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Alvin Childress (September 15, 1907 – April 19, 1986) was an American actor, who is best known for playing the cabdriver Amos Jones in the 1950s television comedy series Amos 'n' Andy .
Alvin Childress (1907-1986) was an American actor who played Amos in the 1950s TV comedy series 'Amos 'n Andy'. He also appeared in films such as Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Anna Lucasta, and on Broadway in Publicity.
- Actor
- September 10, 1907
- Alvin Childress
- April 19, 1986
Dec 30, 2008 · Alvin Childress was an actor who played Amos on the Amos n’ Andy sitcom and appeared in several films and other TV shows. He also worked as a social worker and had a degree in sociology.
Apr 22, 1986 · Alvin Childress, the homespun philosopher and cabdriver who was “Amos” on the highly controversial and short-lived “Amos ‘n’ Andy” television series, has died, it was learned Monday.
Apr 22, 1986 · Alvin Childress, who portrayed the philosophical cabdriver Amos Jones in the popular 1950's television series ''Amos 'n' Andy,'' died Saturday at St. Erne Sanitarium in suburban Inglewood....
Alvin Childress was an American actor who played Amos in the 1950s TV series 'Amos 'n Andy'. He also appeared in films such as Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Anna Lucasta. He died in 1986 from Parkinson's disease and diabetes.
Trey Ellis explores the rise and fall of the controversial sitcom that featured Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams as Amos and Andy. The script, performed live by Jesse Williams, Mykelti Williamson, and David Alan Grier, examines the legacy of the show and its impact on black actors.
