[1][2] Born in Tremont, Mississippi, Jackson grew up in Adrian, Michigan.
As an adult he struggled to become a filmmaker for many years while working at an auto factory.
[4] Jackson is perhaps most well known for creating and directing the cult film, Hell Comes to Frogtown.
[7][8] Actors who frequently starred in Jackson's films included Joe Estevez and Robert Z'Dar.
Jackson died of leukemia on October 20, 2003 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.