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Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson

Acting

Born: December 25, 1916Buffalo - New York - USA

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
Filmography
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

One-Armed Bass Player

1991
Swing Shift

Swing Shift

Bartender at Kelly's

1984
Off the Wall

Off the Wall

Old Black Man

1983
American Gigolo

American Gigolo

Bootblack

1980
Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

Inmate

1979
Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)

1977
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

Reporter (uncredited)

1976
Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

Henry

1973
40 Carats

40 Carats

Party Dancer (uncredited)

1973
Coffy

Coffy

Man at Rally (uncredited)

1973
The World's Greatest Athlete

The World's Greatest Athlete

Party Guest (uncredited)

1973
Black Gunn

Black Gunn

Bartender (uncredited)

1972
Melinda

Melinda

Party Guest (uncredited)

1972
The Carey Treatment

The Carey Treatment

Doctor (uncredited)

1972
Chandler

Chandler

Shoe Shine Boy

1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)

1971
Looking for Love

Looking for Love

Office Worker (uncredited)

1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Congregation Member

1964
The Apartment

The Apartment

Office Worker (uncredited)

1960
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

1959
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

Townsman (uncredited)

1959
The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

Bootblack (uncredited)

1950
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

1943
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)

1943
Take My Life

Take My Life

Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber

1942
Golden Hoofs

Golden Hoofs

Curly

1941
Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom

1940
The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky

Winfield

1939
Reform School

Reform School

Pete

1939
Kentucky

Kentucky

Jimmy

1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Hotel Page Boy

1938
Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)

1938
Rhythm Rodeo

Rhythm Rodeo

1938
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

James Smith, a Servant

1938
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

Eight Ball

1937
Midnight Court

Midnight Court

Garfield Brown

1937
Guns and Guitars

Guns and Guitars

Eightball

1936
The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail

Harmonica Player / Dancer

1936
Red River Valley

Red River Valley

Iodine

1936
Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Eightball

1935
Secret Service

Secret Service

Israel Polk

1931

Sporting Chance

Horseshoe

1931
Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

Sam 'Sammy'

1931
Cimarron

Cimarron

Isaiah

1931
Hearts in Dixie

Hearts in Dixie

Chinquapin

1929
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

Humidor

1925
Shootin' Injuns

Shootin' Injuns

Gene

1925
The Love Bug

The Love Bug

Pineapple

1925
Dog Days

Dog Days

Pineapple

1925
Circus Fever

Circus Fever

Gene

1925
The Big Town

The Big Town

Pineapple

1925
The Mysterious Mystery!

The Mysterious Mystery!

Snowball

1924
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

Child (uncredited)

1924
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

Verman

1923