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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Good Times
as James Evans Sr.
Episodes: 61
First Aired: Feb 08, 1974
Men in Trees
as Buzz
Episodes: 36
First Aired: Sep 12, 2006
The West Wing
as Percy Fitzwallace
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
All About the Andersons
as Joe Anderson
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 12, 2003
The Funny Side
as Minority Husband
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Sep 12, 1971
Hunter
as Capt. Dolan (uncredited)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 18, 1984
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Gordy Howard
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Sep 19, 1970
The District
as Mayor Ethan Baker
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 07, 2000
Roots
as Older Kunta Kinte
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jan 23, 1977
704 Hauser
as Ernie Cumberbatch
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 11, 1994
Future Cop
as Bill Bundy
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 05, 1977
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Fred Wilkes
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 10, 1990
Two and a Half Men
as Ed
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 22, 2003
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Pastor Roscoe Jones
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 21, 1993
Ballers
as Deacon Eller
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 21, 2015
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy Johnson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 05, 1980
Murder, She Wrote
as Doc Penrose
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Psych
as Uncle Burton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2006
The A-Team
as Rev. Taylor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1983
Touched by an Angel
as Sheriff James Mackey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Herbert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1984
30 Rock
as John Amos
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
The Outer Limits
as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
The Ranch
as Ed
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 2016
My Name Is Earl
as Joe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2005
King of the Hill
as Glen Johnson (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
The Last O.G.
as Uncle D
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 03, 2018
NYC 22
as Pappy Science
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 15, 2012
Suits LA
as John Amos
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 23, 2025
Love, American Style
as Bell Captain
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1969
Roots
as Toby
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Jan 23, 1977
In the House
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Apr 10, 1995
Hardcastle and McCormick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1983
Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 27, 1992
Sanford and Son
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 1972
Police Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 20, 1973
Here's Boomer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 14, 1980
The Chris Rock Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 07, 1997
The Movies That Made Us
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 29, 2019
Dinah!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
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