John Amos
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...
Also Known As
Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr., John Allen Amos Jr.
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John Amos's Movies
Die Hard 2
03 Jul 1990
Uncut Gems
30 Aug 2019
Coming to America
29 Jun 1988
Coming 2 America
04 Mar 2021
Lock Up
04 Aug 1989
Me Time
26 Aug 2022
Vanishing Point
15 Jan 1971
Dr. Dolittle 3
25 Apr 2006
The Beastmaster
16 Aug 1982
Ricochet
04 Oct 1991
Two Evil Eyes
25 Jan 1990
Madea's Witness Protection
29 Jun 2012
Bad Asses on the Bayou
06 Mar 2015
American Flyers
16 Aug 1985
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
31 Mar 1971
The Last Rifleman
07 Dec 2023
The Players Club
08 Apr 1998
Shadowboxing
05 Mar 2005
My Baby's Daddy
09 Jan 2004
Disappearing Acts
09 Dec 2000
John Amos's TV Shows
Two and a Half Men
22 Sept 2003
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
10 Sept 1990
Lie to Me
21 Jan 2009
My Name Is Earl
20 Sept 2005
The A-Team
23 Jan 1983
Psych
07 Jul 2006
Ballers
21 Jun 2015
30 Rock
11 Oct 2006
King of the Hill
12 Jan 1997
The West Wing
22 Sept 1999
Walker, Texas Ranger
21 Apr 1993
The Cosby Show
20 Sept 1984
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sept 1984
The Ranch
01 Apr 2016
Roots
23 Jan 1977
Roots
23 Jan 1977
The Outer Limits
26 Mar 1995
The Love Boat
24 Sept 1977
Touched by an Angel
21 Sept 1994
Royal Pains
04 Jun 2009