John Amos
Birthday
1939/12/27
Day of death
2024/08/21 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also know as
Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr.
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 "Com...Read more
Acting
(1990) Die Hard 2
as Major Grant
(2020) The Truth About Santa Claus
as Bob
(1971) Vanishing Point
as Super Soul's Engineer
(1991) Ricochet
as Reverend Styles
(1973) The World's Greatest Athlete
as Coach Sam Archer
(1988) Coming to America
as Cleo McDowell
(1989) Lock Up
as Captain Meissner
(1975) Let's Do It Again
as Kansas City Mack
(1990) Two Evil Eyes
as Det. Legrand
(1982) The Beastmaster
as Seth
(2006) Dr. Dolittle 3
as Jud
(2005) Shadowboxing
as Хилл
(2004) Countdown
as Admiral Melory
(2012) Madea's Witness Protection
as Pastor Nelson
(2007) All Over Again
as Coach Zeller
(2012) Zombie Hamlet
as Edgar Mortimer
(1995) For Better or Worse
as Gray
(1973) The President's Plane Is Missing
as Marine Corporal
Devotion
as Roger
(1983) Dance of the Dwarfs
as Esteban
(2022) Block Party
as Dennis
(2013) American Lowrider
as Slick
(1980) Touched by Love
as Tony
(1978) Cops and Robin
as Officer Bill Bundy
(2022) Me Time
as Gil
(2019) Uncut Gems
as Neighbor 33F
(2015) Bad Asses on the Bayou
as Earl
(1993) Night Trap
as Capt. Hodges
(2003) The Watermelon Heist
as Old Man Amos
(1986) Shark's Paradise
as Taxi Driver
(1980) Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy Johnson
(2023) The Last Rifleman
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
(2007) Ascension Day
as Henry
(2021) Christmas in Miami
as Chief Host
(1988) Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Mr. Mack
(1976) Future Cop
as Officer Bill Bundy
(1971) Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as Biker
(2000) Something to Sing About
as Rev. Washington
(2016) Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
(2015) Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
(1995) Hologram Man
as Wes Strickland
(1997) The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Booker Hutch
(2014) Act of Faith
as Mr. Brady
(2006) Voodoo Moon
as Dutch
(2015) Mercy for Angels
as God
(2004) TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
(1985) American Flyers
as Dr. Conrad
(2000) Disappearing Acts
as Mr. Swift
(1992) Mac
as Nat
(2004) My Baby's Daddy
as Uncle Virgil
(1979) Willa
as Virgil
(2021) Coming 2 America
as Cleo McDowell
(2019) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Fred Davis
(1998) The Players Club
as Freeman
(2019) Christmas Belles
as Pop Pop
(2015) Tamales and Gumbo
as The Patron
(2020) The Beastmaster Chronicles
as Self
(2021) Because of Charley
as Grandpa
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
as Officer Bundy
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
as Self
Information Processing
as Self
(1995) In the House
as ---
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Doc Penrose
(1983) Hardcastle and McCormick
as Albie Meadows
(1974) Good Times
as James Evans Sr.
(1992) Martin
as Sgt. Strawn
(2000) The District
as Ethan Baker
(2006) Psych
as Uncle Burton
(1983) The A-Team
as Rev. Taylor
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Sheriff James Mackey
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Fred Wilkes
(2006) Men in Trees
as Buzz Washington
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Dr. Herbert
(2003) Two and a Half Men
as Ed
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Pastor Roscoe Jones
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1970) The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Gordy Howard
(2006) 30 Rock
as John Amos
(1994) 704 Hauser
as Ernie Cumberbatch
(2003) All About the Andersons
as Joe Anderson
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1980) Here's Boomer
as ---
(1977) Roots
as Toby
(1977) Future Cop
as Bill Bundy
(1984) Hunter
as Capt. Dolan (uncredited)
(1997) The Chris Rock Show
as Self
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
(1971) The Funny Side
as Minority Husband
(1999) The West Wing
as Percy Fitzwallace
(2016) The Ranch
as Ed
(2019) The Movies That Made Us
as Self
(2005) My Name Is Earl
as Joe
(1997) King of the Hill
as Glen Johnson (voice)
(2015) Ballers
as Deacon Eller
(2018) The Last O.G.
as Uncle D
(1980) Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy Johnson
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(2012) NYC 22
as Pappy Science
(2025) Suits LA
as John Amos
(1969) Love, American Style
as Bell Captain
(2009) Lie to Me
as Jim Weaver
(2009) Royal Pains
as Harrison Phillips
(1977) The Love Boat
as Duke Taylor
(1971) The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mark Cooper
(1969) Love, American Style
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1977) Roots
as Kunta Kinte