About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1916-12-25
Place of birth:
Buffalo - New York - USA
Website:
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Eugene Jackson

Overview

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

Acting
1991 The Addams Family Actor One-Armed Bass Player 69
Fair
1984 Swing Shift Actor Bartender at Kelly's 58
Average
1983 Off the Wall Actor Old Black Man 58
Average
1980 American Gigolo Actor Bootblack 60
Fair
1979 Escape from Alcatraz Actor Inmate 72
Good
1977 Scott Joplin Actor Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited) 59
Average
1976 All the President's Men Actor Reporter (uncredited) 72
Good
1973 Cleopatra Jones Actor Henry 58
Average
1973 40 Carats Actor Party Dancer (uncredited) 59
Average
1973 Coffy Actor Man at Rally (uncredited) 61
Fair
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
Average
1972 Black Gunn Actor Bartender (uncredited) 59
Average
1971 Chandler Actor Shoe Shine Boy 58
Average
1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter Actor Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited) 59
Average
1968 Julia Actor Uncle Lou 68
Fair
1964 Looking for Love Actor Office Worker (uncredited) 58
Average
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods Actor Congregation Member 59
Average
1960 The Apartment Actor Office Worker (uncredited) 77
Good
1959 North by Northwest Actor Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) 77
Good
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York Actor Bootblack (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Actor Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Reveille with Beverly Actor Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Take My Life Actor Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber N/A
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1941 Golden Hoofs Actor Curly 59
Average
1940 Sporting Blood Actor Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom 58
Average
1939 Reform School Actor Pete 58
Average
1939 The Lady's from Kentucky Actor Winfield N/A
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1938 Kentucky Actor Jimmy 59
Average
1938 Arrest Bulldog Drummond Actor Hotel Page Boy 59
Average
1938 Anaesthesia Actor Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited) N/A
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1938 Rhythm Rodeo Actor N/A
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1938 The Buccaneer Actor James Smith, a Servant 59
Average
1937 Wine, Women and Horses Actor Eight Ball 58
Average
1937 Midnight Court Actor Garfield Brown 58
Average
1936 Guns and Guitars Actor Eightball 58
Average
1936 The Lonely Trail Actor Harmonica Player / Dancer 58
Average
1936 Red River Valley Actor Iodine 59
Average
1935 Tumbling Tumbleweeds Actor Eightball 59
Average
1931 Secret Service Actor Israel Polk 59
Average
1931 Sporting Chance Actor Horseshoe N/A
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1931 Sporting Blood Actor Sam 'Sammy' 58
Average
1931 Cimarron Actor Isaiah 58
Average
1929 Hearts in Dixie Actor Chinquapin N/A
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1925 Little Annie Rooney Actor Humidor 59
Average
1925 Shootin' Injuns Actor Gene 58
Average
1925 The Love Bug Actor Pineapple 58
Average
1925 Dog Days Actor Pineapple 59
Average
1925 Circus Fever Actor Gene 58
Average
1925 The Big Town Actor Pineapple 58
Average
1924 The Mysterious Mystery! Actor Snowball 59
Average
1924 The Thief of Bagdad Actor Child (uncredited) 62
Fair
1923 Penrod and Sam Actor Verman 58
Average