John Amos
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 "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 For
Actor
as Roger
as Admiral
as John Amos
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
as Gil
as Dennis
as Grandpa
as Cleo McDowell
as Bob
as Self
as Pop Pop
as Neighbor 33F
as Self
as Uncle D
as Ed
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
as The Patron
as God
as Earl
as Deacon Eller
as Mr. Brady
as Slick
as Pastor Nelson
as Edgar Mortimer
as Pappy Science
as Coach
as Henry
as Dutch
as Jud
as John Amos
as Buzz
as Uncle Burton
as Хилл
as Joe
as Admiral Melory
as Uncle Virgil
as (archive footage)
as Old Man Amos
as Ed
as Joe Anderson
as Mr. Swift
as Rev. Washington
as Mayor Ethan Baker
as Percy Fitzwallace
as Freeman
as Booker Hutch
as Glen Johnson (voice)
as Wes Strickland
as Gray
as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
as Sheriff James Mackey
as Ernie Cumberbatch
as Capt. Hodges
as Pastor Roscoe Jones
as Nat
as Reverend Styles
as Major Grant
as Det. Legrand
as Fred Wilkes
as Captain Meissner
as Cleo McDowell
as Mr. Mack
as Taxi Driver
as Dr. Conrad
as Doc Penrose
as Dr. Herbert
as Capt. Dolan
as Esteban
as Rev. Taylor
as Seth
as Bumpy Johnson
as Tony
as Bumpy Johnson
as Virgil
as Officer Bill Bundy
as Bill Bundy
as Toby
as Older Kunta Kinte
as Officer Bill Bundy
as Kansas City Mack
as Self
as James Evans Sr.
as Marine Corporal
as Coach Sam Archer
as Biker
as Super Soul's Engineer
as Minority Husband
as Gordy Howard
Producer
as Executive Producer