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Known for
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
7.0
Janitor
1974
Anna Lucasta
6.8
Noah
1958
Darktown Strutters
4.8
Bo
1975
The Amos 'n Andy Show
8.6
TV Series
Amos
1951–1955 • 78 eps
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Sister, Sister
7.8
TV Movie
Mister Jacobs
1982
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
6.0
Pinochle Player
1980
The Main Event
5.5
Man in Gym
1979
The Jeffersons
7.5
TV Series
Wino
Herbert Russell
1975–1977
2 episodes
Fish
6.4
TV Series
Rev. Davis
1977
1 episode
Visions
5.9
TV Series
Rev. Paradise
1976
1 episode
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
6.8
Horace Quigley, Owner of Atlanta Black Crackers
1976
Eleanor and Franklin
8.0
TV Mini Series
Porter
1976
2 episodes
Senior Power
4.6
Short
1975
Darktown Strutters
4.8
Bo
1975
The Day of the Locust
6.9
Butler
1975
Good Times
7.4
TV Series
Rev. Gordon
1974
1 episode
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
7.0
Janitor
1974
Sanford and Son
7.9
TV Series
Reverend Trimble
1972–1973
2 episodes
Banyon
7.9
TV Series
Mr. Clayton
1971
1 episode
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Born
September 10
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1907
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Died
April 19
,
1986
Inglewood, California, USA
(Parkinson's disease and diabetes)
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Sophronia Elizabeth Graham
January 25, 1970 - April 19, 1986 (his death)
Children
Jean Rosa Childress
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Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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American character actor, best-known for playing Amos in the 1950s television comedy series 'Amos 'n Andy'. Began as an actor with Harlem's Lafayette Players.
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