Eugene Jackson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 25, 1916 (109 years old)
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
| 1991 | The Addams FamilyOne-Armed Bass Player | |
| 1984 | Swing ShiftBartender at Kelly's | |
| 1984 | Night CourtShoe Shine Man (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | Night CourtShoe Shine Man | |
| 1983 | Off the WallOld Black Man | |
| 1980 | American GigoloBootblack | |
| 1979 | Escape from AlcatrazInmate | |
| 1978 | TaxiCabbie (uncredited) | |
| 1977 | Scott JoplinPiano Contest Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | All the President's MenReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1973 | Cleopatra JonesHenry | |
| 1973 | 40 CaratsParty Dancer (uncredited) | |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest AthleteParty Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1973 | CoffyMan at Rally (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | Black GunnBartender (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | MelindaParty Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | The Carey TreatmentDoctor (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Support Your Local GunfighterWaiter Aboard Train (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | ChandlerShoe Shine Boy | |
| 1968 | JuliaUncle Lou | |
| 1964 | Looking for LoveOffice Worker (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 HoodsCongregation Member | |
| 1960 | The ApartmentOffice Worker (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | North by NorthwestSecurity Guard at Auction (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Sound and the FuryTownsman (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's StorybookSmall Slave | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie | |
| 1950 | The Killer That Stalked New YorkBootblack (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky StarsDancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Reveille with BeverlyFranklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Take My LifeBill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber | |
| 1941 | Golden HoofsCurly | |
| 1940 | Sporting BloodSam - Lockwood's Horse Groom | |
| 1939 | Reform SchoolPete | |
| 1939 | The Lady's from KentuckyWinfield | |
| 1938 | Arrest Bulldog DrummondHotel Page Boy | |
| 1938 | KentuckyJimmy | |
| 1938 | Rhythm Rodeo | |
| 1938 | The BuccaneerJames Smith, a Servant | |
| 1938 | AnaesthesiaColored Boy 1839 (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and HorsesEight Ball | |
| 1937 | Midnight CourtGarfield Brown | |
| 1936 | Guns and GuitarsEightball | |
| 1936 | The Lonely TrailHarmonica Player / Dancer | |
| 1936 | Red River ValleyIodine | |
| 1935 | Tumbling TumbleweedsEightball | |
| 1931 | Sporting ChanceHorseshoe | |
| 1931 | Secret ServiceIsrael Polk | |
| 1931 | Sporting BloodSam 'Sammy' | |
| 1931 | CimarronIsaiah | |
| 1929 | Hearts in DixieChinquapin | |
| 1925 | Circus FeverGene | |
| 1925 | The Big TownPineapple | |
| 1925 | The Love BugPineapple | |
| 1925 | Little Annie RooneyHumidor | |
| 1925 | Dog DaysPineapple | |
| 1925 | Shootin' InjunsGene | |
| 1924 | The Mysterious Mystery!Snowball | |
| 1924 | The Thief of BagdadChild (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | Penrod and SamVerman |