Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson

Acting
Born 1916-12-25 - Died 2001-10-26Buffalo, New York, USA

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.

Movies (56)

Escape from Alcatraz
7.5

Escape from Alcatraz

1979Movie7.5
North by Northwest
8.0

North by Northwest

1959Movie8.0
The Addams Family
7.1

The Addams Family

1991Movie7.1
The Apartment
8.2

The Apartment

1960Movie8.2
American Gigolo
6.2

American Gigolo

1980Movie6.2
All the President's Men
7.7

All the President's Men

1976Movie7.7
Coffy
6.6

Coffy

1973Movie6.6
Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.2

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964Movie6.2
The Best Man
7.3

The Best Man

1964Movie7.3
The Thief of Bagdad
7.3

The Thief of Bagdad

1924Movie7.3
Swing Shift
5.6

Swing Shift

1984Movie5.6
Cleopatra Jones
5.7

Cleopatra Jones

1973Movie5.7
40 Carats
5.7

40 Carats

1973Movie5.7
Reveille with Beverly
7.5

Reveille with Beverly

1943Movie7.5
Black Gunn
6.0

Black Gunn

1972Movie6.0
Cimarron
5.5

Cimarron

1931Movie5.5
Support Your Local Gunfighter
6.6

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971Movie6.6
Reform School
8.0

Reform School

1939Movie8.0
The Buccaneer
6.4

The Buccaneer

1938Movie6.4
The World's Greatest Athlete
5.5

The World's Greatest Athlete

1973Movie5.5
The Carey Treatment
6.0

The Carey Treatment

1972Movie6.0
The Sound and the Fury
6.8

The Sound and the Fury

1959Movie6.8
Looking for Love
5.8

Looking for Love

1964Movie5.8
Chandler
4.6

Chandler

1971Movie4.6
Little Annie Rooney
7.1

Little Annie Rooney

1925Movie7.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943Movie6.2
Off the Wall
3.5

Off the Wall

1983Movie3.5
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.2

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950Movie6.2
Sporting Blood
5.4

Sporting Blood

1931Movie5.4
Penrod and Sam
7.5

Penrod and Sam

1923Movie7.5
Wine, Women and Horses
5.3

Wine, Women and Horses

1937Movie5.3
Guns and Guitars
5.8

Guns and Guitars

1936Movie5.8
Kentucky
6.1

Kentucky

1938Movie6.1
Little Mickey Grogan
8.0

Little Mickey Grogan

1927Movie8.0
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
6.8

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938Movie6.8
Red River Valley
6.0

Red River Valley

1936Movie6.0
Scott Joplin
6.6

Scott Joplin

1977Movie6.6
Midnight Court
5.1

Midnight Court

1937Movie5.1
Golden Hoofs
8.0

Golden Hoofs

1941Movie8.0
Melinda
4.8

Melinda

1972Movie4.8
Sporting Blood
4.2

Sporting Blood

1940Movie4.2
The Big Town
7.1

The Big Town

1925Movie7.1
Take My Life
9.0

Take My Life

1942Movie9.0
The Lady's from Kentucky
8.0

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939Movie8.0
Secret Service
6.7

Secret Service

1931Movie6.7
The Lonely Trail
4.8

The Lonely Trail

1936Movie4.8
Dog Days
6.3

Dog Days

1925Movie6.3
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
7.5

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1935Movie7.5
Anaesthesia
7.0

Anaesthesia

1938Movie7.0
Shootin' Injuns
7.3

Shootin' Injuns

1925Movie7.3
Sporting Chance
8.0

Sporting Chance

1931Movie8.0
Circus Fever
6.5

Circus Fever

1925Movie6.5
Hearts in Dixie
5.0

Hearts in Dixie

1929Movie5.0
The Love Bug
6.9

The Love Bug

1925Movie6.9
The Mysterious Mystery!
6.4

The Mysterious Mystery!

1924Movie6.4
Rhythm Rodeo
10.0

Rhythm Rodeo

1938Movie10.0

TV Shows (6)

Night Court
7.3

Night Court

1984Series7.3
Taxi
7.3

Taxi

1978Series7.3
Julia
6.4

Julia

1968Series6.4
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Series5.3
Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.5

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958Series6.5
Boston Blackie
4.0

Boston Blackie

1951Series4.0