Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Acting
🎂 1920-08-09
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.
Cast credits(114)
Screwy (uncredited)
1936
Gold Dust
1935
Sam
1933
'Farina'
1931
Pageboy at Ball (uncredited)
1936
Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway
1933
Self (archive footage)
1976
Farina
1928
Farina
1929
Farina (archive footage)
1994
Farina
1925
Farina
1928
Farina
1928
Farina
1928
Farina
1927
Farina
1929
Farina
1929
Farina
1927
Farina
1931
Farina
1930
Farina
1930
Farina
1931
Farina
1933
Farina
1924
1923
Farina
1927
Farina
1929
Farina
1927
Fanna
1925
Farina
1923
Farina
1930
Farina
1929
Farina
1926
Farina
1927
Farina
1929
Farina
1930
Farina
1925
Farina
1926
Farina
1926
Farina
1923
Farina
1928
Farina
1927
Farina
1924
Farina
1926
Farina
1928
Farina
1931
Farina
1923
Sam Wellington
1932
Farina
1923
Farina
1923
Farina
1923
Farina
1929
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1926
Farina
1930
Farina
1925
Farina
1930
Farina
1926
Farina
1923
Farina
1924
Farina
1929
Farina
1926
Farina
1928
Farina
1929
Farina
1929
Farina
1924
Farina
1927
Farina
1922
Farina
1925
Farina
1928
Farina
1924
Farina
1929
Farina
1923
Farina
1927
Farina
1922
Farina
1929
Farina
1926
Farina
1923
Farina
1928
Farina
1931
Farina / 'Topsy'
1926
Farina
1925
Farina / Assistant in Dream Sequence
1925
Farina
1925
Farina
1930
Farina
1930
Farina
1925
Farina
1931
Farina
1929
Farina
1928
Farina
1924
Farina
1927
Farina
1925
Farina
1927
Farina
1927
Farina
1930
Farina
1924
Farina
1928
Fanna
1924
Farina
1926
Farina
1924
Farina
1927
Farina
1924
2021
Maple
1922
Farina
1929
Farina
1923
Farina
2001
Farina
1926
Farina
1925
Farina
1923
Farina
1928
Farina
1927
Farina
1922
Farina
1924