Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson

🎂 25th December 1916 (109 yrs) 📍 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.

Eugene Jackson

🎬 Movies Featuring Eugene Jackson

The Addams Family

The Addams Family (1991)

as One-Armed Bass Player
Swing Shift

Swing Shift (1984)

as Bartender at Kelly's
Off the Wall

Off the Wall (1983)

as Old Black Man
American Gigolo

American Gigolo (1980)

as Bootblack
Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

as Inmate
Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin (1977)

as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
All the President's Men

All the President's Men (1976)

as Reporter (uncredited)
Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones (1973)

as Henry
40 Carats

40 Carats (1973)

as Party Dancer (uncredited)
Coffy

Coffy (1973)

as Man at Rally (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete

The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Gunn

Black Gunn (1972)

as Bartender (uncredited)
Melinda

Melinda (1972)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Chandler

Chandler (1971)

as Shoe Shine Boy
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
Looking for Love

Looking for Love (1964)

as Office Worker (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)

as Congregation Member
The Apartment

The Apartment (1960)

as Office Worker (uncredited)
North by Northwest

North by Northwest (1959)

as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

as Townsman (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)

as Bootblack (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

as Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)
Take My Life

Take My Life (1942)

as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
Golden Hoofs

Golden Hoofs (1941)

as Curly
Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood (1940)

as Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom
Reform School

Reform School (1939)

as Pete
The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)

as Winfield
Kentucky

Kentucky (1938)

as Jimmy
Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)

as Hotel Page Boy
Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia (1938)

as Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)
Rhythm Rodeo

Rhythm Rodeo (1938)

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer (1938)

as James Smith, a Servant
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

as Eight Ball
Midnight Court

Midnight Court (1937)

as Garfield Brown
Guns and Guitars

Guns and Guitars (1936)

as Eightball
The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail (1936)

as Harmonica Player / Dancer
Red River Valley

Red River Valley (1936)

as Iodine
Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)

as Eightball
Secret Service

Secret Service (1931)

as Israel Polk
No Image

Sporting Chance (1931)

as Horseshoe
Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood (1931)

as Sam 'Sammy'
Cimarron

Cimarron (1931)

as Isaiah
Hearts in Dixie

Hearts in Dixie (1929)

as Chinquapin
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney (1925)

as Humidor
Shootin' Injuns

Shootin' Injuns (1925)

as Gene
The Love Bug

The Love Bug (1925)

as Pineapple
Dog Days

Dog Days (1925)

as Pineapple
Circus Fever

Circus Fever (1925)

as Gene
The Big Town

The Big Town (1925)

as Pineapple
The Mysterious Mystery!

The Mysterious Mystery! (1924)

as Snowball
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

as Child (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam (1923)

as Verman