Most Recent Role: Wino on The Jeffersons
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi
Birthday: 9-10-1907
Birth Name: Alvin Childress
Date of Death: 4-19-1986
Cause of Death: Diabetes & Parkinson's Disease
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi
Birthday: 9-10-1907
Birth Name: Alvin Childress
Date of Death: 4-19-1986
Cause of Death: Diabetes & Parkinson's Disease
Actor Alvin Childress emerged on the New York stage in 1931. This was the Depression era, but Childress a graduate of Rust College managed to find work with the Federal Theatre Project and served as an instructor for The American Negro Theatre .
Aside from Amos ‘n' Andy , Childress' biggest success was his role in Philip Yordan's all-black production Anna Lucasta .
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Most Recent Appearance
984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C
Saturday 24 December 1977 on CBS
It's the Christmas season and the 1st wedding anniversary of Lionel and Jenny. However, George is sneaking around sending gifts to a mysterious address in Harlem. This leads Louise to follow him and she is shocked at what she discovers.
Other Appearances
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Banyon
Pilot Clayton |
Cowboy in Africa
Tomorrow on the Wind Old Man |
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Fish
Fish Behind Bars (1) Rev. Davis |
Good Times
The Windfall Rev. Gordon |
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Perry Mason
The Case of the Tragic Trophy Janitor |
Playhouse 90
Old Man Farmer on Levee |
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