Donnie "Beezer" Smith
Donald Ray Smith (September 17, 1924 – July 8, 2022), better known as Donnie "Beezer" Smith, was an American child actor. He appeared in the Our Gang film short series during the silent Pathé era, in between 1928 and 1929. Early life 
Born in Kern County, California on September 17, 1924, he was the brother of future freckle-faced gang member Jay R. Smith. Our Gang
Joining in 1928, Smith appeared in four Our Gang shorts, Fair and Muddy (1928), Little Mother (1929), Boxing Gloves (1929), and Cat, Dog & Co. (1929). He played supporting to small parts, whom he played a character billed either as Donnie or Beezer. Death 
Smith died in Dade City, Florida on July 8, 2022, at the age of 97. He had seven children. At the time of his death, Smith was one of three known surviving actors from the silent film era, along with fellow former Our Gang actor Mildred Kornman (1925–2022) and Garry Watson (born 1928). Filmography

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1924 births
2022 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American male child actors
American male silent film actors
Hal Roach Studios actors
People from Kern County, California