John Amos
Actor

John Amos

4 Movies
4 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 4
Birthday December 27, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr., John Allen Amos Jr.
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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 (110)

Suits LA 2025
The Last Rifleman 2023
Block Party 2022
Me Time 2022
Christmas in Miami 2021
Coming 2 America 2021
Because of Charley 2021
The Truth About Santa Claus 2020
The Beastmaster Chronicles 2020
Uncut Gems 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 2019
Christmas Belles 2019
The Movies That Made Us 2019
The Last O.G. 2018
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You 2016
The Ranch 2016
Bad Asses on the Bayou 2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015
Mercy for Angels 2015
Tamales and Gumbo 2015
Ballers 2015
Act of Faith 2014
American Lowrider 2013
Madea's Witness Protection 2012
Zombie Hamlet 2012
NYC 22 2012
Lie to Me 2009
Royal Pains 2009
All Over Again 2007
Ascension Day 2007
Dr. Dolittle 3 2006
Voodoo Moon 2006
Psych 2006
Men in Trees 2006
30 Rock 2006
Shadowboxing 2005
My Name Is Earl 2005
Countdown 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 2004
My Baby's Daddy 2004
The Watermelon Heist 2003
Two and a Half Men 2003
All About the Andersons 2003
Remembering Roots 2002
Something to Sing About 2000
Disappearing Acts 2000
The District 2000
The West Wing 1999
The Players Club 1998
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda 1997
The Chris Rock Show 1997
King of the Hill 1997
For Better or Worse 1995 Hologram Man 1995
In the House 1995
The Outer Limits 1995
Touched by an Angel 1994
704 Hauser 1994
Night Trap 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger 1993
Mac 1992
Martin 1992
Ricochet 1991
Die Hard 2 1990
Two Evil Eyes 1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990
Lock Up 1989
Coming to America 1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation 1988
Beauty and the Beast 1987
Shark's Paradise 1986
American Flyers 1985
Murder, She Wrote 1984
The Cosby Show 1984
Hunter 1984
Dance of the Dwarfs 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
The A-Team 1983
The Beastmaster 1982
Here's Boomer 1981
Touched by Love 1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980
Willa 1979
Cops and Robin 1978
Roots 1977
Future Cop 1977
The Love Boat 1977
Roots: The Complete Miniseries 1977
Future Cop 1976
Let's Do It Again 1975
Good Times 1974
Dinah! 1974
The World's Greatest Athlete 1973
The President's Plane Is Missing 1973
Police Story 1973
Sanford and Son 1972
Vanishing Point 1971
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song 1971
The Funny Side 1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show 1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1970
Love, American Style 1969
The Merv Griffin Show 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
Devotion
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
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