Eugene Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-12-25

Day of death

2001-10-26 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo - New York - USA

Eugene Jackson

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.

Known For

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • Sporting Chance

    Sporting Chance

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • Off the Wall

    Off the Wall

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • North by Northwest

    North by Northwest

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Take My Life

    Take My Life

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

  • Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

  • Melinda

    Melinda

  • Julia

    Julia

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Coffy

    Coffy

  • Escape from Alcatraz

    Escape from Alcatraz

  • Rhythm Rodeo

    Rhythm Rodeo

  • Dog Days

    Dog Days

  • Golden Hoofs

    Golden Hoofs

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Shootin' Injuns

    Shootin' Injuns

  • American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • Swing Shift

    Swing Shift

  • The Thief of Bagdad

    The Thief of Bagdad

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

  • Cleopatra Jones

    Cleopatra Jones

  • Reform School

    Reform School

  • The Sound and the Fury

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Black Gunn

    Black Gunn

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • The World's Greatest Athlete

    The World's Greatest Athlete

  • The Carey Treatment

    The Carey Treatment

  • 40 Carats

    40 Carats

  • The Lonely Trail

    The Lonely Trail

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    The Killer That Stalked New York

  • Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • Hearts in Dixie

    Hearts in Dixie

  • Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam

  • Arrest Bulldog Drummond

    Arrest Bulldog Drummond

  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women and Horses

  • Midnight Court

    Midnight Court

  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds

    Tumbling Tumbleweeds

  • Guns and Guitars

    Guns and Guitars

  • Red River Valley

    Red River Valley

  • Circus Fever

    Circus Fever

  • The Big Town

    The Big Town

  • The Mysterious Mystery!

    The Mysterious Mystery!

  • The Love Bug

    The Love Bug

  • Secret Service

    Secret Service

  • The Lady's from Kentucky

    The Lady's from Kentucky

  • Anaesthesia

    Anaesthesia