Acting
Alvin Childress
- Titles
- 17movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1975, with a break from 1952 to 1974, busiest in 1944 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 6top three billing
- Average score
80/100
- Highest rated
Amos 'n' Andy80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy7.0average 2.7
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.9average 3.7
- Physical Comedy4.4average 2.5
- Pop Culture4.0average 2.2
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Tension3.3, average 6.1
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Psychological3.3, average 5.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
221980s
2 titles · average score 69
79
Sister, Sister (1982)
as Mr. Jacobs
59
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
as Pinochle Player
1970s
11 titles · average score 61
45
The Main Event (1979)
as Man In Gym
65
Fish (1977)
TV show
80
The Jeffersons (1975)
TV show
63
The Day of the Locust (1975)
as Butler
Senior Power (1975)
as Prowling Victim
51
Good Times (1974)
TV show
77
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
as The Janitor
51
Sanford and Son (1972)
TV show
Banyon (1971)
as Mr. Clayton
1950s
4 titles · average score 76
65
Anna Lucasta (1958)
as Noah
Old Man (1958)
as Farmer on Levee
82
Perry Mason (1957)
TV show · as Janitor
80
Amos 'n' Andy (1951)
TV show · as Amos Jones
1940s
5 titles
Jasper Goes Hunting (1944)
as Professor Scarecrow (voice) (uncredited)
Package for Jasper (1944)
as Professor Scarecrow (voice)
Say Ah, Jasper (1944)
as Professor Scarecrow (uncredited) (voice)
Jasper's Music Lesson (1943)
as Professor Scarecrow (voice)
Jasper and the Haunted House (1942)
as Blackbird (uncredited)