John Amos

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.

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ACTING

Die Hard 2 (1990)

The Truth About Santa Claus (2020)

Vanishing Point (1971)

Ricochet (1991)

The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

Coming to America (1988)

Lock Up (1989)

Let's Do It Again (1975)

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

The Beastmaster (1982)

Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)

Shadowboxing (2005)

Countdown (2004)

Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

All Over Again (2007)

Zombie Hamlet (2012)

For Better or Worse (1995)

The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)

Devotion

Dance of the Dwarfs (1983)

Block Party (2022)

American Lowrider (2013)

Touched by Love (1980)

Cops and Robin (1978)

Me Time (2022)

Uncut Gems (2019)

Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)

Night Trap (1993)

The Watermelon Heist (2003)

Shark's Paradise (1986)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)

The Last Rifleman (2023)

Ascension Day (2007)

Christmas in Miami (2021)

Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)

Future Cop (1976)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Something to Sing About (2000)

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016)

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

Hologram Man (1995)

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)

Act of Faith (2014)

Voodoo Moon (2006)

Mercy for Angels (2015)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

American Flyers (1985)

Disappearing Acts (2000)

Mac (1992)

My Baby's Daddy (2004)

Willa (1979)

Coming 2 America (2021)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)

The Players Club (1998)

Christmas Belles (2019)

Tamales and Gumbo (2015)

The Beastmaster Chronicles (2020)

Because of Charley (2021)

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

Information Processing

Remembering Roots (2002)

In the House (1995)

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)

Good Times (1974)

Martin (1992)

The District (2000)

Psych (2006)

The A-Team (1983)

Touched by an Angel (1994)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Men in Trees (2006)

The Cosby Show (1984)

Two and a Half Men (2003)

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

Sanford and Son (1972)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

30 Rock (2006)

704 Hauser (1994)

All About the Andersons (2003)

Here's Boomer (1981)

Roots (1977)

Future Cop (1977)

Hunter (1984)

The Chris Rock Show (1997)

The Outer Limits (1995)

The Funny Side (1971)

The West Wing (1999)

The Ranch (2016)

The Movies That Made Us (2019)

My Name Is Earl (2005)

King of the Hill (1997)

Ballers (2015)

The Last O.G. (2018)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)

Dinah! (1974)

NYC 22 (2012)

Suits LA (2025)

Love, American Style (1969)

Lie to Me (2009)

Royal Pains (2009)

The Love Boat (1977)

The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)

Love, American Style (1969)

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Roots (1977)

Police Story (1973)

Roots: The Complete Miniseries (1977)

Beauty and the Beast (1987)

CREW

Suits LA (2025)

PRODUCTION

Althea (2014)