Jimmie Walker

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-06-25 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Jimmie Walker

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 Aga...

Acting

1980

Airplane!

as Windshield Wiper Man

1978

Rabbit Test

as Umbuto

1983

Imps*

as Thomas

1975

Let's Do It Again

as Bootney Farnsworth

1991

The Guyver

as Striker

2023

Don't Suck

as Dale

1985

Doin' Time

as Shaker

2007

Chasing Robert

as Himself

1987

Going Bananas

as Mozambo

2015

Sweet Lorraine

as Rudy ray

1980

Murder Can Hurt You!

as Parks the Pusher

1988

Kidnapped

as Chester

1985

Water

as Jay Jay

2016

The Comedian

as Jimmie Walker

1997

Plump Fiction

as Stingy Costumer

1976

Joys

as Self

2011

Super Shark

as Dynamite Stevens

1994

But... Seriously

as Self (archive footage)

2019

I Am Richard Pryor

as Self - Actor and Comedian

1977

Telethon

as Himself

1995

Open Season

as Homer (as Jimmy Walker)

2010

Big Money Rustlas

as The Husband

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