--- name: "Scotty Beckett" canonical: "https://film.one/person/scotty-beckett" roles: [] born: "4 October 1929" died: "10 May 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_over: 5 updated: "2026-09-20T01:49:24.341667+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Scotty Beckett Actor. Born 4 October 1929 in Oakland, California, USA. Died 10 May 1968. ## Details - **Born:** 4 October 1929, Oakland, California, USA - **Died:** 10 May 1968 - **Active:** 1936–1949 - **Also known as:** Scott Hastings Beckett, Scott Beckett - **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 acting, 2 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 71 (2), 1940s 78 (3) - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 4, Action 1, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, History 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty_Beckett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q329163, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125847 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Love Affair*](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Scotty Beckett was an American actor. Born in Oakland, California, he began his career as a child performer in the *Our Gang* comedy shorts in the mid-1930s before moving into feature films. He appeared in numerous Hollywood productions, often as the younger version of a main character. His credits include *Babes in Toyland* (1934), *The Charge of the Light Brigade* (1936), *Love Affair* (1939), *My Favorite Wife* (1940), *Kings Row* (1942), *Heaven Can Wait* (1943) and *Battleground* (1949). He also featured in the television series *Rocky Jones, Space Ranger*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) ### Performed in (3) - *Battleground* (1949), Fi1m 80, as William J. Hooper — [page](https://film.one/film/battleground.md) - *Kings Row* (1942), Fi1m 70, as Young Parris — [page](https://film.one/film/kings-row.md) - *Anthony Adverse* (1936), Fi1m 57, as Anthony's Son — [page](https://film.one/film/anthony-adverse.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Heaven Can Wait* (1943), Fi1m 84, as Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait-1943.md) - *Love Affair* (1939), Fi1m 85, as Boy on Ship (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md) ## Complete filmography (108) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5* (2022), Actor - *Our Gang - Comedy Festival* (2001), as Scotty - *Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies* (1988), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Monkey on My Back* (1957), as Corpsman (uncredited) - *The Oklahoman* (1957), as Messenger at Ranch - *Public Pigeon No. 1* (1957), as Photographer (uncredited) - *Three for Jamie Dawn* (1956), as Gordon Peters - *Telephone Time* (1956), series, Actor - *Menace from Outer Space* (1956), as Winky - *Forbidden Moon* (1956), as Ranger Winky - *Navy Log* (1955), series, as Ensign - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Frank Collins - *The Gypsy Moon* (1954), as Winky - *Crash of Moons* (1954), as Winky - *Silver Needle in the Sky* (1954), as Winky - *Beyond the Moon* (1954), as Winky - *Rocky Jones, Space Ranger* (1954), series, Actor - *Manhunt in Space* (1954), as Winky - *Hot News* (1953), as Bill Burton - *Life with Elizabeth* (1953), series, as Eddie Miller - *Corky of Gasoline Alley* (1951), as Corky Wallet - *Gasoline Alley* (1951), as Corky - *The Happy Years* (1950), as 'Tennessee' Shad - *Louisa* (1950), as Jimmy Blake - *Nancy Goes to Rio* (1950), as Scotty Sheldan - *Battleground* (1949), as William J. Hooper — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/battleground.md) - *Life of St. Paul* (1949), as Jacob - *Michael O'Halloran* (1948), as Michael O'Halloran - *A Date with Judy* (1948), as Ogden 'Oogie' Pringle - *Life of St. Paul* (1948), series, as Jacob - *Dangerous Years* (1947), as Willy Miller - *Cynthia* (1947), as Will Parker - *The Jolson Story* (1946), as Asa Yoelson - *White Tie and Tails* (1946), as Bill Latimer - *Her Adventurous Night* (1946), as Junior Fry - *Movieland Magic* (1946), as (archive footage) - *My Reputation* (1946), as Kim Drummond - *Junior Miss* (1945), as Haskell Cummings Jr. - *Circumstantial Evidence* (1945), as Freddy Hanlon - *The Climax* (1944), as The King - *Musical Movieland* (1944), as Young Prince - *Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves* (1944), as Young Ali Baba - *Heaven Can Wait* (1943), as Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait-1943.md) - *Good Luck, Mr. Yates* (1943), as Jimmy Dixon - *The Boy from Stalingrad* (1943), as Pavel - *The Youngest Profession* (1943), as Junior Lyons - *Between Us Girls* (1942), as Little Prince Leopold - *It Happened in Flatbush* (1942), as Squint - *Kings Row* (1942), as Young Parris — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/kings-row.md) - *The Vanishing Virginian* (1942), as Joel Yancey - *Aloma of the South Seas* (1941), as Tanoa as a Child - *Father's Son* (1941), as Danny - *The Flag of Humanity* (1940), as Johnny Wilson (uncredited) - *Gold Rush Maisie* (1940), as Harold Davis - *Cinderella's Feller* (1940), as Prince Charming - *My Favorite Wife* (1940), as Tim Arden - *My Son, My Son!* (1940), as Young Oliver - *The Blue Bird* (1940), as Child - *Days of Jesse James* (1939), as Buster Samuels - *The Royal Rodeo* (1939), as The King - *Our Neighbors - The Carters* (1939), as Dickie Carter - *The Escape* (1939), as Willie Rogers - *Mickey the Kid* (1939), as Bobby - *Dog Daze* (1939), as Cousin Wilbur - *Blind Alley* (1939), as Davy Shelby - *Cousin Wilbur* (1939), as Wilbur - *Love Affair* (1939), as Boy on Ship (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md) - *The Flying Irishman* (1939), as Young Henry Corrigan - *Listen, Darling* (1938), as Billie Wingate - *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as The Dauphin - *Smashing the Rackets* (1938), as Otto, Franz's Son - *The Devil's Party* (1938), as Young Mike - *Wells Fargo* (1937), as Young Nick Pryor - *The Bad Man of Brimstone* (1937), as Sammy Grant - *Conquest* (1937), as Alexandre Walewska (uncredited) - *The King Without a Crown* (1937), as Louis XVII, the Dauphin (uncredited) - *Life Begins with Love* (1937), as Young Boy - *It Happened in Hollywood* (1937), as Boy - *Slave Ship* (1937), as Boy - *When You're in Love* (1937), as Boy with Dutch Doll - *The Charge of the Light Brigade* (1936), as Prema Singh - *Old Hutch* (1936), as Roy Hutchins - *Anthony Adverse* (1936), as Anthony's Son — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/anthony-adverse.md) - *The Case Against Mrs. Ames* (1936), as Bobbie Ames - *The Lucky Corner* (1936), as Scotty - *I Dream Too Much* (1935), as Boy on Carousel - *Our Gang Follies of 1936* (1935), as Scotty - *Little Papa* (1935), as Scotty Beckett - *Dante's Inferno* (1935), as Alexander "Sonny" Carter - *Pursuit* (1935), as Donny Smith - *Sprucin' Up* (1935), as Scotty - *Teacher's Beau* (1935), as Scotty - *Anniversary Trouble* (1935), as Scotty - *Beginner's Luck* (1935), as Scotty - *Babes in Toyland* (1934), as Schoolboy (uncredited) - *Shrimps for a Day* (1934), as Scotty - *Washee Ironee* (1934), as Scotty - *Mama's Little Pirate* (1934), as Scotty - *Mike Fright* (1934), as Scotty - *Romance in the Rain* (1934), as Child Specialty - *Whom the Gods Destroy* (1934), as Jack Forrester, Age 4 - *Honky Donkey* (1934), as Scotty - *The First Round-Up* (1934), as Scotty - *Stand Up and Cheer!* (1934), as Boy Auditioning for Miss Adams (uncredited) - *For Pete's Sake!* (1934), as Scotty - *Hi'–Neighbor!* (1934), as Scotty - *I Am Suzanne!* (1933), as Child in Hospital - *The Little Rascals* (1929), series, as Scotty ## Gallery - ![Scotty Beckett](https://film.one/media/person/1229007/gallery-bba38c0d3880.jpg) Scotty Beckett — MGM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Scotty_Beckett_Portrait_1948_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Scotty Beckett](https://film.one/media/person/1229007/gallery-23924987d1aa.jpg) Scotty Beckett — Image via TMDB - ![Scotty Beckett](https://film.one/media/person/1229007/gallery-b377efd5777e.jpg) Scotty Beckett — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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