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Thomas Ross Bond died Saturday of complications from heart disease at Northridge Hospital, said his manager, Frank Marks. He was 79.
Bond was most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series: from 1932 to 1934 he appeared as a supporting character, and he returned to Our Gang in 1937 to replace Leonard Kibrick in the bully role. His bully character was named Butch and always competed with Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer for Darla Hood's affections. Bond appeared in dozens of Our Gang and Little Rascals features before outgrowing the role.
In the 1940s, Bond played Jimmy Olsen in two Superman movies.
Born Sept. 16, 1926 in Dallas, Bond got his start at the age of 5 when a talent scout for Hal Roach studios approached him as he was leaving a movie theater with his mother.
In the 1940s, Bond played Jimmy Olsen in two Superman movies and appeared as Joey Pepper in several installments of the "Five Little Peppers" serial.
Bond is survived by his wife, Pauline, son Thomas Ross Bond III and a grandson reports AP
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