Eugene Jackson
Acting
Date of birth:Buffalo - New York - USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death2001-10-26
84Eugene 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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- The Addams FamilyOne-Armed Bass Player1991-11-227.15,062
- Swing ShiftBartender at Kelly's1984-04-135.688
- Night CourtShoe Shine Man (uncredited)1984-01-047.3141
- Night CourtShoe Shine Man1984-01-047.3141
- Off the WallOld Black Man1983-07-013.54
- American GigoloBootblack1980-02-016.2737
- Escape from AlcatrazInmate1979-06-227.53,192
- TaxiCabbie (uncredited)1978-09-127.3174
- Scott JoplinPiano Contest Spectator (uncredited)1977-02-116.310
- All the President's MenReporter (uncredited)1976-04-097.72,093
- Cleopatra JonesHenry1973-07-135.775
- 40 CaratsParty Dancer (uncredited)1973-06-285.719
- CoffyMan at Rally (uncredited)1973-06-136.6307
- The World's Greatest AthleteParty Guest (uncredited)1973-02-145.535
- Black GunnBartender (uncredited)1972-12-206.022
- MelindaParty Guest (uncredited)1972-08-064.84
- The Carey TreatmentDoctor (uncredited)1972-03-296.033
- ChandlerShoe Shine Boy1971-12-014.611
- Support Your Local GunfighterWaiter Aboard Train (uncredited)1971-05-266.695
- JuliaUncle Lou1968-09-176.49
- Looking for LoveOffice Worker (uncredited)1964-08-055.84
- Robin and the 7 HoodsCongregation Member1964-06-246.275
- The ApartmentOffice Worker (uncredited)1960-06-218.22,680
- North by NorthwestSecurity Guard at Auction (uncredited)1959-08-068.04,537
- The Sound and the FuryTownsman (uncredited)1959-03-276.818
- Shirley Temple's StorybookSmall Slave1958-01-126.56
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956-09-075.36
- Boston Blackie1951-09-084.02
- The Killer That Stalked New YorkBootblack (uncredited)1950-10-066.231
- Thank Your Lucky StarsDancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)1943-09-256.239
- Reveille with BeverlyFranklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)1943-02-047.56
- Take My LifeBill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber1942-07-039.01
- Golden HoofsCurly1941-02-148.02
- Sporting BloodSam - Lockwood's Horse Groom1940-07-114.25
- Reform SchoolPete1939-04-278.02
- The Lady's from KentuckyWinfield1939-04-278.01
- KentuckyJimmy1938-12-306.113
- Arrest Bulldog DrummondHotel Page Boy1938-11-256.814
- AnaesthesiaColored Boy 1839 (uncredited)1938-07-097.01
- Rhythm Rodeo1938-06-0110.01
- The BuccaneerJames Smith, a Servant1938-02-046.412
- Wine, Women and HorsesEight Ball1937-09-115.34
- Midnight CourtGarfield Brown1937-03-065.15
- Guns and GuitarsEightball1936-06-225.83
- The Lonely TrailHarmonica Player / Dancer1936-05-254.812
- Red River ValleyIodine1936-03-026.03
- Tumbling TumbleweedsEightball1935-09-057.53
- Secret ServiceIsrael Polk1931-11-146.73
- Sporting ChanceHorseshoe1931-10-258.01
- Sporting BloodSam 'Sammy'1931-08-085.410
- CimarronIsaiah1931-01-265.6148
- Hearts in DixieChinquapin1929-01-025.03
- Little Mickey GroganDancing Black Boy1927-12-278.01
- Little Annie RooneyHumidor1925-10-187.121
- Shootin' InjunsGene1925-05-027.34
- The Love BugPineapple1925-04-246.94
- Dog DaysPineapple1925-03-076.35
- Circus FeverGene1925-02-076.53
- The Big TownPineapple1925-01-107.14
- The Mysterious Mystery!Snowball1924-12-126.44
- The Thief of BagdadChild (uncredited)1924-03-187.3181
- Penrod and SamVerman1923-06-187.53