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Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker

Actor · Born 1947-06-25 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947), known professionally as Jimmie Walker, is an American actor and comedian. Walker is best known for portraying James Evans Jr. (J. J.), the oldest son of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times which originally ran from 1974–1979. Walker was nominated for Golden Globe awards Best Supporting Actor In A Television Series in 1975 and 1976 for his role. While on the show, Walker's character was known for the catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!" which he also used in his mid–1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players. He also starred in Let's Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine. In 1967, Walker began working full-time with WRVR, the radio station of the Riverside Church. In 1969, Walker began performing as a stand-up comedian and was eventually discovered by the casting director for Good Times, after making appearances on Rowan & Martin's Laugh In and on the Jack Paar Show. He eventually released one stand-up comedy album during the height of his Good Times popula…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — Celeb #3
  2. Airplane! (1980) — Windshield Wiper Man
  3. Everybody Hates Chris (2005) — Gene
  4. ER (1994) — Jay Jay
  5. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
  6. Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) — Pimp
  7. The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) — Boisie
  8. The Guyver (1991) — Striker
  9. The Love Boat (1977) — Ronald Baker
  10. The Drew Carey Show (1995) — Lewis' stunt double
  11. The Comedian (2016) — Jimmie Walker
  12. Scrubs (2001) — Jimmie Walker
  13. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) — Count Bouche
  14. Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
  15. Blossom (1990)
  16. George Lopez (2002) — Lionel
  17. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  18. The Larry Sanders Show (1992) — Jimmie Walker
  19. Good Times (1974) — James "JJ" Evans
  20. Cagney & Lacey (1982) — Tony Brown
  21. Super Shark (2011) — Dynamite Stevens
  22. Late Night with David Letterman (1982) — Self
  23. Plump Fiction (1997) — Stingy Costumer
  24. Water (1985) — Jay Jay
  25. Son of the Beach (2000)
  26. Worst Cooks in America (2010) — Self - Contestant
  27. Let's Do It Again (1975) — Bootney Farnsworth
  28. Rabbit Test (1978) — Umbuto
  29. Traffic Light (2011) — Swinger Dude
  30. Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) — Self
  31. Imps* (1983) — Thomas
  32. I Am Richard Pryor (2019) — Self - Actor and Comedian
  33. Big Money Rustlas (2010) — The Husband
  34. The White Shadow (1978) — Jimmie Walker
  35. The John Larroquette Show (1993) — Slyde Wilson
  36. Monster Mash: The Movie (1995) — Hathaway
  37. Dark Side of Comedy (2022) — Self
  38. Good Times (2024) — Jim Bean (voice)
  39. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019) — Self
  40. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest