People
John Amos
- Name: John Amos
- Birthday: 1939-12-27
- Also known as: Jon Amos,Johnny Amos,John A. Amos Jr.
- Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Popularity: 15.112
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Last Rifleman as Lincoln Jefferson Adams | 2023-12-07 |
| Me Time as Gil | 2022-08-26 |
| Block Party as Dennis | 2022-06-08 |
| Christmas in Miami | 2021-12-24 |
| Because of Charley as Grandpa | 2021-04-09 |
| Coming 2 America as Cleo McDowell | 2021-03-04 |
| The Truth About Santa Claus as Bob | 2020-12-21 |
| The Beastmaster Chronicles as Self | 2020-11-27 |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Fred Davis | 2019-12-18 |
| Christmas Belles as Pop Pop | 2019-11-23 |
| Uncut Gems as Neighbor 33F | 2019-08-30 |
| Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You as Self | 2016-01-21 |
| Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage) | 2015-10-13 |
| Tamales and Gumbo as The Patron | 2015-08-21 |
| Mercy for Angels as God | 2015-04-15 |
| Bad Asses on the Bayou as Earl | 2015-03-06 |
| Act of Faith as Mr. Brady | 2014-04-08 |
| American Lowrider as Slick | 2013-09-17 |
| Madea's Witness Protection as Pastor Nelson | 2012-06-29 |
| Zombie Hamlet as Edgar Mortimer | 2012-04-14 |
| Against Time as Coach | 2007-06-12 |
| Ascension Day as Henry | 2007-02-02 |
| Voodoo Moon as Dutch | 2006-06-04 |
| Dr. Dolittle 3 as Jud | 2006-04-25 |
| Shadowboxing as Хилл | 2005-03-05 |
| Countdown as Admiral Melory | 2004-12-09 |
| My Baby's Daddy as Uncle Virgil | 2004-01-09 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| The Watermelon Heist as Old Man Amos | 2003-01-01 |
| Disappearing Acts as Mr. Swift | 2000-12-09 |
| Something to Sing About as Rev. Washington | 2000-06-10 |
| The Players Club as Freeman | 1998-04-08 |
| The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda as Booker Hutch | 1997-11-21 |
| Hologram Man as Wes Strickland | 1995-06-27 |
| For Better or Worse as Gray | 1995-03-19 |
| Night Trap as Capt. Hodges | 1993-05-01 |
| Mac as Nat | 1992-09-17 |
| Ricochet as Reverend Styles | 1991-10-04 |
| Die Hard 2 as Major Grant | 1990-07-03 |
| Two Evil Eyes as Det. Legrand | 1990-01-25 |
| Lock Up as Captain Meissner | 1989-08-04 |
| Coming to America as Cleo McDowell | 1988-06-29 |
| Bonanza: The Next Generation as Mr. Mack | 1988-03-22 |
| Shark's Paradise as Taxi Driver | 1986-03-13 |
| American Flyers as Dr. Conrad | 1985-08-16 |
| Dance of the Dwarfs as Esteban | 1983-06-10 |
| The Beastmaster as Seth | 1982-08-16 |
| Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Bumpy Johnson | 1980-11-05 |
| Touched by Love as Tony | 1980-10-31 |
| Willa as Virgil | 1979-03-17 |
| Cops and Robin as Officer Bill Bundy | 1978-03-28 |
| Future Cop as Officer Bill Bundy | 1976-05-01 |
| Let's Do It Again as Kansas City Mack | 1975-10-11 |
| The President's Plane Is Missing as Marine Corporal | 1973-10-23 |
| The World's Greatest Athlete as Coach Sam Archer | 1973-02-14 |
| Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song as Biker | 1971-03-31 |
| Vanishing Point as Super Soul's Engineer | 1971-01-15 |
