Eugene Jackson

Personal Info

Known ForActing

Born1916-12-25

BirthplaceBuffalo, New York, USA

Eugene Jackson

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.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Eugene Jackson

The Addams Family

7.1

The Addams Family

1991

North by Northwest

8.0

North by Northwest

1959

Escape from Alcatraz

7.5

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

The Apartment

8.2

1960

All the President's Men

7.7

All the President's Men

1976

American Gigolo

6.2

American Gigolo

1980

Coffy

6.6

1973

The Long, Hot Summer

7.0

The Long, Hot Summer

1958

Filmography

Acting (57)

1991

The Addams Familyas One-Armed Bass Player

7.1

1984

Swing Shiftas Bartender at Kelly's

5.6

1983

Off the Wallas Old Black Man

3.5

1980

American Gigoloas Bootblack

6.2

1979

Escape from Alcatrazas Inmate

7.5

1977

Scott Joplinas Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)

6.6

1976

All the President's Menas Reporter (uncredited)

7.7

1973

Cleopatra Jonesas Henry

5.7

1973

40 Caratsas Party Dancer (uncredited)

5.7

1973

Coffyas Man at Rally (uncredited)

6.6

1973

The World's Greatest Athleteas Party Guest (uncredited)

5.6

1972

Black Gunnas Bartender (uncredited)

6.0

1972

Melindaas Party Guest (uncredited)

4.8

1972

The Carey Treatmentas Doctor (uncredited)

6.0

1971

Chandleras Shoe Shine Boy

4.6

1971

Support Your Local Gunfighteras Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)

6.6

1964

Looking for Loveas Office Worker (uncredited)

5.8

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoodsas Congregation Member (uncredited)

6.2

1964

The Best Manas Delegate (uncredited)

7.3

1960

The Apartmentas Office Worker (uncredited)

8.2

1959

North by Northwestas Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

8.0

1959

The Sound and the Furyas Townsman (uncredited)

6.8

1958

The Long, Hot Summeras Waiter (uncredited)

7.0

1950

The Killer That Stalked New Yorkas Bootblack (uncredited)

6.2

1943

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

6.2

1943

Reveille with Beverlyas Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)

7.5

1942

Take My Lifeas Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber

9.0

1941

Golden Hoofsas Curly

8.0

1940

Sporting Bloodas Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom

4.2

1939

Reform Schoolas Pete

8.0

1939

The Lady's from Kentuckyas Winfield

8.0

1938

Kentuckyas Jimmy

6.1

1938

Arrest Bulldog Drummondas Hotel Page Boy

6.8

1938

Anaesthesiaas Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)

7.0

1938

10.0

1938

The Buccaneeras James Smith, a Servant

6.4

1937

Wine, Women and Horsesas Eight Ball

5.3

1937

Midnight Courtas Garfield Brown

5.1

1936

Guns and Guitarsas Eightball

5.8

1936

The Lonely Trailas Harmonica Player / Dancer

4.8

1936

Red River Valleyas Iodine

6.0

1935

Tumbling Tumbleweedsas Eightball

7.5

1931

Secret Serviceas Israel Polk

6.7

1931

Sporting Chanceas Horseshoe

8.0

1931

Sporting Bloodas Sam 'Sammy'

5.4

1931

Cimarronas Isaiah

5.5

1929

Hearts in Dixieas Chinquapin

5.0

1927

Little Mickey Groganas Dancing Black Boy

8.0

1925

Little Annie Rooneyas Humidor

7.1

1925

Shootin' Injunsas Gene

7.3

1925

The Love Bugas Pineapple

6.9

1925

Dog Daysas Pineapple

6.3

1925

Circus Feveras Gene

6.5

1925

The Big Townas Pineapple

7.1

1924

The Mysterious Mystery!as Snowball

6.4

1924

The Thief of Bagdadas Child (uncredited)

7.3

1923

Penrod and Samas Verman

7.5