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.
58 movies · 48 shows
The Last Rifleman
2023·6.7
Me Time
2022·5.9
Block Party
2022·6.1
Christmas in Miami
2021·0.0
Because of Charley
2021·2.3
Coming 2 America
2021·6.3
The Truth About Santa Claus
2020·2.0
The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020·0.0
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019·6.1
Christmas Belles
2019·2.0
Uncut Gems
2019·7.2
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016·7.1
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015·10.0
Tamales and Gumbo
2015·0.0
Mercy for Angels
2015·1.0
Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015·6.0
Act of Faith
2014·5.7
American Lowrider
2013·5.0
Madea's Witness Protection
2012·6.1
Zombie Hamlet
2012·5.5
All Over Again
2007·7.5
Ascension Day
2007·0.0
Voodoo Moon
2006·4.2
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006·5.1
Shadowboxing
2005·5.4
Countdown
2004·5.8
My Baby's Daddy
2004·4.6
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004·5.3
The Watermelon Heist
2003·3.3
Remembering Roots
2002·0.0
Disappearing Acts
2000·6.2
Something to Sing About
2000·5.8
The Players Club
1998·6.4
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997·5.6
Hologram Man
1995·4.2
For Better or Worse
1995·4.7
Night Trap
1993·4.0
Mac
1992·5.7
Ricochet
1991·6.1
Die Hard 2
1990·7.0
Two Evil Eyes
1990·6.1
Lock Up
1989·6.8
Coming to America
1988·6.9
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988·7.7
Shark's Paradise
1986·8.0
American Flyers
1985·6.1
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983·4.3
The Beastmaster
1982·6.3
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980·5.5
Touched by Love
1980·4.6
Willa
1979·5.0
Cops and Robin
1978·6.5
Future Cop
1976·7.5
Let's Do It Again
1975·7.0
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973·6.3
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973·5.5
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971·5.2
Vanishing Point
1971·7.1