Jester Hairston: Jester Hairston. Actor: The Alamo. Composer, songwriter, conductor, singer, and actor Jester Hairston was educated at Tufts University, Juilliard, and the University of the Pacific (hon. Mus.D.). He acted on radio and television besides on film, and played Leroy on the "Amos 'n Andy" radio series for 15 years. He directed the Federal Theatre Project and was assistant- conductor of the 'Hall Johnson Choir' in New York for 15 years...
Known For: The Alamo (Jethro), In the Heat of the Night (Endicott's Butler), Tales of Manhattan (Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence)(uncredited)), Silent Night (Soundtrack("Mary's Boy Child (a/k/a Mary's Little Boy Child)"))