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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/9/1901
Place of Birth
Belews Creek, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
Gester HairstonJasper J. HairstonJester J. Hairston
Jester Hairston
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on Negro spirituals and choral music. His notable compositions include "Amen," a gospel-tinged theme from the film Lilies of the Field and a 1963 hit for The Impressions, and the Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child".
He sang with the Hall Johnson Choir in Harlem for a time but was nearly fired from the all black choir because he had difficulty with the rural dialects that were used in some ...
Known For
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Spence Robinson (uncredited)
Sundown
as Native Boy (uncredited)
Raymie
as Ransom
Green Eyes
as Dirk Dubeck
The Alamo
as Jethro
Gypsy Colt
as Carl
Lilies of the Field
as Homer Smith (singing voice) (uncredited)
The Last Tycoon
as Waiter in Stahr's Office (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Passerby (uncredited)
Lady Sings the Blues
as The Butler
Tanganyika
Unknown Role
We're Not Married!
as Lead Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
as Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Furry Taylor
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Pop
In This Our Life
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Summer and Smoke
as Thomas (uncredited)
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Witch Doctor
In the Heat of the Night
as Endicott's Butler
So This Is Love
as Preacher