Jay R. Smith (August 29, 1915 – October 5, 2002) was an American child actor and comedian who had a brief career appearing the Our Gang film short series during the silent Pathé era, from 1925 to 1931. He racked up appearances in 36 shorts, where he was billed as the skinny freckle-faced character "Specks". This series was syndicated to television as The Little Rascals.
Career
Smith's first film in the Our Gang series was Boys Will Be Joys in 1925. He rivalled the retiring Mickey Daniels as the freckle-faced kid in the gang and continued until the silent era ended.
Personal life
Jay R. Smith, the son of a labourer, was one of 5 siblings. His younger brother, Donnie "Beezer" Smith, appeared in the Our Gang short film Cat, Dog & Co..
According to an article in Variety in 1936, Smith was married to Gloria Narath, who provided the original voice of the Disney character Minnie Mouse, for Walt Disney Studios.