Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins was born on August 9, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Allen Clayton Hoskins. He was an actor, known for Pups Is Pups (1930), Shivering Shakespeare(1930) and Bear Shooters (1930). He was married to Frances. Has two children: a daughter Candy and a son Chris. He died on July 26, 1980 in Oakland, California, USA. Brother of actress Jannie Hoskins. On screen from the age of 14 months, he acquired the name 'Farina' from the cereal. Member of 'Our Gang' in 106 episodes between 1922 and 1931. His last "Our Gang" contract with the Hal Roach Studios called for a weekly salary of $350 a week; far more than any of the other kids (even Jackie Cooper) were paid at that time. Served in the military during World War II. In his later years, made a successful career at Los Angeles area medical centers, helping disabled young people afflicted with drug problems and mental illnesses.

Known For: Acting

Born: Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1920-08-09

Died: 1980-07-26

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1922	One Terrible Day	Farina	45
2	1922	Fire Fighters	Farina	57
3	1922	Young Sherlocks	Farina	71
4	1922	Saturday Morning	Maple	62
5	1923	The Champeen	Farina	63
6	1923	The Cobbler	Farina	60
7	1923	The Big Show	Farina	58
8	1923	A Pleasant Journey	Farina	59
9	1923	Boys to Board	Farina	50
10	1923	Back Stage	Farina	65
11	1923	Dogs of War!	Farina	55
12	1923	Lodge Night	Farina	58
13	1923	July Days		61
14	1923	Stage Fright	Farina	58
15	1923	Derby Day	Farina	56
16	1923	Sunday Calm	Farina	58
17	1924	Tire Trouble	Farina	58
18	1924	Big Business	Farina	58
19	1924	The Buccaneers	Farina	62
20	1924	Seein' Things	Farina	58
21	1924	Commencement Day	Farina	58
22	1924	Cradle Robbers	Farina	58
23	1924	Jubilo, Jr.	Fanna	58
24	1924	It's a Bear	Farina	59
25	1924	The Sun Down Limited	Farina	58
26	1924	Fast Company	Farina	58
27	1924	The Mysterious Mystery!	Farina	58
28	1925	The Big Town	Farina	58
29	1925	Circus Fever	Farina	58
30	1925	Dog Days	Farina	56
31	1925	The Love Bug	Farina	58
32	1925	Shootin' Injuns	Farina	60
33	1925	Official Officers	Farina	58
34	1925	Boys Will Be Joys	Fanna	58
35	1925	Mary, Queen of Tots	Farina / Assistant in Dream Sequence	58
36	1925	Your Own Back Yard	Farina	58
37	1925	Better Movies	Farina	58
38	1925	One Wild Ride	Farina	58
39	1926	Good Cheer	Farina	61
40	1926	Buried Treasure	Farina	58
41	1926	Monkey Business	Farina	58
42	1926	Baby Clothes	Farina	55
43	1926	Uncle Tom's Uncle	Farina / 'Topsy'	58
44	1926	Thundering Fleas	Farina	55
45	1926	Shivering Spooks	Farina	58
46	1926	The Fourth Alarm	Farina	58
47	1926	War Feathers	Farina	58
48	1926	Telling Whoppers	Farina	58
49	1926	45 Minutes from Hollywood	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)	52
50	1927	Bring Home the Turkey	Farina	50
51	1927	Seeing the World	Farina	61
52	1927	Ten Years Old	Farina	52
53	1927	Love My Dog	Farina	42
54	1927	Tired Business Men	Farina	55
55	1927	Baby Brother	Farina	62
56	1927	The Glorious Fourth	Farina	57
57	1927	Olympic Games	Farina	55
58	1927	Yale vs. Harvard	Farina	0
59	1927	The Old Wallop	Farina	0
60	1927	Chicken Feed	Farina	55
61	1927	Heebee Jeebees	Farina	0
62	1927	Dog Heaven	Farina	61
63	1928	Playin' Hookey	Farina	55
64	1928	Spook Spoofing	Farina	72
65	1928	Rainy Days	Farina	65
66	1928	The Smile Wins	Farina	58
67	1928	Edison, Marconi & Co.	Farina	0
68	1928	Barnum & Ringling, Inc.	Farina	69
69	1928	Fair and Muddy	Farina	0
70	1928	Crazy House	Farina	65
71	1928	School Begins	Farina	0
72	1928	Growing Pains	Farina	0
73	1928	The Ol' Gray Hoss	Farina	60
74	1928	The Spanking Age	Farina	60
75	1929	Fast Freight	Farina	0
76	1929	Election Day	Farina	70
77	1929	Noisy Noises	Farina	65
78	1929	The Holy Terror	Farina	0
79	1929	Wiggle Your Ears	Farina	65
80	1929	Small Talk	Farina	58
81	1929	Little Mother	Farina	65
82	1929	Railroadin'	Farina	57
83	1929	Lazy Days	Farina	48
84	1929	Boxing Gloves	Farina	60
85	1929	Cat, Dog & Co.	Farina	60
86	1929	Bouncing Babies	Farina	61
87	1929	Saturday's Lesson	Farina	70
88	1929	Moan & Groan, Inc.	Farina	55
89	1930	Shivering Shakespeare	Farina	57
90	1930	The First Seven Years	Farina	52
91	1930	The Ghosts	Farina	0
92	1930	When the Wind Blows	Farina	61
93	1930	Bear Shooters	Farina	52
94	1930	A Tough Winter	Farina	54
95	1930	Pups Is Pups	Farina	62
96	1930	Teacher's Pet	Farina	72
97	1930	School's Out	Farina	68
98	1931	Helping Grandma	Farina	68
99	1931	Love Business	Farina	69
100	1931	Little Daddy	Farina	70
101	1931	The Stolen Jools	'Farina'	56
102	1931	Bargain Day	Farina	60
103	1931	Fly My Kite	Farina	68
104	1932	You Said a Mouthful	Sam Wellington	50
105	1933	Fish Hooky	Farina	78
106	1933	The Life of Jimmy Dolan	Sam	60
107	1933	The Mayor of Hell	Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway	72
108	1935	Reckless	Gold Dust	53
109	1936	The Gorgeous Hussy	Pageboy at Ball (uncredited)	53
110	1936	After the Thin Man	Screwy (uncredited)	73
111	1976	It's Showtime	Self (archive footage)	70
112	1994	The Our Gang Story	Farina (archive footage)	0
113	2001	Our Gang - Comedy Festival	Farina	0
114	2021	The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1		0

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

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