Actor
Alvin Childress
September 14, 1907 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
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)
Notable work
Often works with
Glenn Leedy
4 titles together
Jasper Goes Hunting, Say Ah, Jasper, Package for Jasper
Ned Wertimer
2 titles together
The Jeffersons, Amos 'n' Andy
Whitman Mayo
2 titles together
Sanford and Son, The Main Event
Hal Williams
2 titles together
Sanford and Son, Good Times
Helen Martin
2 titles together
Sanford and Son, Good Times
Stan Shaw
2 titles together
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Darktown Strutters
Full filmography · 23
Sister, Sister
as Mr. Jacobs
1982
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
as Pinochle Player
19805.9
The Main Event
as Man In Gym
19795.3
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Horace
19766.1
Darktown Strutters
as Bo
1975
The Day of the Locust
as Butler
19756.4
Senior Power
as Prowling Victim
1975
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as The Janitor
19746.8
Banyon
as Mr. Clayton
1971
High Time
as Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
1960
Old Man
as Farmer on Levee
1958
Jasper's Boobytraps
cast
1945