John "Uh Huh" Collum
Collum in Mush and Milk, 1933
Born	(1926-06-29)June 29, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	August 28, 1962(1962-08-28) (aged 36) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation	Child actor
Years active	1932–1962

John K. Collum (June 29, 1926 — August 28, 1962) was an American child actor. He appeared in many Our Gang films of the 1930s as the character Uh-Huh.

Career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Collum was the son of Hal Roach's casting director, Joseph Collum. He first appeared in the 1932 short, A Lad an' a Lamp. He was never a regular cast member and portrayed a character named Uh-Huh. Uh-Huh answered most of his questions with a drawn-out "Uh-huuuuuh". After 1933, Collum was used as an extra whenever a large group of children was needed. He appeared in many films from 1934 to 1938. His final appearance in the Our Gang series is in the 1938 short Three Men in a Tub.

Death

Two months past his 36th birthday, Collum died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He is interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.

Our Gang filmography

Solo filmography

• Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
• Force of Evil (1948)
• The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
• The Music Man (1962; final film appearance)