Eugene Jackson

actor, soundtrack

Eugene Jackson was born on Dec 25, 1916 in USA. Eugene Jackson's big-screen debut came with Penrod and Sam directed by William Beaudine in 1923, strarring Herman (as Gene Jackson). Eugene Jackson is known for Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance directed by Hideo Kojima, David Hayter stars as Solid Snake and Quinton Flynn as Raiden. The upcoming new movie Eugene Jackson plays is Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance which will be released on Nov 04, 2002.

Eugene Jackson gained fame as Farina's older brother, Pineapple, in six of Hal Roach's "Our Gang" serials - The Mysterious Mystery! (1924), The Big Town (1925), Circus Fever (1925), Dog Days (1925), The Love Bug (1925), and Shootin' Injuns (1925). 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 (1968) and Redd Foxx's friend on Sanford and Son (1972). In later years he taught dance at studios he started in Compton and Pasadena. He trained several performers in the film Porgy and Bess (1959). His work was featured in a dance retrospective for the 1993 Los Angeles Festival.

Birthday
Dec 25, 1916
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA

Known For

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

20029.0

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

19797.6

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

19767.9

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

19627.2

19608.3

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

19598.3

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

19587.3

19437.3

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

19247.7

Movies & TV Shows

2002
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
soundtrack
9.0
1991
The Addams Family
The Addams Family
actor
as One-Armed Bass Player
6.9
1991
Life Stinks
Life Stinks
actor
as Office Janitor (uncredited)
5.9
1984
Swing Shift
Swing Shift
actor
as Bartender at Kelly's (as Eugene W. Jackson)
5.9
1983
The Day After
The Day After
actor
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
7.0
1980
American Gigolo
American Gigolo
actor
as Bootblack
6.3
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz
actor
as Inmate (as Eugene W. Jackson)
7.6
1978
Five Days from Home
Five Days from Home
actor
as Inmate (uncredited)
6.1
1978
The One and Only
The One and Only
actor
as Spectator (uncredited)
5.8
1977
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
actor
as Piano contest spectator (uncredited)
6.5
1976
Treasure of Matecumbe
Treasure of Matecumbe
actor
as Man Dancing in the Street (uncredited)
6.1
1976
Sparkle
Sparkle
actor
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
6.7
1976
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
actor
as Reporter (uncredited)
7.9
1975
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
actor
as Doorman (uncredited)
6.9
1973
Cleopatra Jones
Cleopatra Jones
actor
as Henry
5.9
1973
40 Carats
40 Carats
actor
as Party Dancer (uncredited)
6.3
1973
Coffy
Coffy
actor
as Man at Rally (uncredited)
6.8
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
The World's Greatest Athlete
actor
as Party Guest (uncredited)
5.6
1972
Black Gunn
Black Gunn
actor
as Bartender (uncredited)
5.8
1972
Black Girl
Black Girl
actor
as Parishioner (uncredited)
6.8
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
actor
as Counterman (uncredited)
6.2
1972
The Carey Treatment
The Carey Treatment
actor
as Doctor (uncredited)
6.1
1972
The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater
actor
as Bartender (uncredited)
5.7
1971
Chandler
Chandler
actor
as Shoe Shine Boy
4.4
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter
actor
as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited)
6.8
1971
Love Hate Love
Love Hate Love
actor
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
6.6
1969
Change of Habit
Change of Habit
actor
as Onlooker (uncredited)
5.9
1968
Wild in the Streets
Wild in the Streets
actor
as Congressman (uncredited)
5.9
1965
Billie
Billie
actor
as Track Meet Spectator (uncredited)
5.7
1964
Your Cheatin' Heart
Your Cheatin' Heart
actor
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
6.5
1964
Looking for Love
Looking for Love
actor
as Office Worker (uncredited)
5.6
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Robin and the 7 Hoods
actor
as Congregation Member (uncredited)
6.4
1963
4 for Texas
4 for Texas
actor
as Casino Worker (uncredited)
5.5
1963
Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice
actor
as Audience Member (uncredited)
5.7
1962
Who's Got the Action?
Who's Got the Action?
actor
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
5.6
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
actor
as Bellhop (uncredited)
7.2
1960
The Apartment
The Apartment
actor
as Office Worker (uncredited)
8.3
1959
North by Northwest
North by Northwest
actor
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
8.3
1959
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
6.2
1958
King Creole
King Creole
actor
as Saxophonist in Blue Shade (uncredited)
6.9
1958
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer
actor
as Waiter (uncredited)
7.3
1957
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
actor
as Piccaninny (uncredited)
6.2
1955
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
actor
as Street Saxophonist (uncredited)
6.5
1955
Trial
Trial
actor
as Man at Defense Fund Rally (uncredited)
6.8
1953
Sangaree
Sangaree
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
6.0
1952
The Iron Mistress
The Iron Mistress
actor
as Footman (uncredited)
6.2
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York
actor
as Bootblack (uncredited)
6.4
1949
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit
actor
as Stablehand (uncredited)
6.1
1948
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born
actor
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
6.9
1943
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
actor
as Beale Street Cafe patron (uncredited)
7.3
1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
actor
as Bellboy (uncredited)
6.3
1942
Take My Life
Take My Life
actor
as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
actor
as Dr. Jepson's Black Servant (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
actor
as Bootblack (uncredited)
6.4
1941
Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
actor
as Curly (uncredited)
6.6
1940
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
actor
as Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom (uncredited)
6.0
1940
Seventeen
Seventeen
actor
as Attendant (uncredited)
6.3
1939
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
actor
as Parking Man (uncredited)
1939
Television Spy
Television Spy
actor
as Tommy (uncredited)
5.6
1939
Boy Friend
Boy Friend
actor
as Porter (uncredited)
5.8
1939
Reform School
Reform School
actor
as Pete
6.8
1939
The Lady's from Kentucky
The Lady's from Kentucky
actor
as Winfield
6.1
1938
Kentucky
Kentucky
actor
as Jimmy (uncredited)
6.2
1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective
actor
as Black Boy (uncredited)
6.4
1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
actor
as Hotel Page Boy (uncredited)
6.1
1938
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
actor
as James Smith - a Servant
6.6
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
actor
as Black Stable Boy (uncredited)
6.3
1937
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses
actor
as Eight Ball
5.4
1937
Blonde Trouble
Blonde Trouble
actor
as Bootblack (uncredited)
6.4
1937
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
actor
as Garfield Brown (uncredited)
5.9
1936
Guns and Guitars
Guns and Guitars
soundtrack, actor
as Eightball
6.5
1936
Hearts in Bondage
Hearts in Bondage
actor
as Sam (uncredited)
5.6
1936
The Lonely Trail
The Lonely Trail
soundtrack, actor
as Harmonica Player / Dancer
5.6
1936
Red River Valley
Red River Valley
actor, soundtrack
as Iodine
5.4
1935
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement
actor
as Lightcrust - Horse Groom (uncredited)
5.8
1931
Secret Service
Secret Service
actor
as Israel Polk
5.7
1931
Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance
actor
as Horseshoe
4.5
1931
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
actor
as Sam 'Sammy'
6.0
1931
Cimarron
Cimarron
actor
as Isaiah
5.8
1930
Dixiana
Dixiana
actor
as Cupid - Plantation House Boy (uncredited)
5.2
1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
actor
as Boy in 'Break Away' song & dance number (uncredited)
6.6
1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
actor
as Tom's Son (uncredited)
6.8
1926
Buster's Orphan Party
Buster's Orphan Party
actor
as Black Boy
1925
Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney
actor
as Humidor (uncredited)
6.8
1925
Shootin' Injuns
Shootin' Injuns
actor
as Gene (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
6.4
1925
The Love Bug
The Love Bug
actor
as Pineapple (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
6.2
1925
Dog Days
Dog Days
actor
as Pineapple (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
6.4
1925
Circus Fever
Circus Fever
actor
as Gene (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
5.9
1924
The Mysterious Mystery!
The Mysterious Mystery!
actor
as Snowball (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
6.2
1924
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
actor
as Child (uncredited)
7.7
1923
Boy of Mine
Boy of Mine
actor
as Little Boy (uncredited)
1923
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
actor
as Herman (as Gene Jackson)
7.0