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.
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- Born:
- Dec 25, 1916 In Buffalo - New York - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 45
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Thief of Bagdad 1924-03-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall 2002-07-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall | Self | 2002-07-13 |
| Movie | UFC 35: Throwdown | Self | 2002-01-11 |
| Movie | UFC 33: Victory In Vegas | Self | 2001-09-28 |
| Movie | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | Self | 2000-04-14 |
| Movie | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz | Self | 2000-09-22 |
| Movie | UFC 21: Return Of The Champions | Self | 1999-07-16 |
| Movie | UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 | Self | 1999-11-19 |
| Movie | The Addams Family | One-Armed Bass Player | 1991-11-22 |
| Movie | Swing Shift | Bartender at Kelly's | 1984-04-13 |
| Movie | Off the Wall | Old Black Man | 1983-07-01 |
| Movie | American Gigolo | Bootblack | 1980-02-08 |
| Movie | Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | All the President's Men | Reporter (uncredited) | 1976-04-09 |
| Movie | Coffy | Man at Rally (uncredited) | 1973-06-13 |
| Movie | Cleopatra Jones | Henry | 1973-07-13 |
| Movie | 40 Carats | Party Dancer (uncredited) | 1973-06-28 |
| Movie | Black Gunn | Bartender (uncredited) | 1972-12-20 |
| Movie | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited) | 1971-05-26 |
| Movie | Chandler | Shoe Shine Boy | 1971-12-01 |
| Series | Julia | Uncle Lou | 1968-09-17 |
| Movie | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Congregation Member | 1964-06-24 |
| Movie | Looking for Love | Office Worker (uncredited) | 1964-08-05 |
| Movie | The Apartment | Office Worker (uncredited) | 1960-06-21 |
| Movie | North by Northwest | Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) | 1959-07-08 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | The Killer That Stalked New York | Bootblack (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
| Movie | Reveille with Beverly | Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited) | 1943-02-04 |
| Movie | Golden Hoofs | Curly | 1941-02-14 |
| Movie | Sporting Blood | Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom | 1940-07-11 |
| Movie | The Buccaneer | James Smith, a Servant | 1938-02-04 |
| Movie | Kentucky | Jimmy | 1938-12-30 |
| Movie | Arrest Bulldog Drummond | Hotel Page Boy | 1938-11-25 |
| Movie | Midnight Court | Garfield Brown | 1937-03-06 |
| Movie | Wine, Women and Horses | Eight Ball | 1937-09-11 |
| Movie | Red River Valley | Iodine | 1936-03-02 |
| Movie | The Lonely Trail | Harmonica Player / Dancer | 1936-05-25 |
| Movie | Guns and Guitars | Eightball | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Eightball | 1935-09-05 |
| Movie | Cimarron | Isaiah | 1931-01-26 |
| Movie | Secret Service | Israel Polk | 1931-11-14 |
| Movie | Sporting Blood | Sam 'Sammy' | 1931-08-08 |
| Movie | Hearts in Dixie | Chinquapin | 1929-01-02 |
| Movie | Dog Days | Pineapple | 1925-03-07 |
| Movie | Little Annie Rooney | Humidor | 1925-10-18 |
| Movie | The Thief of Bagdad | Child (uncredited) | 1924-03-18 |