Jester Hairston: movies and TV shows
Jester Hairston has 39 credits in the archive: 27 films and 12 TV series, from 1936 to 1992. Highest rated: To Kill a Mockingbird (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1936 – 1992 · busiest year: 1955 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | John Wayne's 'The Alamo' | Jethro | Film | 8.3 | 90 |
| 1989 | Family Matters | William 'Skippy' Thomas | TV | 6.7 | 87 |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Pop | Film | 6.4 | 86 |
| 1986 | Amen | Rolly Forbes | TV | 6.6 | 84 |
| 1977 | Green Eyes | Dirk Dubeck | Film | — | 75 |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Waiter in Stahr's Office (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 74 |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Furry Taylor | Film | 6.1 | 74 |
| 1974 | Harry O | TV | 5.2 | 72 | |
| 1974 | That's My Mama | Wildcat | TV | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | The Butler | Film | 6.9 | 70 |
| 1971 | Nichols | Melville | TV | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow | Passion Pilgrim Gospeller (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 66 |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Endicott's Butler | Film | 7.7 | 65 |
| 1963 | Lilies of the Field | Homer Smith (singing voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1963 | Lilies of the Field | Film | 7.2 | 61 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Spence Robinson (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1961 | Summer and Smoke | Thomas (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1960 | Thriller | Papa Benjamin | TV | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1960 | The Alamo | Jethro | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1960 | Raymie | Ransom | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Zachariah | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Wellington | TV | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | TV | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 1955 | Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Witch Doctor | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 1955 | Pete Kelly's Blues | Mourner (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | TV | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 1954 | Gypsy Colt | Carl | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1954 | Tanganyika | Film | 8.3 | 52 | |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Preacher | Film | 4.3 | 51 |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! | Lead Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 50 |
| 1951 | Amos 'n' Andy | Mr. Phillips | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 1951 | Yes Sir, Mr. Bones | Film | 5.0 | 49 | |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Black Man in Jail (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Passerby (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | Film | 7.3 | 40 | |
| 1941 | Sundown | Native Boy (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1937 | Deep South | Film | 7.3 | 35 | |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 34 |