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