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John Amos
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-12-27,Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

6.968

Die Hard 2
1990-07-03

The Truth About Santa Claus

2

The Truth About Santa Claus
2020-12-21

6.084

Ricochet
1991-10-04

The World's Greatest Athlete

5.514

The World's Greatest Athlete
1973-02-14

Coming to America

6.884

Coming to America
1988-06-29

6.801

Lock Up
1989-08-04

Let's Do It Again

7

Let's Do It Again
1975-10-11

6.13

Two Evil Eyes
1990-01-25

The Beastmaster

6.317

The Beastmaster
1982-08-16

5.126

Dr. Dolittle 3
2006-04-25

5.397

Shadowboxing
2005-03-05

5.85

Countdown
2004-12-09

Madea's Witness Protection

6.103

Madea's Witness Protection
2012-06-29

7.5

All Over Again
2007-06-12

5.5

Zombie Hamlet
2012-04-14

For Better or Worse

4.7

For Better or Worse
1995-03-19

The President's Plane Is Missing

6.286

The President's Plane Is Missing
1973-10-23

0

Devotion

Dance of the Dwarfs

4.25

Dance of the Dwarfs
1983-06-10

6.1

Block Party
2022-06-08

American Lowrider

5

American Lowrider
2013-09-17

Touched by Love

4.6

Touched by Love
1980-10-31

6.5

Cops and Robin
1978-03-28

5.847

Me Time
2022-08-26

7.171

Uncut Gems
2019-08-30

Bad Asses on the Bayou

5.928

Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015-03-06

4

Night Trap
1993-05-01

The Watermelon Heist

3.333

The Watermelon Heist
2003-01-01

Shark's Paradise

8

Shark's Paradise
1986-03-13

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

5.5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05

The Last Rifleman

6.68

The Last Rifleman
2023-12-07

0

Ascension Day
2007-02-02

Christmas in Miami

0

Christmas in Miami
2021-12-24

Bonanza: The Next Generation

7.667

Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988-03-22

7.5

Future Cop
1976-05-01

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

5.134

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971-03-31

Something to Sing About

5.773

Something to Sing About
2000-06-10

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

7.1

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016-01-21

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

8.5

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015-10-13

4.136

Hologram Man
1995-06-27

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

5.571

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997-11-21

5.7

Act of Faith
2014-04-08

4.219

Voodoo Moon
2006-06-04

Mercy for Angels

1

Mercy for Angels
2015-04-15

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

5.333

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004-01-01

American Flyers

6.202

American Flyers
1985-08-16

Disappearing Acts

6.178

Disappearing Acts
2000-12-09

5.75

Mac
1992-09-17

My Baby's Daddy

4.6

My Baby's Daddy
2004-01-09

5

Willa
1979-03-17

Coming 2 America

6.318

Coming 2 America
2021-03-04

Live in Front of a Studio Audience:

6.1

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019-12-18

The Players Club

6.411

The Players Club
1998-04-08

Christmas Belles

2.4

Christmas Belles
2019-11-23

Tamales and Gumbo

0

Tamales and Gumbo
2015-08-21

The Beastmaster Chronicles

0

The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020-11-27

Because of Charley

2.3

Because of Charley
2021-04-09

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

0

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

0

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

Information Processing

0

Information Processing

Remembering Roots

0

Remembering Roots
2002-01-15

Vanishing Point

7.085

Vanishing Point
1971-01-15

7.8

In the House
1995-04-10

Murder, She Wrote

7.522

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983-09-18

7.994

Good Times
1974-02-08

7.525

Martin
1992-08-27

6.857

The District
2000-10-07

7.903

Psych
2006-07-07

7.497

The A-Team
1983-01-23

Touched by an Angel

7.184

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.905

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

6.618

Men in Trees
2006-09-12

6.981

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

Two and a Half Men

7.448

Two and a Half Men
2003-09-22

Walker, Texas Ranger

7.004

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

Sanford and Son

7.5

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.661

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

7.495

30 Rock
2006-10-11

9

704 Hauser
1994-04-11

All About the Andersons

8.333

All About the Andersons
2003-09-12

6.2

Here's Boomer
1981-09-12

7.376

Roots
1977-01-23

7.5

Future Cop
1977-03-05

7.109

Hunter
1984-09-18

The Chris Rock Show

4.583

The Chris Rock Show
1997-02-07

The Outer Limits

7.694

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

9

The Funny Side
1971-09-12

8.259

The West Wing
1999-09-22

7.371

The Ranch
2016-04-01

The Movies That Made Us

7.264

The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29

My Name Is Earl

7.654

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

King of the Hill

7.396

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

6.796

Ballers
2015-06-21

6.276

The Last O.G.
2018-04-03

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

6.2

NYC 22
2012-04-15

6.795

Suits LA
2025-02-23

Love, American Style

6.2

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

7.882

Lie to Me
2009-01-21

6.805

Royal Pains
2009-06-04

6.256

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

5.333

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971-09-18

Love, American Style

6.2

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

The Merv Griffin Show

6.833

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.536

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Mike Douglas Show

5.818

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

7.376

Roots
1977-01-23

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

Roots: The Complete Miniseries

0

Roots: The Complete Miniseries
1977-01-23

Beauty and the Beast

7.386

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25