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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Last Rifleman
Character:Lincoln Jefferson Adams
Release Date:07/12/2023
Me Time
Character:Gil
Release Date:26/08/2022
Block Party
Character:Dennis
Release Date:08/06/2022
Christmas in Miami
Character:Chief Host
Release Date:24/12/2021
Because of Charley
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:09/04/2021
Coming 2 America
Character:Cleo McDowell
Release Date:04/03/2021
The Truth About Santa Claus
Character:Bob
Release Date:21/12/2020
The Beastmaster Chronicles
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Character:Fred Davis
Release Date:18/12/2019
Christmas Belles
Character:Pop Pop
Release Date:23/11/2019
Uncut Gems
Character:Neighbor 33F
Release Date:30/08/2019
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/2016
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Character:Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2015
Tamales and Gumbo
Character:The Patron
Release Date:21/08/2015
Mercy for Angels
Character:God
Release Date:15/04/2015
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Character:Earl
Release Date:06/03/2015
Act of Faith
Character:Mr. Brady
Release Date:08/04/2014
American Lowrider
Character:Slick
Release Date:17/09/2013
Madea's Witness Protection
Character:Pastor Nelson
Release Date:29/06/2012
Zombie Hamlet
Character:Edgar Mortimer
Release Date:14/04/2012
All Over Again
Character:Coach Zeller
Release Date:12/06/2007
Ascension Day
Character:Henry
Release Date:02/02/2007
Voodoo Moon
Character:Dutch
Release Date:04/06/2006
Dr. Dolittle 3
Character:Jud
Release Date:25/04/2006
Shadowboxing
Character:Хилл
Release Date:05/03/2005
Countdown
Character:Admiral Melory
Release Date:09/12/2004
My Baby's Daddy
Character:Uncle Virgil
Release Date:09/01/2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Watermelon Heist
Character:Old Man Amos
Release Date:01/01/2003
Disappearing Acts
Character:Mr. Swift
Release Date:09/12/2000
Something to Sing About
Character:Rev. Washington
Release Date:10/06/2000
The Players Club
Character:Freeman
Release Date:08/04/1998
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Character:Booker Hutch
Release Date:21/11/1997
Hologram Man
Character:Wes Strickland
Release Date:27/06/1995
For Better or Worse
Character:Gray
Release Date:19/03/1995
Night Trap
Character:Capt. Hodges
Release Date:01/05/1993
Mac
Character:Nat
Release Date:17/09/1992
Ricochet
Character:Reverend Styles
Release Date:04/10/1991
Die Hard 2
Character:Major Grant
Release Date:03/07/1990
Two Evil Eyes
Character:Det. Legrand
Release Date:25/01/1990
Lock Up
Character:Captain Meissner
Release Date:04/08/1989
Coming to America
Character:Cleo McDowell
Release Date:29/06/1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Character:Mr. Mack
Release Date:22/03/1988
Shark's Paradise
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:13/03/1986
American Flyers
Character:Dr. Conrad
Release Date:16/08/1985
Dance of the Dwarfs
Character:Esteban
Release Date:10/06/1983
The Beastmaster
Character:Seth
Release Date:16/08/1982
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Character:Bumpy Johnson
Release Date:05/11/1980
Touched by Love
Character:Tony
Release Date:31/10/1980
Willa
Character:Virgil
Release Date:17/03/1979
Cops and Robin
Character:Officer Bill Bundy
Release Date:28/03/1978
Future Cop
Character:Officer Bill Bundy
Release Date:01/05/1976
Let's Do It Again
Character:Kansas City Mack
Release Date:11/10/1975
The President's Plane Is Missing
Character:Marine Corporal
Release Date:23/10/1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
Character:Coach Sam Archer
Release Date:14/02/1973
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Character:Biker
Release Date:31/03/1971
Vanishing Point
Character:Super Soul's Engineer
Release Date:15/01/1971
Television Appearances
Suits LA
Character:John Amos
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Self
The Last O.G.
Character:Uncle D
The Ranch
Character:Ed
Ballers
Character:Deacon Eller
NYC 22
Character:Pappy Science
Royal Pains
Character:Harrison Phillips
Lie to Me
Character:Jim Weaver
30 Rock
Character:John Amos
Men in Trees
Character:Buzz Washington
Psych
Character:Uncle Burton
My Name Is Earl
Character:Joe
Two and a Half Men
Character:Ed
All About the Andersons
Character:Joe Anderson
The District
Character:Ethan Baker
The West Wing
Character:Percy Fitzwallace
The Chris Rock Show
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Glen Johnson (voice)
In the House
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
Touched by an Angel
Character:Sheriff James Mackey
704 Hauser
Character:Ernie Cumberbatch
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Pastor Roscoe Jones
Martin
Character:Sgt. Strawn
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character:Fred Wilkes
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Doc Penrose
The Cosby Show
Character:Dr. Herbert
Hunter
Character:Capt. Dolan (uncredited)
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:Albie Meadows
The A-Team
Character:Rev. Taylor
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Character:Bumpy Johnson
Here's Boomer
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Duke Taylor
Future Cop
Character:Bill Bundy
Roots
Character:Toby
Roots
Character:Kunta Kinte
Dinah!
Character:Self
Good Times
Character:James Evans Sr.
Police Story
Character:Walt Kyles
Sanford and Son
Character:
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Mark Cooper
The Funny Side
Character:Minority Husband
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Character:Gordy Howard
Love, American Style
Character:Bell Captain
Love, American Style
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
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