Eugene Jackson

Known for

Acting

Born

December 25, 1916

Birthplace

Buffalo, New York, USA

Died

October 26, 2001 (aged 84)

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 199...

Best known work

The Addams Family

1991

North by Northwest

1959

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

The Apartment

1960

All the President's Men

1976

American Gigolo

1980

Coffy

1973

The Long, Hot Summer

1958

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

Taxi

1978

Filmography

1991
The Addams Family
as One-Armed Bass Player
1984
Swing Shift
as Bartender at Kelly's
1984
Night CourtTV
as Shoe Shine Man (uncredited) (2 episodes), as Shoe Shine Man (1 episode)
1983
Off the Wall
as Old Black Man
1980
American Gigolo
as Bootblack
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
1978
TaxiTV
as Cab Driver (uncredited) (7 episodes), as Cab Driver / Boxing Spectator (uncredited) (1 episode)
1977
Scott Joplin
as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
1976
All the President's Men
as Reporter (uncredited)
1973
Cleopatra Jones
as Henry
1973
40 Carats
as Party Dancer (uncredited)
1973
Coffy
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1972
Black Gunn
as Bartender (uncredited)
1972
Melinda
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1972
The Carey Treatment
as Doctor (uncredited)
1971
Chandler
as Shoe Shine Boy
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
1964
Looking for Love
as Office Worker (uncredited)
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Congregation Member (uncredited)
1964
The Best Man
as Delegate (uncredited)
1960
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
1959
North by Northwest
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
1959
The Sound and the Fury
as Townsman (uncredited)
1958
The Long, Hot Summer
as Waiter (uncredited)