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person_profile-Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson Died at age: 84

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Dec 25, 1916

Country of birth:

Buffalo - New York - USA

Died:

Oct 26, 2001

Biography of

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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Eugene Jackson

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Filmography of

Eugene Jackson

Found 42 Movies in total

The Addams Family

One-Armed Bass Player ( Actor )

... 1991

Swing Shift

Bartender at Kelly's ( Actor )

... 1984

Off the Wall

Old Black Man ( Actor )

... 1983

American Gigolo

Bootblack ( Actor )

... 1980

Escape from Alcatraz

Inmate ( Actor )

... 1979

Scott Joplin

Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1977

All the President's Men

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1976

Cleopatra Jones

Henry ( Actor )

... 1973

40 Carats

Party Dancer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1973

Coffy

Man at Rally (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1973

The World's Greatest Athlete

Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1973

Black Gunn

Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1972

Chandler

Shoe Shine Boy ( Actor )

... 1971

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

Looking for Love

Office Worker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Congregation Member ( Actor )

... 1964

The Apartment

Office Worker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

North by Northwest

Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Killer That Stalked New York

Bootblack (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Reveille with Beverly

Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Take My Life

Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber ( Actor )

... 1942

Golden Hoofs

Curly ( Actor )

... 1941

Sporting Blood

Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom ( Actor )

... 1940

Reform School

Pete ( Actor )

... 1939

The Lady's from Kentucky

Winfield ( Actor )

... 1939

Kentucky

Jimmy ( Actor )

... 1938

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Hotel Page Boy ( Actor )

... 1938

The Buccaneer

James Smith, a Servant ( Actor )

... 1938

Wine, Women and Horses

Eight Ball ( Actor )

... 1937

Midnight Court

Garfield Brown ( Actor )

... 1937

Guns and Guitars

Eightball ( Actor )

... 1936

The Lonely Trail

Harmonica Player / Dancer ( Actor )

... 1936

Red River Valley

Iodine ( Actor )

... 1936

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Eightball ( Actor )

... 1935

Secret Service

Israel Polk ( Actor )

... 1931

Sporting Blood

Sam 'Sammy' ( Actor )

... 1931

Cimarron

Isaiah ( Actor )

... 1931

Hearts in Dixie

Chinquapin ( Actor )

... 1929

Little Annie Rooney

Humidor ( Actor )

... 1925

The Thief of Bagdad

Child (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1924

Penrod and Sam

Verman ( Actor )

... 1923