Alvin Childress
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 14, 1907, Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- April 19, 1986
- Movies
- 19
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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)
Best-Known Movies
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
The Day of the Locust
1975
The Main Event
1979
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
Darktown Strutters
1975
Anna Lucasta
1958
High Time
1960
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983
Sister, Sister
1982
Filmography
| 1983 | Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Self |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Mr. Jacobs |
| 1980 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Pinochle Player |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Man In Gym |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Horace |
| 1975 | Darktown Strutters | Bo |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Butler |
| 1975 | Senior Power | Prowling Victim |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | The Janitor |
| 1971 | Banyon | Mr. Clayton |
| 1960 | High Time | Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Old Man | Farmer on Levee |
| 1958 | Anna Lucasta | Noah |
| 1945 | Jasper's Boobytraps | |
| 1944 | Jasper Goes Hunting | Professor Scarecrow (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Say Ah, Jasper | Professor Scarecrow (uncredited) (voice) |
| 1944 | Package for Jasper | Professor Scarecrow (voice) |
| 1943 | Jasper's Music Lesson | Professor Scarecrow (voice) |
| 1942 | Jasper and the Haunted House | Blackbird (uncredited) |
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