Eugene Jackson

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.

Most Known For

Night Court

as Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)

Night Court

as Shoe Shine Man

Taxi

as Cabbie (uncredited)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Julia

as Uncle Lou

The Addams Family

as One-Armed Bass Player

All the President's Men

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Apartment

as Office Worker (uncredited)

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Small Slave

North by Northwest

as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

Escape from Alcatraz

as Inmate

Boston Blackie

Coffy

as Man at Rally (uncredited)

American Gigolo

as Bootblack

Chandler

as Shoe Shine Boy

Cleopatra Jones

as Henry

The Thief of Bagdad

as Child (uncredited)

Swing Shift

as Bartender at Kelly's

The Carey Treatment

as Doctor (uncredited)

The World's Greatest Athlete

as Party Guest (uncredited)