John Amos
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-12-27 (85 years old)
Deathday
2024-08-21
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also known As
Jon Amos
Johnny Amos
John A. Amos Jr.
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 Amer...
Acting
1990
as Major Grant
2020
1971
as Super Soul's Engineer
1991
as Reverend Styles
1973
as Coach Sam Archer
1988
as Cleo McDowell
1989
as Captain Meissner
1975
as Kansas City Mack
1990
as Det. Legrand
1982
as Seth
2006
as Jud
2005
as Хилл
2004
as Admiral Melory
2012
as Pastor Nelson
2007
as Coach Zeller
2012
as Edgar Mortimer
1995
as Gray
1973
as Marine Corporal
-
as Roger
1983
as Esteban
2022
as Dennis
2013
as Slick
1980
as Tony
1978
as Officer Bill Bundy
2022
as Gil
2019
as Neighbor 33F
2015
as Earl
1993
as Capt. Hodges
2003
as Old Man Amos
1986
as Taxi Driver
1980
as Bumpy Johnson
2023
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
2007
as Henry
2021
as Chief Host
1988
as Mr. Mack
1976
as Officer Bill Bundy
1971
2000
as Rev. Washington
2016
2015
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
1995
as Wes Strickland
1997
as Booker Hutch
2014
as Mr. Brady
2006
as Dutch
2015
as God
2004
as (archive footage)
1985
as Dr. Conrad
2000
as Mr. Swift
1992
as Nat
2004
as Uncle Virgil
1979
as Virgil
2021
as Cleo McDowell
1998
as Freeman
2019
as Pop Pop
2015
as The Patron
2020
as Self
2021
as Grandpa
-
as Officer Bundy
-
as Self
Production
2014
as Executive Producer
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