
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born27 December 1939 (age 86)
- Place of BirthNewark, New Jersey, USA
John Amos

- Known ForActing
- Born27 December 1939 (age 86)
- Place of BirthNewark, New Jersey, USA

The Last Rifleman
2023

Block Party
2022

Me Time
2022

Christmas in Miami
2021

Coming 2 America
2021

Because of Charley
2021

The Truth About Santa Claus
2020

The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020

Uncut Gems
2019

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

Christmas Belles
2019

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016

Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015

Mercy for Angels
2015

Tamales and Gumbo
2015

Act of Faith
2014

American Lowrider
2013

Madea's Witness Protection
2012

Zombie Hamlet
2012
All Over Again
2007

Ascension Day
2007

Dr. Dolittle 3
2006

Voodoo Moon
2006

Shadowboxing
2005

Countdown
2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004

My Baby's Daddy
2004

The Watermelon Heist
2003

Something to Sing About
2000

Disappearing Acts
2000

The Players Club
1998

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

For Better or Worse
1995

Hologram Man
1995

Night Trap
1993

Mac
1992

Ricochet
1991

Die Hard 2
1990

Two Evil Eyes
1990

Lock Up
1989

Coming to America
1988

Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988

Shark's Paradise
1986

American Flyers
1985

Dance of the Dwarfs
1983

The Beastmaster
1982

Touched by Love
1980

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980

Willa
1979

Cops and Robin
1978

Future Cop
1976

Let's Do It Again
1975

The World's Greatest Athlete
1973

The President's Plane Is Missing
1973

Vanishing Point
1971
