Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 25, 1916
(84 years old)
Died
October 26, 2001
Place of Birth
Buffalo - New York - USA
Popular Genres
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Career Span
1923 – 1991
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 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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Personal Info
Born
Dec 25, 1916
From
Buffalo - New York - USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1923 – 1991
Known For
Frequent Collaborators
Award Recognition
12
Wins
72
Nominations
12
Oscars
Complete Filmography
1991
1984
1983
1980
1979
1977
1976
1973
1972
1971
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