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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joe Viterelli to Orson Welles
Jimmie Walker Biography (1947?-)
Full name, James Carter Walker; born June 25, 1947 (some sources say 1948 or1949), in Bronx, NY. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor
- Birth Details
- June 25, 1947?
- Bronx, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Sing Sing Thanksgiving, 1974
- Bootney Farnsworth, Let's Do It Again, Warner Bros., 1975
- (As Jimmy Walker) Umbuto, Rabbit Test, AVCO-Embassy, 1978
- Boise Girard, The Concorde--Airport '79 (also known as Airport'79,
The Concorde,
S.O.S. Concorde, and Airport '80: TheConcorde), Universal, 1979
- Windshield wiper man, Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
- (As Jimmy Walker) Shaker, Doin' Time, Warner Bros., 1985
- Jay Jay, Water (also known as Water: The Movie), Rank, 1985
- Chester, porno shop clerk, Kidnapped, Hickmar Productions, 1987
- (As Jimmie C. Walker) Mozambo, My African Adventure (also known asGoing Bananas), Cannon Films, 1987
- Himself, Invasion of the Space Preachers (also known as Strangest Dreams: Invasion of the Space Preachers), 1990
- (As Jimmy Walker) Striker, The Guyver (also known as Mutronics), New Line Cinema, 1991
- Third celebrity, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (also known as Home Alone II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- (As Jimmy Walker) Hathaway, Monster Mash: The Movie (also known asFrankenstein Sings), 1995
- Stingy customer, Plump Fiction, Legacy Releasing, 1997
- Pimp, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, 2000
- Also appeared in Deadly Serious.
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Television Appearances
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Series
- James "J. J." Evans, Jr., Good Times, CBS, 1974-79
- Rodney Washington, B.A.D. Cats, ABC, 1980
- Sergeant Val Valentine, At Ease, ABC, 1983
- Sonny Barnes, Bustin' Loose, syndicated, 1987
- Also appeared as host, Matchmaker, syndicated; recurring role in Townsend Television, Fox.
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Movies
- Morris Bird III, The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened, CBS, 1977
- Himself, Telethon, ABC, 1977
- Parks the pusher, Murder Can Hurt You!, ABC, 1977
- (As Jimmy Walker) Homer, Open Season, HBO, 1996
- (As Jimmy Walker) Chienne de vie, 1996
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Pilots
- Card player, The Jerk, Too, NBC, 1984
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Specials
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The Rowan and Martin Laugh-In Special, NBC, 1974
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Perry Como's Summer of '74, CBS, 1974
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Cotton Club '75, NBC, 1974
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The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World of the Super Bowl, NBC, 1974
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Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976, 1977, and 1978
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dan Haggerty, NBC, 1977
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General Electric's All-Star Anniversary, ABC, 1978
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Betty White, NBC, 1978
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The Osmond Brothers Special, ABC, 1978
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U.S. against the World II, ABC, 1978
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Cinderella at the Palace (also known as Las Vegas Palace of Stars), CBS, 1979
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The Comedy Store Fifteenth Year Class Reunion, NBC, 1988
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An Evening of Comedy with Jimmie Walker and Friends, 1988
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And Evening of Comedy with Jimmie Walker and Friends II, 1989
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Jimmie Walker & Friends III, Showtime, 1990
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The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday, NBC, 1992
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A 70's Celebration: The Beat Is Back, NBC, 1993
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But ... Seriously, Showtime, 1994
- Himself, Good Times: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E!Entertainment Television, 2000
- Himself, The Comedy Store: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2001
- Himself, Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (documentary), TV Land, 2002
- Host, 70s Soul Jam, PBS, 2002
- Himself, Richard Pryor: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary),E! Entertainment Television, 2003
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Episodic
- Himself,$10,000 Pyramid, 1974
- Himself, Match Game 73, CBS, 1974, 1975, 1976
- Himself, Cher, CBS, 1975
- Himself, The Midnight Special, NBC, 1975, 1976
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The Gladys Knight and the Pips Show, NBC, 1975
- Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1976, 1980,1987
- Arnold, "The Captain and the Lady/One if By Land/Centerfold," The LoveBoat, ABC, 1977
- The late Mickey Garner, "Till Death Do Us Part, Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away,"The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
- Wally, "The Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
- Marvin Jones, "The Mallory Quest/Two Hours/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980
- Himself, "If Your Number's Up, Get It Down," The White Shadow, CBS, 1980
- Reggie, "Bank Job," Today's F.B.I., ABC, 1982
- "The Beautiful Skeptic/The Lost Platoon," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
- Himself, "Week 4," Just Men!, 1983
- Tony Brown, "Chop Shop," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1983
- John, "Losers Weepers: Part 1," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
- "Charmed, I'm Sure/Ashes to Ashes/No Dad of Mine," The Love Boat,ABC, 1985
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The New Celebrity Bowling, syndicated, 1987
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Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Himself, Later with Bob Costas, NBC, 1988
- Himself, "Beach Blanket Blossom: Part 2," Blossom, NBC, 1994
- Himself, "The Gift Episode," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1994
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Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000,2002, 2003
- Talk show host, "The Camp Counselor: Part 1," Deadly Games, UPN, 1995
- (Uncredited) Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1995
- Darryl, "Nanna Don't Play," In the House, UPN, 1995
- Voice of himself, "Surprise," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (animated), Cartoon Network, 1996
- Slyde Wilson, "Copies," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1996
- Himself, The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1997
- Lewis' double, "What's Wrong with This Episode IV," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2001
- Himself, "Classic Television," Weakest Link, NBC, 2001
- Himself, "My Bad," Scrubs, NBC, 2001
- Himself, "My Blind Date," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
- Uncle Ben, "Three Days of the Condom," Son of the Beach, F/X, 2002
- Himself, Beat the Geeks, Comedy Central, 2002
- Himself, "Jimmie Walker," Star Dates, E! Entertainment Television,2003
- "Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment 60-41," E's 101, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
- Lionel, "Dubya, Dad, and Dating: Parts 1 & 2," George Lopez, ABC, 2003
- Made television debut in The Jack Paar Show, NBC; also appeared inThe Mac Davis Show, NBC; Donny and Marie, ABC; The John Davidson Show, NBC; The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated; Dinah,syndicated; The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated; The Hollywood Squares, syndicated; Celebrity Sweepstakes, syndicated; Match Game PM, syndicated; You're Like a Dog, Animal Planet; as J. J., " NightStand Lite," Night Stand; himself, The A-List, Comedy Central.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
- Recorded Dyn-o-mite, Buddah Records.
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Video Games
- Voice of Soap Betty, Ripper, 1996
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