Eugene Jackson

Career timeline

1. 1916 · Born

   Born in Buffalo, New York, USA

2. 1923 · Screen debut

   Penrod and Sam (Movie)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   North by Northwest (Movie)

4. 1991 · Latest release

   The Addams Family (Movie)

5. 2001 · Died

   October 26, 2001

Career in numbers

11 1920s

17 1930s

5 1940s

7 1950s

4 1960s

12 1970s

4 1980s

1 1990s

• Drama25
• Comedy22
• Crime13
• Romance10
• Thriller9
• Western9

Highest-rated title The Apartment 1960 8.2 Most popular title North by Northwest 1959 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Eugene Jackson in our catalogue.

Fred Ward

2 titles together

Johnny Downs

2 titles together

Etta McDaniel

2 titles together

Nancy Walker

2 titles together

Stanley Fields

2 titles together

1. 1991 The Addams Family as One-Armed Bass Player 7.1 Movie
2. 1984 Swing Shift as Bartender at Kelly's 5.6 Movie
3. 1984 Night Court as Shoe Shine Man (uncredited) 7.3 TV
4. 1983 Off the Wall as Old Black Man Movie
5. 1980 American Gigolo as Bootblack 6.2 Movie
6. 1979 Escape from Alcatraz as Inmate 7.5 Movie
7. 1977 Scott Joplin as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited) Movie
8. 1976 All the President's Men as Reporter (uncredited) 7.7 Movie
9. 1973 Cleopatra Jones as Henry 5.7 Movie
10. 1973 40 Carats as Party Dancer (uncredited) Movie
11. 1973 Coffy as Man at Rally (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
12. 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete as Party Guest (uncredited) 5.6 Movie
13. 1972 Black Gunn as Bartender (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
14. 1972 Melinda as Party Guest (uncredited) Movie
15. 1972 The Carey Treatment as Doctor (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
16. 1971 Chandler as Shoe Shine Boy Movie
17. 1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter as Waiter Aboard Train (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
18. 1964 Looking for Love as Office Worker (uncredited) Movie
19. 1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods as Congregation Member (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
20. 1964 The Best Man as Delegate (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
21. 1960 The Apartment as Office Worker (uncredited) 8.2 Movie
22. 1959 North by Northwest as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited) 8.0 Movie
23. 1959 The Sound and the Fury as Townsman (uncredited) Movie
24. 1958 The Long, Hot Summer as Waiter (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
25. 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook as Small Slave TV
26. 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie TV
27. 1951 Boston Blackie TV
28. 1950 The Killer That Stalked New York as Bootblack (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
29. 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
30. 1943 Reveille with Beverly as Franklin Delano Lincoln Van Buren Jones (uncredited) Movie
31. 1942 Take My Life as Bill, Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Menber Movie
32. 1941 Golden Hoofs as Curly Movie
33. 1940 Sporting Blood as Sam - Lockwood's Horse Groom Movie
34. 1939 The Lady's from Kentucky as Winfield Movie
35. 1939 Reform School as Pete Movie
36. 1938 Kentucky as Jimmy Movie
37. 1938 Arrest Bulldog Drummond as Hotel Page Boy Movie
38. 1938 Anaesthesia as Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited) Movie
39. 1938 Rhythm Rodeo Movie
40. 1938 The Buccaneer as James Smith, a Servant Movie
41. 1937 Wine, Women and Horses as Eight Ball Movie
42. 1937 Midnight Court as Garfield Brown Movie
43. 1936 Guns and Guitars as Eightball Movie
44. 1936 The Lonely Trail as Harmonica Player / Dancer Movie
45. 1936 Red River Valley as Iodine Movie
46. 1935 Tumbling Tumbleweeds as Eightball Movie
47. 1931 Secret Service as Israel Polk Movie
48. 1931 Sporting Chance as Horseshoe Movie
49. 1931 Sporting Blood as Sam 'Sammy' Movie
50. 1931 Cimarron as Isaiah 5.5 Movie
51. 1929 Hearts in Dixie as Chinquapin Movie
52. 1927 Little Mickey Grogan as Dancing Black Boy Movie
53. 1925 Little Annie Rooney as Humidor 7.1 Movie
54. 1925 Shootin' Injuns as Gene Movie
55. 1925 The Love Bug as Pineapple Movie
56. 1925 Dog Days as Pineapple Movie
57. 1925 Circus Fever as Gene Movie
58. 1925 The Big Town as Pineapple Movie
59. 1924 The Mysterious Mystery! as Snowball Movie
60. 1924 The Thief of Bagdad as Child (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
61. 1923 Penrod and Sam as Verman Movie

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