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
Born
Dec 25, 1916
Buffalo, New York, USA
Died
Oct 26, 2001
Known For
Acting
Movies
56 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate
The Addams Family
1991
as One-Armed Bass Player
North by Northwest
1959
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
The Apartment
1960
as Office Worker (uncredited)
American Gigolo
1980
as Bootblack
All the President's Men
1976
as Reporter (uncredited)
Coffy
1973
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
as Child (uncredited)
Cimarron
1931
as Isaiah
Add to Watchlist
Movie will be added to your watchlist