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.
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 Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Bootblack (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)