Full Name | Jester Hairston |
Net Worth | $400,000 |
Date Of Birth | July 9, 1901 |
Died | January 18, 2000, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Belews Creek, North Carolina, USA |
Occupation | Composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, actor |
Profession | Actor, Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Conductor, Music Arranger, Amen, Mary's Little Boy Chile, Mary's Boy Child |
Education | Juilliard School, Tufts University, Amen, Mary's Little Boy Chile, Mary's Boy Child |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Isabelle Margaret Swanigan |
Nicknames | Jester Hairston, Hairston, Jester |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0354377 |
Movies | In the Heat of the Night, Raymie, Gypsy Colt |
TV Shows | Amen, That's My Mama, Amos 'n' Andy |
Star Sign | Cancer |
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1 | Spent his formative years in Homestead, Pennsylvania, where he graduated high school in 1919. |
2 | Had 3 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. |
3 | Portrayed King Moses on the syndicated radio show "Bold Venture" (1950-1952). |
4 | Is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. |
5 | Wrote the popular Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child," a top-ten hit in 1956 for Harry Belafonte and a standard today. |
6 | Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
7 | Graduated from Tufts University in 1929. |
8 | He wrote the song, "Amen," used in the film Lilies of the Field (1963) and dubbed the singing voice for Sidney Poitier. "Amen" was a Top 10 hit in 1964 for The Impressions. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Virginian | 1969 | TV Series | John Douglas |
The Outcasts | 1969 | TV Series | Daniel |
Finian's Rainbow | 1968 | | Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer (uncredited) |
In the Heat of the Night | 1967 | | Butler |
Hazel | 1964 | TV Series | Marvin |
To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 | | Spence Robinson - Tom's Father (uncredited) |
Have Gun - Will Travel | 1962 | TV Series | Euclid / Old Man |
Summer and Smoke | 1961 | | Thomas (uncredited) |
Thriller | 1961 | TV Series | Papa Benjamin |
The Alamo | 1960 | | Jethro |
Raymie | 1960 | | Ransom |
The Man in the Moon | 1960 | TV Movie | |
Lux Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | |
Rawhide | 1959 | TV Series | Zachariah |
St. Louis Blues | 1958 | | Choir Member (uncredited) |
The Court of Last Resort | 1958 | TV Series | Seth |
The Thin Man | 1957 | TV Series | Murphy - Bellhop |
Studio 57 | 1957 | TV Series | Thomas |
Full of Life | 1956 | | Train Porter (uncredited) |
Tension at Table Rock | 1956 | | Black Janitor (uncredited) |
The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Jacob |
Gunsmoke | 1956 | TV Series | Wellington |
Screen Directors Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Train Cook |
Pete Kelly's Blues | 1955 | | Mourner, Pre-Credit Sequence (uncredited) |
You Are There | 1955 | TV Series | Thornton |
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | 1955 | | Witch Doctor (uncredited) |
Tanganyika | 1954 | | Singer (uncredited) |
Gypsy Colt | 1954 | | Carl |
So This Is Love | 1953 | | Preacher (uncredited) |
Your Favorite Story | 1953 | TV Series | |
The Amos 'n Andy Show | 1951-1953 | TV Series | Henry Van Porter / Leroy Smith / Mr. Johnson / ... |
We're Not Married! | 1952 | | Lead Christmas Caroler (uncredited) |
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones | 1951 | | Jester Hairston |
The Moods | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Folk Lore | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Long Remembrances | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Highlights of Long Ago | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Glory Filled Spirituals | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Tunes That Live | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Memorable Gems | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
The Tradition | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Southern A Capella | 1950 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Cherished Melodies | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Melodies Reborn | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Symphonic Shades | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Melodius Sketches | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Visions and Voices | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Melodic Spirituals | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jester J. Hairston) |
Treasured Ballads | 1949 | Short | Choir Director (as Jasper J. Hairston) |
Across the Pacific | 1942 | | Passerby (uncredited) |
Tales of Manhattan | 1942 | | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
In This Our Life | 1942 | | Black Man in Jail (uncredited) |
The Vanishing Virginian | 1942 | | Mover (uncredited) |
Sullivan's Travels | 1941 | | Charlie - Church Projectionist (uncredited) |
Sundown | 1941 | | Native Boy (uncredited) |
The Green Pastures | 1936 | | Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited) |
Being John Malkovich | 1999 | | Lester's Friend (uncredited) |
Family Matters | 1993 | TV Series | William |
Amen | 1986-1991 | TV Series | Rolly Forbes |
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | 1988 | | Pop |
The Last Tycoon | 1976 | | Waiter in Stahr's Office (uncredited) |
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | 1976 | | Furry Taylor |
Harry O | 1975 | TV Series | Jefferson Johnson |
That's My Mama | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Wildcat |
Lady Sings the Blues | 1972 | | The Butler |
Nichols | 1972 | TV Series | Melville |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Lilies of the Field | 1963 | music arranger: vocal arrangements | |
Band of Angels | 1957 | choral director - uncredited | |
Land of the Pharaohs | 1955 | choral director - uncredited | |
Carmen Jones | 1954 | choral director - uncredited / vocal coach - uncredited | |
The Gambler from Natchez | 1954 | composer: additional music - uncredited | |
The Sun Shines Bright | 1953 | music arranger - uncredited | |
The Moods | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Folk Lore | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Long Remembrances | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Highlights of Long Ago | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Glory Filled Spirituals | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Tunes That Live | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Memorable Gems | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
The Tradition | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Southern A Capella | 1950 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Cherished Melodies | 1949 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Melodies Reborn | 1949 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Symphonic Shades | 1949 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Melodius Sketches | 1949 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Visions and Voices | 1949 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Melodic Spirituals | 1949 | Short music supervisor - as Jester J. Hairston | |
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | choral director - uncredited | |
Treasured Ballads | 1949 | Short musical director - as Jester J. Hairston | |
Red River | 1948 | choral director - uncredited | |
The Foxes of Harrow | 1947 | vocal coach - uncredited | |
Duel in the Sun | 1946 | choral director - uncredited | |
The Negro Soldier | 1944 | Documentary short choral director - uncredited | |
The Vanishing Virginian | 1942 | music arranger: negro spirituals | |
Lost Horizon | 1937 | choral director - uncredited | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Dolezal Backstage | 2015 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
The Last Man on Earth | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Glee | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 | 2013 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" | |
Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" | |
Sing Your Song | 2011 | Documentary writer: "Amen" | |
Loose Women | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Kun joulu on - Arja Korisevan joulukonsertti | 2000 | TV Movie writer: "Marian poika" Mary's Boy Child | |
Dream a Dream: Charlotte Church in the Holy Land | 2000 | Video documentary writer: "Mary's Boy Child" | |
Personal Services | 1987 | writer: "Mary's Boy Child" | |
Top of the Pops | 1978-1979 | TV Series writer - 5 episodes | |
Finian's Rainbow | 1968 | performer: "The Begat" 1946 - uncredited | |
Lilies of the Field | 1963 | "Amen", uncredited / performer: "Amen" - uncredited | |
Tanganyika | 1954 | writer: "FUNERAL CHANT", "NATIVE CHANT AND DRUMS", "NUKUMBI WARRIORS' SONG", "NUKUMBI DANCE SONG" - uncredited | |
The Sun Shines Bright | 1953 | arranger: "My Old Kentucky Home", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Deep River" - uncredited | |
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