Eugene Jackson
December 25, 1916 (108 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1991 ·The Addams Familyas One-Armed Bass Player
- 1984 ·Swing Shiftas Bartender at Kelly's
- 1984 ·Night Courtas Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)
- 1984 ·Night Courtas Shoe Shine Man
- 1983 ·Off the Wallas Old Black Man
- 1980 ·American Gigoloas Bootblack
- 1979 ·Escape from Alcatrazas Inmate
- 1978 ·Taxias Cabbie (uncredited)
- 1977 ·Scott Joplinas Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
- 1976 ·All the President's Menas Reporter (uncredited)
- 1973 ·Cleopatra Jonesas Henry
- 1973 ·40 Caratsas Party Dancer (uncredited)
- 1973 ·Coffyas Man at Rally (uncredited)
- 1973 ·The World's Greatest Athleteas Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1972 ·Black Gunnas Bartender (uncredited)
- 1971 ·Chandleras Shoe Shine Boy
- 1971 ·Support Your Local Gunfighteras Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
- 1968 ·Juliaas Uncle Lou
- 1964 ·Looking for Loveas Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1964 ·Robin and the 7 Hoodsas Congregation Member
- 1960 ·The Apartmentas Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1959 ·North by Northwestas Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
- 1958 ·Shirley Temple's Storybookas Small Slave
- 1956 ·The Adventures of Jim Bowieas
- 1951 ·The Adventures of Boston Blackieas
- 1950 ·The Killer That Stalked New Yorkas Bootblack (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Thank Your Lucky Starsas Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Reveille with Beverlyas Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)
- 1942 ·Take My Lifeas Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
- 1941 ·Golden Hoofsas Curly
- 1940 ·Sporting Bloodas Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom
- 1939 ·Reform Schoolas Pete
- 1939 ·The Lady's from Kentuckyas Winfield
- 1938 ·Kentuckyas Jimmy
- 1938 ·Arrest Bulldog Drummondas Hotel Page Boy
- 1938 ·Anaesthesiaas Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)
- 1938 ·Rhythm Rodeoas
- 1938 ·The Buccaneeras James Smith, a Servant
- 1937 ·Wine, Women and Horsesas Eight Ball
- 1937 ·Midnight Courtas Garfield Brown
- 1936 ·Guns and Guitarsas Eightball
- 1936 ·The Lonely Trailas Harmonica Player / Dancer
- 1936 ·Red River Valleyas Iodine
- 1935 ·Tumbling Tumbleweedsas Eightball
- 1931 ·Secret Serviceas Israel Polk
- 1931 ·Sporting Chanceas Horseshoe
- 1931 ·Sporting Bloodas Sam 'Sammy'
- 1931 ·Cimarronas Isaiah
- 1929 ·Hearts in Dixieas Chinquapin
- 1925 ·Little Annie Rooneyas Humidor
- 1925 ·Shootin' Injunsas Gene
- 1925 ·The Love Bugas Pineapple
- 1925 ·Dog Daysas Pineapple
- 1925 ·Circus Feveras Gene
- 1925 ·The Big Townas Pineapple
- 1924 ·The Mysterious Mystery!as Snowball
- 1924 ·The Thief of Bagdadas Child (uncredited)
- 1923 ·Penrod and Samas Verman