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Eugene Jackson

Dec 25, 1916 - Oct 26, 2001 (84 years old) in Buffalo - New York - USA

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

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Taxi
Cabbie (uncredited)
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Night Court
Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Jim Bowie
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The Adventures of Boston Blackie
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
Small Slave
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The Apartment
Office Worker (uncredited)
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North by Northwest
Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
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The Addams Family
One-Armed Bass Player
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All the President's Men
Reporter (uncredited)
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Escape from Alcatraz
Inmate

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