Jimmie Walker's Net Worth (2024), Wiki And More Facts

After starring on the "Jack Paar Show" and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In," the casting director for "Good Times" discovered Jimmie and cast him as James "J.J." Evans Jr. Walker received two Golden Globe nods for the series, which aired 133 episodes over six seasons.

The catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!" was featured in the TV Land special "The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catch Phrases," which is credited to John Rich, one of the show's directors.

Jimmie released the stand-up comedy album "Dyn-o-mite" while appearing in "Good Times" (1975).

Walker made his film debut in 1975 with Sidney Poitier's "Let's Do It Again," followed by "Rabbit Test" in 1978 and "The Concorde... Airport '79" in 1979. Walker co-starred in the 1977 television film "The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened" alongside James Earl Jones and Debbie Allen, and later that year, he made his first guest appearance on "The Love Boat," appearing in five more episodes.

In 1980, Jimmie participated in the parody film "Airplane!" and the TV movie "Murder Can Hurt You," which grossed $171 million at the box office, and then he guest-starred on "Fantasy Island" (1982) and "Cagney & Lacey" (1983).

 He played Sgt. Val Valentine on the ABC sitcom "At Ease" in 1983, and Sonny Barnes on the syndicated series "Bustin' Loose" from 1987 to 1988.

Walker co-starred with Dom DeLuise in the 1987 film "Going Bananas," and he also acted in the 1991 science-fiction film "The Guyver." He appeared in episodes of "The Larry Sanders Show" (1994), "In the House" (1995), "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" (1996), "Scrubs" (2001; 2002), and "Everybody Hates Chris," and hosted radio shows on WOAI, WHIO, KKAR, and WLS during the 1990s.

His profits as a comedian and actor were substantial.

Jimmie Walker's net worth is currently estimated at $0.8 million.