Biography
John Amos
Acting
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 Har…
Career works
110
Movies
62
Series
48
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
12/27/1939
Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Date of death
08/21/2024
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Last Rifleman
2023 · 6.6
Me Time
2022 · 5.9
Block Party
2022 · 6.1
Christmas in Miami
2021
Because of Charley
2021 · 2.3
Coming 2 America
2021 · 6.3
The Truth About Santa Claus
2020 · 2.0
The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · 6.1
Christmas Belles
2019 · 2.0
Uncut Gems
2019 · 7.2
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016 · 7.1
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 · 10.0
Tamales and Gumbo
2015
Mercy for Angels
2015 · 1.0
Series
Suits LA
2025 · 6.9
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · 7.3
The Last O.G.
2018 · 6.3
The Ranch
2016 · 7.4
Ballers
2015 · 6.8
NYC 22
2012 · 6.2
Royal Pains
2009 · 6.7
Lie to Me
2009 · 7.9
30 Rock
2006 · 7.5
Men in Trees
2006 · 6.6
Psych
2006 · 7.9
My Name Is Earl
2005 · 7.7
Two and a Half Men
2003 · 7.5
All About the Andersons
2003 · 8.3
The District
2000 · 6.8