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". 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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Addams Family
Character: One-Armed Bass Player
MOVIE • 1991
Swing Shift
Character: Bartender at Kelly's
MOVIE • 1984
Night Court
Character: Shoe Shine Man (uncredited)
TV • 1984
Night Court
Character: Shoe Shine Man
TV • 1984
Off the Wall
Character: Old Black Man
MOVIE • 1983
American Gigolo
Character: Bootblack
MOVIE • 1980
Escape from Alcatraz
Character: Inmate
MOVIE • 1979
Taxi
Character: Cabbie (uncredited)
TV • 1978
Scott Joplin
Character: Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1977
All the President's Men
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1976
Cleopatra Jones
Character: Henry
MOVIE • 1973
40 Carats
Character: Party Dancer (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1973
Coffy
Character: Man at Rally (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1973
Black Gunn
Character: Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1972
Melinda
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1972
Chandler
Character: Shoe Shine Boy
MOVIE • 1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Character: Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1971
Julia
Character: Uncle Lou
TV • 1968
Looking for Love
Character: Office Worker (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1964