Acting · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Born June 25, 1947
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.
TVGood Times
2024
as Jim Bean (voice)
Norman Lear: A Life on Television
2023
as Self
MovieDon't Suck
2023
as Dale
MovieShow Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
2022
as Self
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVDark Side of Comedy
2022
as Self
TVRight to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
as Self
MovieA Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020
as Dr. Lemon
TVThe Comedy Store
2020
as Self
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Self
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
as Self - Commentator
MovieI Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actor and Comedian
MovieJimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
2018
as Himself
MovieThe Comedian
2016
as Jimmie Walker
Sweet Lorraine
2015
as Rudy ray
TVGotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
MovieDavid E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around
2012
as Preacher
MovieSuper Shark
2011
as Dynamite Stevens
TVTraffic Light
2011
as Swinger Dude
MovieBig Money Rustlas
2010
as The Husband
TVWorst Cooks in America
2010
as Self - Contestant
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Comedy.tv
2009
as Self
Back to the Grind
2007
MovieChasing Robert
2007
as Himself
TVEverybody Hates Chris
2005
as Gene
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
TVGeorge Lopez
2002
as Lionel
TVBeat the Geeks
2001
TVScrubs
2001
as Jimmie Walker
MovieShriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000
as Pimp
TVSon of the Beach
2000
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MoviePlump Fiction
1997
as Stingy Costumer
MovieMonster Mash: The Movie
1995
as Hathaway
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Lewis' stunt double
MovieOpen Season
1995
as Homer (as Jimmy Walker)
TVER
1994
as Jay Jay
TVSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Slyde Wilson
MovieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Celeb #3
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jimmie Walker
MovieThe Guyver
1991
as Striker
TVBlossom
1990
MovieKidnapped
1988
as Chester
TVBustin' Loose
1987
as Sonny Barnes
MovieGoing Bananas
1987
as Mozambo
TVThe Bold and the Beautiful
1987
as Count Bouche
MovieDoin' Time
1985
as Shaker
MovieWater
1985
as Jay Jay
MovieThe Jerk, Too
1984
as Card Player (uncredited)
MovieImps*
1983
as Thomas
TVAt Ease
1983
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Tony Brown
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
MovieAirplane!
1980
as Windshield Wiper Man
MovieMurder Can Hurt You!
1980
as Parks the Pusher
MovieThe Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self - Village People
TVB.A.D. Cats
1980
MovieThe Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Boisie
TVThe White Shadow
1978
as Jimmie Walker
MovieRabbit Test
1978
as Umbuto
MovieTelethon
1977
as Himself
MovieThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977
as Morris Bird III
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Ronald Baker
MovieThe Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
as Self
MovieJoys
1976
as Self
TVDonny & Marie
1976
as Self
MovieLet's Do It Again
1975
as Bootney Farnsworth
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TVCher
1975
as Self
TVTony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
MovieSing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
as Self
TVGood Times
1974
as James "JJ" Evans
TVThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
MovieForgotten Fortune
