Where Are They Now? The Cast of “Amen”

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Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes

What’s a church without parishioners?  In the controlled chaos that was Deacon Frye’s schemes, and Reverend Reuben’s strictness came the voice of reason from loyal, elderly church attendee, Rolly Forbes, played by Jester Hairston.

Jester Hairston had a strong career since graduating from Julliard in the late 1920s.  Already being a force in fields of music, radio, music and television, he reconnected with Clifton Davis from “That’s My Momma” and came to “Amen.”  After “Amen” he appeared in Being John Malkovich and an episode of “Family Matters” which was his last role.  In 2000, he died of natural causes at the age of 98, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Here’s a video of him talking to an audience before performing the popular church song “Amen,” that he wrote.

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