Jimmie Walker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 popularity: Dyn-o-mite on Buddah Records (5635). During Good Times' 1974–75 season, Walker was 26 years old, though his character was much younger. John Amos, the actor who portrayed Walker's father on Good Times, was actually just eight years older than Walker. Walker credits producer/director John Rich for inventing "Dy-no-mite!" which Rich insisted Walker say on every episode. Both Walker and executive producer Norman Lear were skeptical of the idea, but the phrase and Walker's character caught on with the audience. Also, off- and on-camera, Walker did not get along with series' lead, Esther Rolle, who played Florida Evans, in the series, because she and Amos disapproved of Walker's increasingly buffoonish character and his popularity, and Walker felt hurt by their disdain. Dissatisfaction led Amos (before Rolle), to leave the show, making Walker the star of the show. Walker was the only Good Times star to not attend Rolle's funeral.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Good Times as Jim Bean (voice)
- 2023 · Norman Lear: A Life on Television as
- 2023 · Don't Suck as Dale
- 2022 · Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Dark Side of Comedy as Self
- 2022 · Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution as
- 2020 · A Wrestling Christmas Miracle as Dr. Lemon
- 2020 · The Comedy Store as Self
- 2019 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Self
- 2019 · The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- 2019 · I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actor and Comedian
- 2018 · Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here as Himself
- 2016 · The Comedian as Jimmie Walker
- 2015 · Sweet Lorraine as Rudy ray
- 2012 · Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- 2012 · David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around as Preacher
- 2011 · Super Shark as Dynamite Stevens
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Comedy.tv as
- 2007 · Back to the Grind as
- 2007 · Chasing Robert as Himself
- 2005 · Everybody Hates Chris as Gene
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2002 · George Lopez as
- 2001 · Beat the Geeks as
- 2001 · Scrubs as Jimmie Walker
- 2000 · Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth as Pimp
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1997 · Plump Fiction as Stingy Costumer
- 1995 · Monster Mash: The Movie as Hathaway
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Lewis' stunt double
- 1995 · Open Season as Homer (as Jimmy Walker)
- 1994 · ER as Jay Jay
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1994 · But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Slyde Wilson
- 1992 · Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Celeb #3
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Jimmie Walker
- 1991 · The Guyver as Striker
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1988 · Kidnapped as Chester
- 1987 · Bustin' Loose as Sonny Barnes
- 1987 · Going Bananas as Mozambo
- 1987 · The Bold and the Beautiful as Count Bouche
- 1985 · Doin' Time as Shaker
- 1985 · Water as Jay Jay
- 1983 · Imps* as Thomas
- 1983 · At Ease as
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1980 · Airplane! as Windshield Wiper Man
- 1980 · Murder Can Hurt You! as Parks the Pusher
- 1980 · B.A.D. Cats as
- 1980 · The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self - Village People
- 1979 · The Concorde... Airport '79 as Boisie
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Jimmie Walker
- 1978 · Rabbit Test as Umbuto
- 1977 · Telethon as Himself
- 1977 · The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened as Morris Bird III
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Ronald Baker
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Mickey Garner
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Wally
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Marvin Jones
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Let's Do It Again as Bootney Farnsworth
- 1975 · Cher as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Sing Sing Thanksgiving as Self
- 1974 · Good Times as James "JJ" Evans
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host