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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Norman Lear: A Life on Television
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2023
Don't Suck
Character:Dale
Release Date:01/12/2023
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2022
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
Character:Dr. Lemon
Release Date:15/11/2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2019
I Am Richard Pryor
Character:Self - Actor and Comedian
Release Date:12/03/2019
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/08/2018
The Comedian
Character:Jimmie Walker
Release Date:09/12/2016
Sweet Lorraine
Character:Rudy ray
Release Date:23/04/2015
David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around
Character:Preacher
Release Date:06/03/2012
Super Shark
Character:Dynamite Stevens
Release Date:08/12/2011
Big Money Rustlas
Character:The Husband
Release Date:14/08/2010
Chasing Robert
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/07/2007
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
Character:Pimp
Release Date:17/10/2000
Plump Fiction
Character:Stingy Costumer
Release Date:01/05/1997
Monster Mash: The Movie
Character:Hathaway
Release Date:10/11/1995
Open Season
Character:Homer (as Jimmy Walker)
Release Date:14/01/1995
But... Seriously
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/03/1994
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Character:Celeb #3
Release Date:15/11/1992
The Guyver
Character:Striker
Release Date:18/03/1991
Kidnapped
Character:Chester
Release Date:09/06/1988
Going Bananas
Character:Mozambo
Release Date:05/08/1987
Doin' Time
Character:Shaker
Release Date:19/05/1985
Water
Character:Jay Jay
Release Date:11/01/1985
The Jerk, Too
Character:Card Player (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1984
Imps*
Character:Thomas
Release Date:12/12/1983
Airplane!
Character:Windshield Wiper Man
Release Date:27/06/1980
Murder Can Hurt You!
Character:Parks the Pusher
Release Date:21/05/1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character:Self - Village People
Release Date:04/01/1980
The Concorde... Airport '79
Character:Boisie
Release Date:17/08/1979
Rabbit Test
Character:Umbuto
Release Date:09/04/1978
Telethon
Character:Himself
Release Date:06/11/1977
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Character:Morris Bird III
Release Date:26/10/1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/1977
Joys
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1976
Let's Do It Again
Character:Bootney Farnsworth
Release Date:11/10/1975
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/1974
Television Appearances
Good Times
Character:Jim Bean (voice)
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Dark Side of Comedy
Character:Self
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
Character:Self
The Comedy Store
Character:Self
The Very Very Best of the 70s
Character:Self - Commentator
Gotham Comedy Live
Character:Self - Host
Worst Cooks in America
Character:Self - Contestant
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Comedy.tv
Character:
Back to the Grind
Character:
Everybody Hates Chris
Character:Gene
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
George Lopez
Character:Lionel
Beat the Geeks
Character:
Scrubs
Character:Jimmie Walker
Son of the Beach
Character:
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
The Drew Carey Show
Character:Lewis' stunt double
ER
Character:Jay Jay
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:
The John Larroquette Show
Character:Slyde Wilson
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Jimmie Walker
Blossom
Character:
Bustin' Loose
Character:Sonny Barnes
The Bold and the Beautiful
Character:Count Bouche
At Ease
Character:
Cagney & Lacey
Character:Tony Brown
B.A.D. Cats
Character:
The White Shadow
Character:Jimmie Walker
The Love Boat
Character:Ronald Baker
The Love Boat
Character:Mickey Garner
The Love Boat
Character:Wally
The Love Boat
Character:Marvin Jones
Donny & Marie
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Cher
Character:Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Character:Self
Good Times
Character:James "JJ" Evans
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
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