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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 . Biography. Childress as Jacques in the Federal Theatre Project production of Haiti at the Lafayette Theatre (1938)
Dec 30, 2008 · Alvin Childress is best remembered for his role as the philosophical easy-going character Amos on the Amos n’ Andy show, a popular all-black cast sitcom of the early 1950s that depicted the antics of three friends in Harlem. Childress was born on September 15, 1907 in Meridian, Mississippi.
Alvin Childress was born on 10 September 1907 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Anna Lucasta (1958) and Darktown Strutters (1975). He was married to Sophronia Elizabeth Graham and Alice Childress. He died on 19 April 1986 in Inglewood, California, USA.
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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....
Sep 13, 2016 · On Saturday, the night before the Emmys, the script will be performed in a live reading in Los Angeles, featuring actor and activist Jesse Williams as Alvin Childress (who played Amos), Forrest...
Alvin Childress was born on September 10, 1907 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Anna Lucasta (1958) and Darktown Strutters (1975). He was married to Sophronia Elizabeth Graham and Alice Childress. He died on April 19, 1986 in Inglewood, California, USA.
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. He...
