Eugene Jackson
Known for ActingBorn 1916-12-25 — died 2001-10-26Buffalo - New York - USA
Eugene Jackson gained fame as Farina's older brother, Pineapple, in six of Hal Roach's "Our Gang" serials - "The Mysterious Mystery", "The Big Town", "Circus Fever", "Dog Days", "The Love Bug" and "Shootin Injuns". Besides films he sang and danced on the vaudeville circuit - billed as "Hollywood's most famous colored kid star". Most of his film roles were bit parts, most uncredited. He did appear as Diahann Carroll's Uncle Lou on TV's "Julia" and Redd Foxx's friend on "Sanford and Son". In later years he taught dance at studios he started in Compton and Pasadena. He trained several performers in the 1959 film Porgy and Bess. His work was featured in a dance retrospective for the 1993 Los Angeles Festival.
Known for
The Addams Family
1991 · as One-Armed Bass Player
The Apartment
1960 · as Office Worker (uncredited)
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · as Inmate
North by Northwest
1959 · as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
40 Carats
1973 · as Party Dancer (uncredited)
American Gigolo
1980 · as Bootblack
Coffy
1973 · as Man at Rally (uncredited)
All the President's Men
1976 · as Reporter (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 · as Congregation Member
Swing Shift
1984 · as Bartender at Kelly's
The Buccaneer
1938 · as James Smith, a Servant
Cleopatra Jones
1973 · as Henry
Chandler
1971 · as Shoe Shine Boy
The Thief of Bagdad
1924 · as Child (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971 · as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
Cimarron
1931 · as Isaiah
The Carey Treatment
1972 · as Doctor (uncredited)
Black Gunn
1972 · as Bartender (uncredited)