Eugene Jackson
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.
Acting
Movie
The Addams Family
as One-Armed Bass Player
1991
Movie
North by Northwest
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
1959
Movie
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
1979
Movie
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
1960
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All the President's Men
as Reporter (uncredited)
1976
Movie
American Gigolo
as Bootblack
1980
Movie
Coffy
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
1973
Movie
The Thief of Bagdad
as Child (uncredited)
1924
TV
Taxi
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1978
Movie
Cimarron
as Isaiah
1931
TV
Night Court
as Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)
1984
TV
Night Court
as Shoe Shine Man
1984
Movie
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
1971
Movie
Swing Shift
as Bartender at Kelly's
1984
Movie
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Congregation Member
1964
Movie
Cleopatra Jones
as Henry
1973
Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
1943
Movie
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1973
Movie
The Carey Treatment
as Doctor (uncredited)
1972
Movie
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Bootblack (uncredited)
1950
Movie
Black Gunn
as Bartender (uncredited)
1972
Movie
Little Annie Rooney
as Humidor
1925
Movie
40 Carats
as Party Dancer (uncredited)
1973
Movie
The Sound and the Fury
as Townsman (uncredited)
1959