Eugene Jackson
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1916-12-25
- Died
- 2001-10-26
- Place of birth
- Buffalo - New York - USA
Biography
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (54)
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate
The Apartment
1960
as Office Worker (uncredited)
The Addams Family
1991
as One-Armed Bass Player
North by Northwest
1959
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
American Gigolo
1980
as Bootblack
All the President's Men
1976
as Reporter (uncredited)
40 Carats
1973
as Party Dancer (uncredited)
Coffy
1973
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1938
as James Smith, a Servant
Chandler
1971
as Shoe Shine Boy
Cleopatra Jones
1973
as Henry
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Curly
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Congregation Member
Swing Shift
1984
as Bartender at Kelly's
Midnight Court
1937
as Garfield Brown
Reform School
1939
as Pete
Circus Fever
1925
as Gene
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron
1931
as Isaiah
Kentucky
1938
as Jimmy
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
as Child (uncredited)
Black Gunn
1972
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Bootblack (uncredited)
The Carey Treatment
1972
as Doctor (uncredited)
Melinda
1972
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Scott Joplin
1977
as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
1931
as Sam 'Sammy'
The Sound and the Fury
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
1940
as Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom
Sporting Chance
1931
as Horseshoe
Little Annie Rooney
1925
as Humidor
Looking for Love
1964
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Off the Wall
1983
as Old Black Man
The Lonely Trail
1936
as Harmonica Player / Dancer
Secret Service
1931
as Israel Polk
Red River Valley
1936
as Iodine
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
as Eight Ball
Anaesthesia
1938
as Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)
Guns and Guitars
1936
as Eightball
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938
as Hotel Page Boy
Penrod and Sam
1923
as Verman
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
1935
as Eightball
Shootin' Injuns
1925
as Gene
The Big Town
1925
as Pineapple
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939
as Winfield
The Mysterious Mystery!
1924
as Snowball
Dog Days
1925
as Pineapple
Hearts in Dixie
1929
as Chinquapin
The Love Bug
1925
as Pineapple
Take My Life
1942
as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
Rhythm Rodeo
1938
About Eugene Jackson
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 C… With 60 credits spanning from 1923 to 1991, Eugene Jackson has appeared in 54 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eugene Jackson Movies
- Escape from Alcatraz (1979) — as Inmate
- The Apartment (1960) — as Office Worker (uncredited)
- The Addams Family (1991) — as One-Armed Bass Player
- North by Northwest (1959) — as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
- American Gigolo (1980) — as Bootblack
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