Acting

Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson is best known for Taxi, Night Court, The Adventures of Jim Bowie and Shirley Temple's Storybook. Eugene Jackson was born on December 25, 1916. Eugene Jackson died on October 26, 2001 at the age of 84.

Born: December 25, 1916
Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: October 26, 2001 (84 years old)

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.