISBN 0-345-45419-7.
2. Demoss, Robert (2008-11-09). "The Lucky Corner: Feed 'Em and Weep". Retrieved 2012-02-22.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Philip Hurlic on IMDb