Jimmie Walker
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1947-06-25 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jimmie 'JJ' Walker · Jimmie Walker Jr. · 詹姆斯·沃克
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 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
TV Shows (42)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
ER
1994
as Jay Jay
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest / Self - Co-Host
Scrubs
2001
as Jimmie Walker
The Love Boat
1977
as Ronald Baker / Mickey Garner / Wally / Marvin Jones
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Lewis' stunt double
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987
as Count Bouche
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Tony Brown
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Gene
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jimmie Walker
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Blossom
1990
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Slyde Wilson
Good Times
1974
as James "JJ" Evans
Worst Cooks in America
2010
as Self - Contestant
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
Son of the Beach
2000
George Lopez
2002
as Lionel
The White Shadow
1978
as Jimmie Walker
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Good Times
2024
as Jim Bean (voice)
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Beat the Geeks
2001
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
Cher
1975
as Self
Dark Side of Comedy
2022
as Self
Comedy.tv
2009
as Self
Traffic Light
2011
as Swinger Dude
The Comedy Store
2020
as Self
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
as Self
At Ease
1983
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
as Self - Commentator
B.A.D. Cats
1980
Bustin' Loose
1987
as Sonny Barnes
Back to the Grind
2007
Movies (38)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Celeb #3
Airplane!
1980
as Windshield Wiper Man
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000
as Pimp
Doin' Time
1985
as Shaker
The Comedian
2016
as Jimmie Walker
Imps*
1983
as Thomas
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Boisie
Water
1985
as Jay Jay
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Self
Rabbit Test
1978
as Umbuto
Super Shark
2011
as Dynamite Stevens
Joys
1976
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self - Village People
The Guyver
1991
as Striker
Telethon
1977
as Himself
Plump Fiction
1997
as Stingy Costumer
Let's Do It Again
1975
as Bootney Farnsworth
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020
as Dr. Lemon
Monster Mash: The Movie
1995
as Hathaway
The Jerk, Too
1984
as Card Player (uncredited)
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
2022
as Self
Kidnapped
1988
as Chester
Norman Lear: A Life on Television
2023
as Self
Big Money Rustlas
2010
as The Husband
Sweet Lorraine
2015
as Rudy ray
Going Bananas
1987
as Mozambo
Chasing Robert
2007
as Himself
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actor and Comedian
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
as Parks the Pusher
Open Season
1995
as Homer (as Jimmy Walker)
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Suck
2023
as Dale
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
as Self
David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around
2012
as Preacher
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
2018
as Himself
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977
as Morris Bird III
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
as Self
Forgotten Fortune
About Jimmie Walker
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 com… With 80 credits spanning from 1961 to 2024, Jimmie Walker has appeared in 38 films and 42 TV shows.
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- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — as Celeb #3
- Airplane! (1980) — as Windshield Wiper Man
- Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) — as Pimp
- Doin' Time (1985) — as Shaker
- The Comedian (2016) — as Jimmie Walker
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