Eugene Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

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

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • Escape from Alcatraz

    Escape from Alcatraz

  • Julia

    Julia

  • American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • North by Northwest

    North by Northwest

  • Circus Fever

    Circus Fever

  • Sporting Chance

    Sporting Chance

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Dog Days

    Dog Days

  • Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

  • Swing Shift

    Swing Shift

  • Coffy

    Coffy

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds

    Tumbling Tumbleweeds

  • Secret Service

    Secret Service

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • Golden Hoofs

    Golden Hoofs

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Shootin' Injuns

    Shootin' Injuns

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Rhythm Rodeo

    Rhythm Rodeo

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • Melinda

    Melinda

  • Arrest Bulldog Drummond

    Arrest Bulldog Drummond

  • Black Gunn

    Black Gunn

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • The Sound and the Fury

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

  • The Thief of Bagdad

    The Thief of Bagdad

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

  • 40 Carats

    40 Carats

  • Off the Wall

    Off the Wall

  • Hearts in Dixie

    Hearts in Dixie

  • Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam

  • The World's Greatest Athlete

    The World's Greatest Athlete

  • The Big Town

    The Big Town

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • The Love Bug

    The Love Bug

  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    The Killer That Stalked New York

  • The Lonely Trail

    The Lonely Trail

  • Red River Valley

    Red River Valley

  • Take My Life

    Take My Life

  • Cleopatra Jones

    Cleopatra Jones

  • Anaesthesia

    Anaesthesia

  • Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Reform School

    Reform School

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

  • The Lady's from Kentucky

    The Lady's from Kentucky

  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women and Horses

  • The Mysterious Mystery!

    The Mysterious Mystery!

  • Midnight Court

    Midnight Court

  • Guns and Guitars

    Guns and Guitars