Facts: - death place: inglewood , california , u.s. - caption: alvin childress as amos , 1951 . - death date: 19 april 1986 - spouse: alice herndon -lrb- 1934-1957 -rrb- - birth date: 15 september 1907 - name: alvin childress - occupation: actor - image: alvin childress as andy amos 'n' andy.jpg - birth place: meridian , mississippi , u.s. - yearsactive: 1931 -- 1982 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alvin childress .
alvin childress -lrb- september 15 , 1907 -- april 19 , 1986 -rrb- was an african-american actor who is best known for playing the cabdriver amos jones in the 1950s television comedy series '' amos 'n andy '' .