Alvin Childress
Birthday
1907/09/14
Day of death
1986/04/19 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American actor who is best known for playing the cabdriver Amos Jones in the 1950s television comedy series Amos 'n Andy. Alvin Childress was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He was educated at Rust College, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. When he initially entered college, Childress intended to become a doctor, enrolling in typical pre-med courses. He had no thoughts of becoming involved in acting, but became involved in theate...Read more
Acting
(1958) Anna Lucasta
as Noah
(1945) Jasper's Boobytraps
as ---
(1944) Say Ah, Jasper
as Professor Scarecrow (uncredited) (voice)
(1942) Jasper and the Haunted House
as Blackbird (uncredited)
(1958) Old Man
as Farmer on Levee
(1979) The Main Event
as Man In Gym
(1980) Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
as Pinochle Player
(1983) Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
(1943) Jasper's Music Lesson
as Professor Scarecrow (voice)
(1944) Package for Jasper
as Professor Scarecrow (voice)
(1975) The Day of the Locust
as Butler
(1975) Senior Power
as Prowling Victim
(1944) Jasper Goes Hunting
as Professor Scarecrow (voice) (uncredited)
(1975) Darktown Strutters
as Bo
(1976) The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Horace
(1971) Banyon
as Mr. Clayton
(1982) Sister, Sister
as Mr. Jacobs
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1957) Perry Mason
as Janitor
(1977) Fish
as ---
(1951) Amos 'n' Andy
as Amos Jones