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John Amos

John Amos

John Amos

  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-12-27
  • Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Also Known As: Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr.

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.

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John Amos Movies

  • 7
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Die Hard 2

  • 2
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The Truth About Santa Claus

  • 7.2
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Vanishing Point

  • 6.1
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Ricochet

  • 5.3
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The World's Greatest Athlete

  • 6.882
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Coming to America

  • 6.8
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Lock Up

  • 6.7
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Let's Do It Again

  • 6.1
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Two Evil Eyes

  • 6.292
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The Beastmaster

  • 5.1
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Dr. Dolittle 3

  • 5.4
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Shadowboxing

  • 6.1
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Countdown

  • 6.1
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Madea's Witness Protection

  • 5
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Against Time

  • 5.5
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Zombie Hamlet

  • 4.6
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For Better or Worse

  • 6.2
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The President's Plane Is Missing

  • 0
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Devotion

  • 4
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Dance of the Dwarfs

  • 7.4
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Block Party

  • 5.6
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American Lowrider

  • 4.6
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Touched by Love

  • 6
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Cops and Robin

  • 5.91
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Me Time

  • 7.2
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Uncut Gems

  • 6.1
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Bad Asses on the Bayou

  • 4.1
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Night Trap

  • 1
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The Watermelon Heist

  • 7
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Shark's Paradise

  • 4.5
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

  • 0
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Countdown

  • 6.6
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The Last Rifleman

  • 0
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Ascension Day

  • 0
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Christmas in Miami

  • 7.5
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Bonanza: The Next Generation

  • 5
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Future Cop

  • 5.2
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

  • 5.8
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Something to Sing About

  • 7
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

  • 10
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

  • 4.1
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Hologram Man

  • 5.2
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The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

  • 5
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Act of Faith

  • 4
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Voodoo Moon

  • 0
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Mercy for Angels

  • 4
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

  • 6.2
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American Flyers

  • 6.5
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Disappearing Acts

  • 5.8
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Mac

  • 4.7
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My Baby's Daddy

  • 3
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Willa

  • 6.4
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Coming 2 America

  • 6
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

  • 6.4
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The Players Club

  • 2.3
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Christmas Belles

  • 0
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Tamales and Gumbo

  • 0
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The Beastmaster Chronicles

  • 3
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Because of Charley