Alvin Childress

Alvin Childress

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 theater outside of classes. Childress and Rex Ingram in the Federal Theatre Project production of Haiti (1938) Childress moved to New York City and became an actor with Harlem's Lafayette Players, a troupe of stock players associated with the Lafayette Theatre. Soon, he was engaged as an actor in the Federal Theater Project, the American Negro Theater, and in all-black race film productions such as Keep Punching (1939). His greatest success on the stage was his performance as Noah in the popular comedy, Anna Lucasta, which ran for 957 performances. He also worked at Teachers College of Columbia University.[3][8] Childress also operated his own radio and record store in New York City. When he learned about casting for the Amos 'n Andy television series, Childress decided to audition for a role. He was hired a year before the show went on the air.

  • Title: Alvin Childress
  • Popularity: 2.03
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1907-09-14
  • Place of Birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
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Alvin Childress Movies

  • 1958
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    Anna Lucasta

    Anna Lucasta

    6.2 1958 HD

    The estranged family of a reformed prostitute calls her back home to get her married to an affluent acquaintance out of greed.

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  • 1945
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    Jasper's Boobytraps

    Jasper's Boobytraps

    1 1945 HD

    To get his comeuppance, Jasper sets a series boobytraps for Scarecrow.

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  • 1944
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    Say Ah, Jasper

    Say Ah, Jasper

    1 1944 HD

    Jasper goes to the dentist.

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  • 1942
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    Jasper and the Haunted House

    Jasper and the Haunted House

    1 1942 HD

    Jasper and the Haunted House is another George Pal Puppetoon about a black boy and his troubles. This time, the scarecrow switches a sign that leads...

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  • 1958
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    Old Man

    Old Man

    1 1958 HD

    In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.

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  • 1979
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    The Main Event

    The Main Event

    5.2 1979 HD

    A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an...

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  • 1980
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    Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    5.962 1980 HD

    Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot...

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  • 1983
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    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    6 1983 HD

    The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.

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  • 1943
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    Jasper's Music Lesson

    Jasper's Music Lesson

    1 1943 HD

    Jasper and the scarecrow play some piano.

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  • 1944
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    Package for Jasper

    Package for Jasper

    1 1944 HD

    Jasper receives a musical instrument in the mail and plays a few tunes with the scarecrow.

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  • 1975
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    The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

    6.3 1975 HD

    Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with...

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  • 1975
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    Senior Power

    Senior Power

    1 1975 HD

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and North Hollywood Federal Savings and Loan team up to teach senior citizens some useful tips on...

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  • 1944
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    Jasper Goes Hunting

    Jasper Goes Hunting

    1 1944 HD

    Jasper is hunting in the jungle with his friend the Scarecrow. Along the way, they run into Bugs Bunny, making a rare cameo in a non-Warner Bros....

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  • 1975
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    Darktown Strutters

    Darktown Strutters

    5 1975 HD

    When a prominent abortion clinic owner goes missing along with a string of other black community leaders, her singing daughter and her fellow female...

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  • 1976
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    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    6 1976 HD

    Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon...

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  • 1971
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    Banyon

    Banyon

    1 1971 HD

    Miles C. Banyon is a private investigator in 1930s Los Angeles. In this TV movie—which served as the pilot episode for the short-lived TV...

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  • 1982
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    Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

    1 1982 HD

    Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.

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  • 1974
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    Good Times

    Good Times

    7.9 1974 HD

    Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by...

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  • 1975
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    The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

    7.296 1975 HD

    Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from...

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  • 1972
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    Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

    7.442 1972 HD

    The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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  • 1977
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    Fish

    Fish

    5.7 1977 HD

    Fish is a spin-off television series of the sitcom Barney Miller. It starred Abe Vigoda as New York Police Department Detective Phil Fish and...

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  • 1951
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    Amos 'n' Andy

    Amos 'n' Andy

    7.5 1951 HD

    A sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem.

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