Alvin Childress

Actor

Born: September 14, 1907
Died: April 19, 1986 (age 78)
From: Meridian, Mississippi, USA

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…

Filmography (19)

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983)
Self
Sister, Sister (1982)
Mr. Jacobs
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Pinochle Player
The Main Event (1979)
Man In Gym
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Horace
Darktown Strutters (1975)
Bo
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Butler
Senior Power (1975)
Prowling Victim
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
The Janitor
Banyon (1971)
Mr. Clayton
High Time (1960)
Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
Old Man (1958)
Farmer on Levee
Anna Lucasta (1958)
Noah
Jasper's Boobytraps (1945)
Jasper Goes Hunting (1944)
Professor Scarecrow (voice) (uncredited)
Say Ah, Jasper (1944)
Professor Scarecrow (uncredited) (voice)
Package for Jasper
Package for Jasper (1944)
Professor Scarecrow (voice)
Jasper's Music Lesson (1943)
Professor Scarecrow (voice)
Jasper and the Haunted House (1942)
Blackbird (uncredited)