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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.
Known For
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
The Addams Family
as One-Armed Bass Player
North by Northwest
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
American Gigolo
as Bootblack
All the President's Men
as Reporter (uncredited)
Scott Joplin
as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Coffy
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
The Thief of Bagdad
as Child (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
