Harold Eugene Wertz Jr., child actor, 72

["Deathwatch Central" <cdw@slick.org>]

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Harold Eugene Wertz Jr., who played ``Bouncy'' in three
of the ``Our Gang'' comedies during the 1930s, died Nov. 21. He was 72.

Wertz died from complications related to a stroke, said his friend, Robert
Satterfield.

Wertz, who was born in Denison, Texas, but grew up in Long Beach, won the
job of Bouncy after his mother sent in his photograph and took him for a
screen test for the Hal Roach comedies. He appeared in only three of the
221 films: 1932's ``Choo Choo!,'' ``The Pooch'' and ``Hook and Ladder.''

He was replaced by George ``Spanky'' McFarland.

Wertz did not continue in show business. After high school, he joined the
merchant marine, and later set up a pipe company in Long Beach. He retired
to Murieta. 




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