Eugene Jackson

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

12 wins
72 nominations
12 Oscars
51 credits

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

Award Recognition

12
Wins
72
Nominations
12
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1991

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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

North by Northwest
Escape from Alcatraz
The Addams Family
The Apartment
All the President's Men
American Gigolo
Coffy
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Cleopatra Jones
The Thief of Bagdad

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