John Amos
Born in Newark, New Jersey, USA — Dec 27 1939• Died Aug 21 2024
Biography
John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as "The Beastmaster" (1982), "Coming to America" (1988), "Lock Up" (1989), "Die Hard 2" (1990) and "Coming 2 America" (2021). Prior to acting, he played on the Co…
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John Amos's Credits
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Two and a Half Men
Ed
The West Wing
Percy Fitzwallace
30 Rock
John Amos
King of the Hill
Glen Johnson (voice)
Psych
Uncle Burton
Murder, She Wrote
Doc Penrose
The Love Boat
Duke Taylor
The A-Team
Rev. Taylor
Love, American Style
Bell Captain
Royal Pains
Harrison Phillips
Touched by an Angel
Sheriff James Mackey
My Name Is Earl
Joe
The Outer Limits
Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
The Cosby Show
Dr. Herbert
Lie to Me
Jim Weaver
Walker, Texas Ranger
Pastor Roscoe Jones
Martin
Sgt. Strawn
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Fred Wilkes
The District
Ethan Baker
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Gordy Howard
Dinah!
Self
Sanford and Son
Hunter
Capt. Dolan (uncredited)
Good Times
James Evans Sr.
Hardcastle and McCormick
Albie Meadows
Ballers
Deacon Eller
Police Story
Walt Kyles
Men in Trees
Buzz Washington
The Ranch
Ed
Suits LA
John Amos
Roots
Toby
In the House
The Movies That Made Us
Self
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Mark Cooper
The Last O.G.
Uncle D
Die Hard 2
Major Grant
Here's Boomer
The Chris Rock Show
Self
Coming to America
Cleo McDowell
Uncut Gems
Neighbor 33F
Lock Up
Captain Meissner
Coming 2 America
Cleo McDowell
NYC 22
Pappy Science
Me Time
Gil
Ricochet
Reverend Styles
Dr. Dolittle 3
Jud
The Beastmaster
Seth
The Players Club
Freeman
Vanishing Point
Super Soul's Engineer
Madea's Witness Protection
Pastor Nelson
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Bumpy Johnson
Two Evil Eyes
Det. Legrand
The Last Rifleman
Lincoln Jefferson Adams
My Baby's Daddy
Uncle Virgil
All About the Andersons
Joe Anderson
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Bumpy Johnson
American Flyers
Dr. Conrad
Future Cop
Bill Bundy
Hologram Man
Wes Strickland
Shadowboxing
Хилл
Night Trap
Capt. Hodges
704 Hauser
Ernie Cumberbatch
Mac
Nat
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Biker
The Funny Side
Minority Husband
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Countdown
Admiral Melory
All Over Again
Coach Zeller
Christmas Belles
Pop Pop
American Lowrider
Slick
Let's Do It Again
Kansas City Mack
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
The President's Plane Is Missing
Marine Corporal
Disappearing Acts
Mr. Swift
Cops and Robin
Officer Bill Bundy
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Earl
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
Future Cop
Officer Bill Bundy
The World's Greatest Athlete
Coach Sam Archer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Fred Davis
For Better or Worse
Gray
Touched by Love
Tony
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Mr. Mack
Willa
Virgil
Voodoo Moon
Dutch
Ascension Day
Henry
Shark's Paradise
Taxi Driver
Devotion
Roger
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Booker Hutch
Something to Sing About
Rev. Washington
Dance of the Dwarfs
Esteban
Zombie Hamlet
Edgar Mortimer
Information Processing
Self
The Truth About Santa Claus
Bob
Block Party
Dennis
Christmas in Miami
Chief Host
Act of Faith
Mr. Brady
Tamales and Gumbo
The Patron
The Watermelon Heist
Old Man Amos
Because of Charley
Grandpa
Mercy for Angels
God
Remembering Roots
Self
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Officer Bundy
Althea
Production
The Beastmaster Chronicles
Self
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
Self