Eugene Jackson
Born December 25, 1916 (Age: 109)
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Buffalo - 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.
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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Filmography
The Addams Family
1991
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as One-Armed Bass Player
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Age: 74
American Gigolo
1980
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as Bootblack
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Age: 63
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
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as Inmate
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Age: 62
All the President's Men
1976
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 59
Coffy
1973
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as Man at Rally (uncredited)
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Age: 56
The Apartment
1960
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as Office Worker (uncredited)
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Age: 43
North by Northwest
1959
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as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
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Age: 42
The Sound and the Fury
1959
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Take My Life
1942
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as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
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Age: 25
Golden Hoofs
1941
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as Curly
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Age: 24
No Image
Sporting Chance
1931
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as Horseshoe
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Age: 14
Cimarron
1931
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as Isaiah
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Age: 14