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John Amos

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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.

Films Featuring John Amos

Die Hard 2

19907.0

The Truth About Santa Claus

20202.0

Ricochet

19916.1

The World's Greatest Athlete

19735.5

Coming to America

19886.9

Lock Up

19896.8

Let's Do It Again

19757.0

Two Evil Eyes

19906.1

The Beastmaster

19826.3

Dr. Dolittle 3

20065.1

Shadowboxing

20055.4

Countdown

20045.8

Madea's Witness Protection

20126.1

All Over Again

All Over Again

20077.5

Zombie Hamlet

20125.5

For Better or Worse

19954.7

The President's Plane Is Missing

19736.3

Devotion

Dance of the Dwarfs

19834.3

Block Party

20226.1

American Lowrider

20135.0

Touched by Love

19804.6

Cops and Robin

19786.5

Me Time

20225.8

Uncut Gems

20197.2

Bad Asses on the Bayou

20156.0

Night Trap

19934.0

The Watermelon Heist

20033.3

Shark's Paradise

19868.0

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

19805.5

The Last Rifleman

20236.7

Ascension Day

2007

Christmas in Miami

2021

Bonanza: The Next Generation

19887.7

Future Cop

19767.5

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

19715.2

Something to Sing About

20005.8

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

20167.1

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

20158.5

Hologram Man

19954.1

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

19975.6

Act of Faith

20145.7

Voodoo Moon

20064.2

Mercy for Angels

20151.0

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

20045.3

American Flyers

19856.2

Disappearing Acts

20006.2

Mac

19925.8

My Baby's Daddy

20044.6

Willa

19795.0

Coming 2 America

20216.3

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

20196.1

The Players Club

19986.4

Christmas Belles

20192.0

Tamales and Gumbo

2015

The Beastmaster Chronicles

2020

Because of Charley

20212.3

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

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Remembering Roots

2002

Vanishing Point

19717.1