Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-12-25

Day of Death

2001-10-26 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo - New York - USA

Also Known As

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.

Known For

The Apartment

The Apartment

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Acting

Black Gunn

1972

Black Gunn

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Cleopatra Jones

1973

Cleopatra Jones

as

Henry

Sporting Chance

1931

Sporting Chance

as

Horseshoe

Reform School

1939

Reform School

as

Pete

The Mysterious Mystery!

1924

The Mysterious Mystery!

as

Snowball

The Big Town

1925

The Big Town

as

Pineapple

Circus Fever

1925

Circus Fever

as

Gene

The Love Bug

1925

The Love Bug

as

Pineapple

Looking for Love

1964

Looking for Love

as

Office Worker (uncredited)

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971

Support Your Local Gunfighter

as

Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)

Guns and Guitars

1936

Guns and Guitars

as

Eightball

The Lonely Trail

1936

The Lonely Trail

as

Harmonica Player / Dancer

The Apartment

1960

The Apartment

as

Office Worker (uncredited)

Chandler

1971

Chandler

as

Shoe Shine Boy

Secret Service

1931

Secret Service

as

Israel Polk

Sporting Blood

1931

Sporting Blood

as

Sam 'Sammy'

Hearts in Dixie

1929

Hearts in Dixie

as

Chinquapin

40 Carats

1973

40 Carats

as

Party Dancer (uncredited)

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

as

Congregation Member

Wine, Women and Horses

1937

Wine, Women and Horses

as

Eight Ball

Cimarron

1931

Cimarron

as

Isaiah

Red River Valley

1936

Red River Valley

as

Iodine

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

as

Hotel Page Boy

Kentucky

1938

Kentucky

as

Jimmy

All the President's Men

1976

All the President's Men

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Midnight Court

1937

Midnight Court

as

Garfield Brown

North by Northwest

1959

North by Northwest

as

Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

American Gigolo

1980

American Gigolo

as

Bootblack

Little Annie Rooney

1925

Little Annie Rooney

as

Humidor

Take My Life

1942

Take My Life

as

Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

The Thief of Bagdad

as

Child (uncredited)

Scott Joplin

1977

Scott Joplin

as

Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)

The World's Greatest Athlete

1973

The World's Greatest Athlete

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rhythm Rodeo

1938

Rhythm Rodeo

as

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as

Inmate

Sporting Blood

1940

Sporting Blood

as

Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as

Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

Dog Days

1925

Dog Days

as

Pineapple

Off the Wall

1983

Off the Wall

as

Old Black Man

Reveille with Beverly

1943

Reveille with Beverly

as

Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited)

Coffy

1973

Coffy

as

Man at Rally (uncredited)

Golden Hoofs

1941

Golden Hoofs

as

Curly

The Buccaneer

1938

The Buccaneer

as

James Smith, a Servant

Shootin' Injuns

1925

Shootin' Injuns

as

Gene

Penrod and Sam

1923

Penrod and Sam

as

Verman

The Addams Family

1991

The Addams Family

as

One-Armed Bass Player

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York

as

Bootblack (uncredited)

Anaesthesia

1938

Anaesthesia

as

Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939

The Lady's from Kentucky

as

Winfield

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1935

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

as

Eightball

Swing Shift

1984

Swing Shift

as

Bartender at Kelly's

Melinda

1972

Melinda

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Julia

Julia

as

Uncle Lou

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

as

Night Court

Night Court

as

Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)

Taxi

Taxi

as

Cabbie (uncredited)

Night Court

Night Court

as

Shoe Shine Man

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Small Slave

Production

Crew

Directing