Eugene Jackson
Eugene Jackson
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-12-25 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
Buffalo - New York - USA
Acting

1991

The Addams Family as One-Armed Bass Player

1984

Night Court as Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)

1984

Night Court as Shoe Shine Man

1984

Swing Shift as Bartender at Kelly's

1983

Off the Wall as Old Black Man

1980

American Gigolo as Bootblack

1979

Escape from Alcatraz as Inmate

1978

Taxi as Cabbie (uncredited)

1977

Scott Joplin as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)

1976

All the President's Men as Reporter (uncredited)

1973

Coffy as Man at Rally (uncredited)

1973

40 Carats as Party Dancer (uncredited)

1973

Cleopatra Jones as Henry

1973

The World's Greatest Athlete as Party Guest (uncredited)

1972

Black Gunn as Bartender (uncredited)

1972

Melinda as Party Guest (uncredited)

1971

Support Your Local Gunfighter as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)

1971

Chandler as Shoe Shine Boy

1968

Julia as Uncle Lou

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods as Congregation Member

1964

Looking for Love as Office Worker (uncredited)

1960

The Apartment as Office Worker (uncredited)

1959

North by Northwest as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

1959

The Sound and the Fury as Townsman (uncredited)

1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook as Small Slave

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie as Not available

1951

The Adventures of Boston Blackie as Not available

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York as Bootblack (uncredited)

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

1943

Reveille with Beverly as Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)

1942

Take My Life as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber

1941

Golden Hoofs as Curly

1940

Sporting Blood as Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom

1939

The Lady's from Kentucky as Winfield

1939

Reform School as Pete

1938

Kentucky as Jimmy

1938

Arrest Bulldog Drummond as Hotel Page Boy

1938

The Buccaneer as James Smith, a Servant

1938

Anaesthesia as Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)

1938

Rhythm Rodeo as Not available

1937

Midnight Court as Garfield Brown

1937

Wine, Women and Horses as Eight Ball

1936

Red River Valley as Iodine

1936

The Lonely Trail as Harmonica Player / Dancer

1936

Guns and Guitars as Eightball

1935

Tumbling Tumbleweeds as Eightball

1931

Cimarron as Isaiah

1931

Sporting Blood as Sam 'Sammy'

1931

Secret Service as Israel Polk

1931

Sporting Chance as Horseshoe

1929

Hearts in Dixie as Chinquapin

1925

Dog Days as Pineapple

1925

Circus Fever as Gene

1925

Little Annie Rooney as Humidor

1925

The Love Bug as Pineapple

1925

Shootin' Injuns as Gene

1925

The Big Town as Pineapple

1924

The Thief of Bagdad as Child (uncredited)

1924

The Mysterious Mystery! as Snowball

1923

Penrod and Sam as Verman