Eugene Jackson
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
40 Carats
1973
as Party Dancer (uncredited)
American Gigolo
1980
as Bootblack
The Addams Family
1991
as One-Armed Bass Player
The Apartment
1960
as Office Worker (uncredited)
North by Northwest
1959
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate
All the President's Men
1976
as Reporter (uncredited)
Coffy
1973
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
Chandler
1971
as Shoe Shine Boy
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Congregation Member
Swing Shift
1984
as Bartender at Kelly's
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
Scott Joplin
1977
as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Cimarron
1931
as Isaiah
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
The Carey Treatment
1972
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
as Child (uncredited)
Cleopatra Jones
1973
as Henry
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Bootblack (uncredited)
The Sound and the Fury
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)