Alvin Childress: movies and TV shows
Alvin Childress has 24 credits in the archive: 18 films and 6 TV series, from 1942 to 1983. Highest rated: Good Times (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1942 – 1983 · busiest year: 1975 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Mr. Jacobs | Film | — | 74 |
| 1980 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Pinochle Player | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Man In Gym | Film | — | 71 |
| 1977 | Fish | TV | 6.6 | 69 | |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Horace | Film | — | 68 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 67 | |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Butler | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1975 | Darktown Strutters | Bo | Film | — | 67 |
| 1975 | Senior Power | Prowling Victim | Film | — | 67 |
| 1974 | Good Times | TV | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | The Janitor | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 64 | |
| 1971 | Banyon | Mr. Clayton | Film | — | 63 |
| 1960 | High Time | Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1958 | Old Man | Farmer on Levee | Film | — | 50 |
| 1958 | Anna Lucasta | Noah | Film | — | 50 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Janitor | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1951 | Amos 'n' Andy | Amos Jones | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 1944 | Jasper Goes Hunting | Professor Scarecrow (voice) (uncredited) | Film | — | 36 |
| 1944 | Say Ah, Jasper | Professor Scarecrow (uncredited) (voice) | Film | — | 36 |
| 1944 | Package for Jasper | Professor Scarecrow (voice) | Film | — | 36 |
| 1943 | Jasper's Music Lesson | Professor Scarecrow (voice) | Film | — | 35 |
| 1942 | Jasper and the Haunted House | Blackbird (uncredited) | Film | — | 34 |