R.E. 'Tex' Madsen, who played The Giant, stood 7 feet, 6 inches tall. His deep booming voice was dubbed by actor Billy Bletcher, who was 5'2".
Before his early death in 1968, Scotty Beckett worked as an ambulance driver and never spoke of his acting career. One day one of Beckett's patients recognized the former "Little Rascal" and persuaded him to name his favorite "Our Gang" film. It was "Mama's Little Pirate".