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Alvin Childress
Deceased

When Did Alvin Childress Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/09/1907Born inMeridian, Mississippi, USADied19/04/1986 (aged 78)Died inInglewoodWikidataQ4738066 ↗Buried atNational Harmony Memorial ParkTMDb#1213871 ↗

Alvin Childress was an American actor, who is best known for playing the cabdriver Amos Jones in the 1950s television comedy series Amos 'n' Andy.

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Filmography23 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1983Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a ControversyMovieSelf76
1982Sister, SisterMovieMr. Jacobs75
1980Cheech & Chong's Next MovieMoviePinochle Player73
1979The Main EventMovieMan In Gym72
1977FishSeries—70
1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsMovieHorace69
1975The JeffersonsSeries—68
1975The Day of the LocustMovieButler68
1975Senior PowerMovieProwling Victim68
1974Thunderbolt and LightfootMovieThe Janitor67
1974Good TimesSeries—67
1972Sanford and SonSeries—65
1971BanyonMovieMr. Clayton64
1958Anna LucastaMovieNoah51
1958Old ManMovieFarmer on Levee51
1957Perry MasonSeriesJanitor50
1951Amos 'n' AndySeriesAmos Jones44
1945Jasper's BoobytrapsMovie—38
1944Package for JasperMovieProfessor Scarecrow (voice)37
1944Jasper Goes HuntingMovieProfessor Scarecrow (voice) (uncredited)37
1944Say Ah, JasperMovieProfessor Scarecrow (uncredited) (voice)37
1943Jasper's Music LessonMovieProfessor Scarecrow (voice)36
1942Jasper and the Haunted HouseMovieBlackbird (uncredited)35