Actor

Eugene Jackson

1923–present1916–2001DramaComedyCrimeRomance

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

54 acting credits

as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

North by Northwest

as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

1959

North by Northwest

as Office Worker (uncredited)

The Apartment

as Office Worker (uncredited)

1960

The Apartment

Filmography

1991The Addams FamilyOne-Armed Bass Player7.1 1984Swing ShiftBartender at Kelly's5.6 1983Off the WallOld Black Man3.5 1980American GigoloBootblack6.2 1979Escape from AlcatrazInmate7.5 1977Scott JoplinPiano Contest Spectator (uncredited)

About

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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