Eugene Jackson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1916
- Died
- October 26, 2001
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, 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.
Filmography
The Addams Family 1991
as One-Armed Bass Player
Swing Shift 1984
as Bartender at Kelly's
Off the Wall 1983
as Old Black Man
American Gigolo 1980
as Bootblack
Escape from Alcatraz 1979
as Inmate
Scott Joplin 1977
as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
All the President's Men 1976
as Reporter (uncredited)
Cleopatra Jones 1973
as Henry
40 Carats 1973
as Party Dancer (uncredited)
Coffy 1973
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete 1973
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Gunn 1972
as Bartender (uncredited)
Melinda 1972
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Carey Treatment 1972
as Doctor (uncredited)
Chandler 1971
as Shoe Shine Boy
Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
Looking for Love 1964
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964
as Congregation Member (uncredited)
The Best Man 1964
as Delegate (uncredited)
The Apartment 1960
as Office Worker (uncredited)
North by Northwest 1959
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
The Sound and the Fury 1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Long, Hot Summer 1958
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York 1950
as Bootblack (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly 1943
as Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)
Take My Life 1942
as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
Golden Hoofs 1941
as Curly
Sporting Blood 1940
as Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom
The Lady's from Kentucky 1939
as Winfield
Reform School 1939
as Pete
Kentucky 1938
as Jimmy
Arrest Bulldog Drummond 1938
as Hotel Page Boy
Anaesthesia 1938
as Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)
Rhythm Rodeo 1938
Actor
The Buccaneer 1938
as James Smith, a Servant
Wine, Women and Horses 1937
as Eight Ball
Midnight Court 1937
as Garfield Brown
Guns and Guitars 1936
as Eightball
The Lonely Trail 1936
as Harmonica Player / Dancer
Red River Valley 1936
as Iodine
Tumbling Tumbleweeds 1935
as Eightball
Secret Service 1931
as Israel Polk
- Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance 1931
as Horseshoe
Sporting Blood 1931
as Sam 'Sammy'
Cimarron 1931
as Isaiah
Hearts in Dixie 1929
as Chinquapin
Little Mickey Grogan 1927
as Dancing Black Boy
Little Annie Rooney 1925
as Humidor
Shootin' Injuns 1925
as Gene
The Love Bug 1925
as Pineapple
Dog Days 1925
as Pineapple
Circus Fever 1925
as Gene
The Big Town 1925
as Pineapple
The Mysterious Mystery! 1924
as Snowball
The Thief of Bagdad 1924
as Child (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam 1923
as Verman
Credits from TMDB.