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.
Filmography
all 62
Movies 57
TV Shows 5
self 1
The Addams Family (1991)
Swing Shift (1984)
Night Court (1984)
Off the Wall (1983)
American Gigolo (1980)
Taxi (1978)
Scott Joplin (1977)
All the President's Men (1976)
40 Carats (1973)
Coffy (1973)
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
Black Gunn (1972)
Chandler (1971)
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Julia (1968)
Looking for Love (1964)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
The Apartment (1960)
North by Northwest (1959)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
Take My Life (1942)
Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)
Sporting Blood (1940)
Kentucky (1938)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
Anaesthesia (1938)
Rhythm Rodeo (1938)
The Buccaneer (1938)
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)
Midnight Court (1937)
Guns and Guitars (1936)
The Lonely Trail (1936)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
Secret Service (1931)
Sporting Chance (1931)
Sporting Blood (1931)
The Messenger Boy (1931)
Cimarron (1931)
Hearts in Dixie (1929)
Little Mickey Grogan (1927)
The Love Bug (1925)
Dog Days (1925)
The Big Town (1925)
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Boy of Mine (1923)
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GenderMale
Birthday1916-12-25
Deathday2001-10-26 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceBuffalo - New York - USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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