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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

6.957

Die Hard 2
1990-07-03

The Truth About Santa Claus

2

The Truth About Santa Claus
2020-12-21

Vanishing Point

7.1

Vanishing Point
1971-01-15

6.1

Ricochet
1991-10-04

The World's Greatest Athlete

5.3

The World's Greatest Athlete
1973-02-14

Coming to America

6.88

Coming to America
1988-06-29

6.8

Lock Up
1989-08-04

Let's Do It Again

6.9

Let's Do It Again
1975-10-11

6.1

Two Evil Eyes
1990-01-25

The Beastmaster

6.3

The Beastmaster
1982-08-16

5.1

Dr. Dolittle 3
2006-04-25

5.4

Shadowboxing
2005-03-05

6.1

Countdown
2004-12-09

Madea's Witness Protection

6.1

Madea's Witness Protection
2012-06-29

5

Against Time
2007-06-12

5.5

Zombie Hamlet
2012-04-14

For Better or Worse

4.6

For Better or Worse
1995-03-19

The President's Plane Is Missing

6.2

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

0

Devotion

Dance of the Dwarfs

4

Dance of the Dwarfs
1983-06-10

6.1

Block Party
2022-06-08

American Lowrider

5.6

American Lowrider
2013-09-17

Touched by Love

4.6

Touched by Love
1980-10-31

6

Cops and Robin
1978-03-28

5.9

Me Time
2022-08-26

7.2

Uncut Gems
2019-08-30

Bad Asses on the Bayou

6.1

Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015-03-06

4.1

Night Trap
1993-05-01

The Watermelon Heist

1

The Watermelon Heist
2003-01-01

Shark's Paradise

6

Shark's Paradise
1986-03-13

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

4.5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05

0

Countdown

The Last Rifleman

6.5

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

7.5

Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988-03-22

5

Future Cop
1976-05-01

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

5.2

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971-03-31

Something to Sing About

6.056

Something to Sing About
2000-06-10

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

7

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

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

10

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015-10-13

4.1

Hologram Man
1995-06-27

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

5.8

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

5.667

Act of Faith
2014-04-08

3.9

Voodoo Moon
2006-06-04

Mercy for Angels

0

Mercy for Angels
2015-04-15

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

4

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

American Flyers

6.209

American Flyers
1985-08-16

Disappearing Acts

6.5

Disappearing Acts
2000-12-09

5.8

Mac
1992-09-17

My Baby's Daddy

4.7

My Baby's Daddy
2004-01-09

3

Willa
1979-03-17

Coming 2 America

6.4

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

6.3

The Players Club
1998-04-08

Christmas Belles

2.3

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

3

Because of Charley
2021-04-09

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

0

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

7.4

In the House
1995-04-10

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.4

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983-09-18

8

Good Times
1974-02-08

7.6

Martin
1992-08-27

6.778

The District
2000-10-07

7.863

Psych
2006-07-07

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.9

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

6.9

Men in Trees
2006-09-12

7.016

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

Two and a Half Men

7.46

Two and a Half Men
2003-09-22

Walker, Texas Ranger

7

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

Sanford and Son

7.5

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.507

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

7.421

30 Rock
2006-10-11

0

704 Hauser
1994-04-11

All About the Andersons

8.5

All About the Andersons
2003-09-12

6.882

Police Story
1973-03-20

5.3

Here's Boomer
1980-03-14

7.4

Roots
1977-01-23

7.2

Future Cop
1977-03-05

7.4

Roots
1977-01-23

7.178

Hunter
1984-09-18

The Chris Rock Show

4.4

The Chris Rock Show
1997-02-07

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

0

The Funny Side
1971-09-12

8.238

The West Wing
1999-09-22

7.418

The Ranch
2016-04-01

The Movies That Made Us

7.183

The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29

My Name Is Earl

7.667

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

King of the Hill

7.3

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

6.8

Ballers
2015-06-21

6.4

The Last O.G.
2018-04-03

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05

6.5

Dinah!
1974-10-21

6.2

NYC 22
2012-04-15

10

Suits LA
2025-02-23

Love, American Style

6

Love, American Style
1969-09-29