Eugene Jackson
Born December 25, 1916·Died October 26, 2001 (at 84)·Buffalo, New York, USA·Male
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".
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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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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
62 credits across 62 titlesActing
40 creditsAs self
22 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
