Eugene Jackson
Birthday: 1916-12-25 | Place of Birth: Buffalo - New York - USAEugene 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Uncle Lou
as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
as Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)
as Eightball
as Iodine
as Eightball
as Israel Polk
as Sam 'Sammy'
as Gene
as Gene
as Humidor
as Pineapple
