
John Amos
Acting
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.

The Last Rifleman
Lincoln Jefferson Adams

Me Time
Gil

Block Party
Dennis

Christmas in Miami
Chief Host

Because of Charley
Grandpa

Coming 2 America
Cleo McDowell

The Truth About Santa Claus
Bob

The Beastmaster Chronicles
Self

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

Christmas Belles
Pop Pop

Uncut Gems
Neighbor 33F

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)

Tamales and Gumbo
The Patron

Mercy for Angels
God

Bad Asses on the Bayou
Earl

Act of Faith
Mr. Brady

American Lowrider
Slick

Madea's Witness Protection
Pastor Nelson

Zombie Hamlet
Edgar Mortimer
All Over Again
Coach Zeller

Ascension Day
Henry

Voodoo Moon
Dutch

Dr. Dolittle 3
Jud

Shadowboxing
Хилл

Countdown
Admiral Melory

My Baby's Daddy
Uncle Virgil

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)

The Watermelon Heist
Old Man Amos

Remembering Roots
Self

Disappearing Acts
Mr. Swift

Something to Sing About
Rev. Washington

The Players Club
Freeman

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Booker Hutch

Hologram Man
Wes Strickland

For Better or Worse
Gray

Night Trap
Capt. Hodges

Mac
Nat

Ricochet
Reverend Styles

Die Hard 2
Major Grant

Two Evil Eyes
Det. Legrand

Lock Up
Captain Meissner

Coming to America
Cleo McDowell

Bonanza: The Next Generation
Mr. Mack

Shark's Paradise
Taxi Driver

American Flyers
Dr. Conrad

Dance of the Dwarfs
Esteban

The Beastmaster
Seth

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Bumpy Johnson

Touched by Love
Tony

Willa
Virgil

Cops and Robin
Officer Bill Bundy

Future Cop
Officer Bill Bundy

Let's Do It Again
Kansas City Mack

The President's Plane Is Missing
Marine Corporal

The World's Greatest Athlete
Coach Sam Archer

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Biker

Vanishing Point
Super Soul's Engineer







