Cast
John Amos
Acting
Cast
John Amos
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-12-27
From
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
2024-08-21
Also known as Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr.
Biography
John Amos (December 27, 1939 β 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.
Lock Up
as Captain Meissner
Die Hard 2
as Major Grant
Coming to America
as Cleo McDowell
Uncut Gems
as Neighbor 33F
Coming 2 America
as Cleo McDowell
Me Time
as Gil
The Beastmaster
as Seth
Vanishing Point
as Super Soul's Engineer
Ricochet
as Reverend Styles
Two Evil Eyes
as Det. Legrand
Dr. Dolittle 3
as Jud
American Flyers
as Dr. Conrad
Hologram Man
as Wes Strickland
Block Party
as Dennis
The Truth About Santa Claus
as Bob
Madea's Witness Protection
as Pastor Nelson
Bad Asses on the Bayou
as Earl
Christmas Belles
as Pop Pop
The Last Rifleman
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Fred Davis
Voodoo Moon
as Dutch
Disappearing Acts
as Mr. Swift
Mac
as Nat
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Coach Sam Archer
Let's Do It Again
as Kansas City Mack
My Baby's Daddy
as Uncle Virgil
The Players Club
as Freeman
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Booker Hutch
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as Biker
Willa
as Virgil
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy Johnson
Shark's Paradise
as Taxi Driver
Countdown
as Admiral Melory
American Lowrider
as Slick
For Better or Worse
as Gray
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Marine Corporal
Future Cop
as Officer Bill Bundy
Shadowboxing
as Π₯ΠΈΠ»Π»
Something to Sing About
as Rev. Washington
Ascension Day
as Henry
Night Trap
as Capt. Hodges
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Mr. Mack
Cops and Robin
as Officer Bill Bundy
All Over Again
as Coach Zeller
The Watermelon Heist
as Old Man Amos
Dance of the Dwarfs
as Esteban
Touched by Love
as Tony
Tamales and Gumbo
as The Patron
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
as Officer Bundy
The Beastmaster Chronicles
as Self
Mercy for Angels
as God
Zombie Hamlet
as Edgar Mortimer
Because of Charley
as Grandpa
Remembering Roots
as Self
Devotion
as Roger
Christmas in Miami
as Chief Host
Act of Faith
as Mr. Brady
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
as Self
Information Processing
as Self