John Amos

John Amos

Birthday: 1939-12-27

Deathday: 2024-08-21

Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also known as: Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr.

imdb_id: nm0025309

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.

Played in movies:

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Score: 10.0

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Score: 7.5

Vanishing Point

Score: 7.2

Uncut Gems

Score: 7.2

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Score: 7.1

Die Hard 2

Score: 7.0

Let's Do It Again

Score: 6.9

Coming to America

Score: 6.9

Lock Up

Score: 6.8

The Last Rifleman

Score: 6.6

Disappearing Acts

Score: 6.5

Coming 2 America

Score: 6.4

The Players Club

Score: 6.3

The Beastmaster

Score: 6.3

American Flyers

Score: 6.2

The President's Plane Is Missing

Score: 6.2

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Score: 6.1

Two Evil Eyes

Score: 6.1

Something to Sing About

Score: 6.1

Bad Asses on the Bayou

Score: 6.1

Block Party

Score: 6.1

Countdown

Score: 6.1

Ricochet

Score: 6.1

Madea's Witness Protection

Score: 6.1

Shark's Paradise

Score: 6.0

Cops and Robin

Score: 6.0

Me Time

Score: 5.9

Mac

Score: 5.8

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

Score: 5.8

Act of Faith

Score: 5.7

American Lowrider

Score: 5.6

Zombie Hamlet

Score: 5.5

Shadowboxing

Score: 5.5

The World's Greatest Athlete

Score: 5.3

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Score: 5.2

Dr. Dolittle 3

Score: 5.1

Future Cop

Score: 5.0

All Over Again

Score: 5.0

My Baby's Daddy

Score: 4.7

Touched by Love

Score: 4.6

For Better or Worse

Score: 4.6

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Score: 4.5

Hologram Man

Score: 4.1

Night Trap

Score: 4.1

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Score: 4.0

Dance of the Dwarfs

Score: 4.0

Voodoo Moon

Score: 3.9

Because of Charley

Score: 3.0

Willa

Score: 3.0

Christmas Belles

Score: 2.3

The Truth About Santa Claus

Score: 2.0

The Watermelon Heist

Score: 1.0

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

Score: 0.0

The Beastmaster Chronicles

Score: 0.0

Tamales and Gumbo

Score: 0.0

Mercy for Angels

Score: 0.0

Christmas in Miami

Score: 0.0

Ascension Day

Score: 0.0

Countdown

Score: 0.0

Devotion

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

All About the Andersons

Score: 8.5

The West Wing

Score: 8.3

Good Times

Score: 8.0

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Score: 7.9

Lie to Me

Score: 7.9

Psych

Score: 7.9

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.7

My Name Is Earl

Score: 7.7

Martin

Score: 7.6

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Score: 7.6

Suits LA

Score: 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

The A-Team

Score: 7.5

Two and a Half Men

Score: 7.5

30 Rock

Score: 7.4

The Ranch

Score: 7.4

Sanford and Son

Score: 7.4

In the House

Score: 7.4

Roots

Score: 7.4

Roots

Score: 7.4

King of the Hill

Score: 7.3

Future Cop

Score: 7.2

Touched by an Angel

Score: 7.2

The Movies That Made Us

Score: 7.2

Hunter

Score: 7.2

The Cosby Show

Score: 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

Score: 7.0

Men in Trees

Score: 6.9

Police Story

Score: 6.9

The District

Score: 6.8

Ballers

Score: 6.8

Royal Pains

Score: 6.7

Dinah!

Score: 6.7

Hardcastle and McCormick

Score: 6.4

The Last O.G.

Score: 6.3

The Love Boat

Score: 6.3

NYC 22

Score: 6.2

Love, American Style

Score: 6.0

Love, American Style

Score: 6.0

The Merv Griffin Show

Score: 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Here's Boomer

Score: 5.3

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Score: 5.0

The Chris Rock Show

Score: 4.4

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

Score: 4.0

The Funny Side

Score: 0.0

704 Hauser

Score: 0.0