Eugene Jackson
Actor
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
North by Northwest
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) 1959
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate 1979
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited) 1960
All the President's Men
as Reporter (uncredited) 1976
American Gigolo
as Bootblack 1980
Coffy
as Man at Rally (uncredited) 1973
The Thief of Bagdad
as Child (uncredited) 1924
Cimarron
as Isaiah 1931
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited) 1971
Swing Shift
as Bartender at Kelly's 1984
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Congregation Member 1964
Cleopatra Jones
as Henry 1973
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) 1943
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Party Guest (uncredited) 1973
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Bootblack (uncredited) 1950
Black Gunn
as Bartender (uncredited) 1972