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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.
Birth Name
Emory Alvin Childress
Born
Tuesday, 10 September 1907
Died
Saturday, 19 April 1986
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Amos Jones | 2021 |
| Pioneers of Television | Amos Jones - Amos 'n' Andy Show | 2008 |
| Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Self / Amos | 1983 |
| Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | Pinochle Player | 1980 |
| The Main Event | Man in Gym | 1979 |
| Fish | Rev. Davis | 1977 |
| The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Horace Quigley, Owner of Atlanta Black Crackers / Horace | 1976 |
| Visions | Rev. Paradise | 1976 |
| Eleanor and Franklin | Porter | 1976 |
| Darktown Strutters | Bo | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Amos Jones | 2021 |
| Pioneers of Television | Amos Jones - Amos 'n' Andy Show | 2008 |
| Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Self / Amos | 1983 |
| Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | Pinochle Player | 1980 |
| The Main Event | Man in Gym | 1979 |
| Fish | Rev. Davis | 1977 |
| The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Horace Quigley, Owner of Atlanta Black Crackers / Horace | 1976 |
| Visions | Rev. Paradise | 1976 |
| Eleanor and Franklin | Porter | 1976 |
| Darktown Strutters | Bo | 1975 |
| The Day of the Locust | Butler | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Wino / Herbert Russell | 1975 |
| Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Janitor | 1974 |
| Good Times | Rev. Gordon | 1974 |
| Sanford and Son | Reverend Trimble | 1972 |
| High Time | Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball | 1960 |
| The Man in the Net | Alonzo | 1959 |
| Anna Lucasta | Noah | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Janitor | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Farmer on Levee / Sam Miller | 1956 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Amos | 1951 |
| Jasper and the Beanstalk | Professor Scarecrow / The Giant | 1945 |
| Jasper Goes Hunting | Professor Scarecrow | 1944 |
| Jasper and the Haunted House | Professor Scarecrow | 1942 |
| Hell's Alley | 1931 |
