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Alvin Childress

Acting
Born: September 14, 1907 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA

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 typic...

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Film

19 Titles
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
6.8
FILM
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974
The Day of the Locust
6.4
FILM
The Day of the Locust1975
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
6.0
FILM
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie1980
The Main Event
5.3
FILM
The Main Event1979
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
6.0
FILM
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976
High Time
6.4
FILM
High Time1960
Anna Lucasta
6.2
FILM
Anna Lucasta1958
Darktown Strutters
5.0
FILM
Darktown Strutters1975
Old Man
FILM
Old Man1958
Banyon
9.0
FILM
Banyon1971
Sister, Sister
8.0
FILM
Sister, Sister1982
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
7.0
FILM
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy1983
Senior Power
FILM
Senior Power1975
Jasper and the Haunted House
7.0
FILM
Jasper and the Haunted House1942
Jasper's Music Lesson
8.0
FILM
Jasper's Music Lesson1943
Jasper Goes Hunting
10.0
FILM
Jasper Goes Hunting1944

Series

6 Titles
Perry Mason
7.7
SERIES
Perry Mason1957–
Sanford and Son
7.5
SERIES
Sanford and Son1972–
The Jeffersons
7.3
SERIES
The Jeffersons1975–
Good Times
8.0
SERIES
Good Times1974–
Fish
6.8
SERIES
Fish1977–
Amos 'n' Andy
7.6
SERIES
Amos 'n' Andy1951–
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