Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 27, 1939
Died
Aug 21, 2024
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Credits
111 titles
John Amos
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 Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.
Known For
Filmography
Suits LA
John Amos
The Last Rifleman
Lincoln Jefferson Adams
Me Time
Gil
Block Party
Dennis
Christmas in Miami
Chief Host
Because of Charley
Grandpa
Coming 2 America
Cleo McDowell
The Truth About Santa Claus
Bob
The Beastmaster Chronicles
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Fred Davis
The Movies That Made Us
Self
Christmas Belles
Pop Pop
Uncut Gems
Neighbor 33F
The Last O.G.
Uncle D
The Ranch
Ed
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
Tamales and Gumbo
The Patron
Ballers
Deacon Eller
Mercy for Angels
God
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Earl
Althea
Executive Producer
Act of Faith
Mr. Brady
American Lowrider
Slick
Madea's Witness Protection
Pastor Nelson
NYC 22
Pappy Science
Zombie Hamlet
Edgar Mortimer
Royal Pains
Harrison Phillips
Lie to Me
Jim Weaver
All Over Again
Coach Zeller
Ascension Day
Henry
30 Rock
John Amos
Men in Trees
Buzz Washington
Psych
Uncle Burton
Voodoo Moon
Dutch
Dr. Dolittle 3
Jud
My Name Is Earl
Joe
Shadowboxing
Хилл
Countdown
Admiral Melory
My Baby's Daddy
Uncle Virgil
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Two and a Half Men
Ed
All About the Andersons
Joe Anderson
The Watermelon Heist
Old Man Amos
Remembering Roots
Self
Disappearing Acts
Mr. Swift
The District
Ethan Baker
Something to Sing About
Rev. Washington
The West Wing
Percy Fitzwallace
The Players Club
Freeman