▁Dar wood ▁K aye , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁child ▁actor ▁most ▁notable ▁for ▁his ▁semi - regular ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁book ish ▁rich ▁kid ▁Wal do ▁in ▁the ▁Our ▁Gang ▁short ▁subjects ▁series ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁As ▁an ▁adult , ▁Smith ▁became ▁a ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁past or , ▁minister ing ▁at ▁several ▁churches ▁until ▁his ▁accident al ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Our ▁Gang ▁K aye ▁made ▁his ▁screen ▁debut ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁in ▁Hal ▁Ro ach ' s ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Our ▁Gang ▁comedy ▁Glo ve ▁T aps , ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁speaking ▁part ▁in ▁He arts ▁are ▁Th umps , ▁released ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁Our ▁Gang ▁appearances , ▁K aye ▁port rayed ▁" W al do ", ▁a ▁rich ▁kid ▁with ▁an ▁off icious , ▁stud ious ▁nature ▁about ▁him ▁who ▁competed ▁with ▁school m ates ▁" Al f alf a ▁" ▁Sw itzer ▁and ▁" But ch " ▁Bond ▁for ▁the ▁aff e ctions ▁of ▁little ▁Dar la ▁H ood . ▁ ▁K aye ▁remained ▁a ▁semi - regular ▁in ▁Our ▁Gang ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁Hal ▁Ro ach ▁studio ▁to ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Our ▁Gang ▁series ▁K aye ▁appeared ▁as ▁" W al do " ▁in ▁Bar ny