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 Leagues Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football Leagues 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.

Všechny filmy dostupné od John Amos

Poster movie Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

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Poster movie Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

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Poster movie Ricochet

Ricochet

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Poster movie Coming to America

Coming to America

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Poster movie Lock Up

Lock Up

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Poster movie Dr. Dolittle 3

Dr. Dolittle 3

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Poster movie Madea's Witness Protection

Madea's Witness Protectio

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Poster movie The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is

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Poster movie Me Time

Me Time

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Poster movie Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

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Poster movie Bad Asses on the Bayou

Bad Asses on the Bayou

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Poster movie The Watermelon Heist

The Watermelon Heist

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Poster movie The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

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Poster movie Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

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Poster movie Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

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Poster movie Mac

Mac

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Poster movie My Baby's Daddy

My Baby's Daddy

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Poster movie Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

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Poster movie The Players Club

The Players Club

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Poster movie Men in Trees

Men in Trees

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Poster movie Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

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Poster movie 30 Rock

30 Rock

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Poster movie Roots

Roots

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Poster movie Roots

Roots

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Poster movie The Ranch

The Ranch

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Poster movie My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

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Poster movie The Last O.G.

The Last O.G.

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Poster movie Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shock

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Poster movie Love, American Style

Love, American Style

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Filmy nedostupný z John Amos

The Truth About Santa Claus

Bob

Film 2020

The World's Greatest Athlete

Coach Sam Archer

Film 1973

Let's Do It Again

Kansas City Mack

Film 1975

Two Evil Eyes

Det. Legrand

Film 1990

The Beastmaster

Seth

Film 1982

Shadowboxing

Хилл

Film 2005

Countdown

Admiral Melory

Film 2004

Against Time

Coach

Film 2007

Zombie Hamlet

Edgar Mortimer

Film 2012

For Better or Worse

Gray

Film 1995

Devotion

Roger

Film

Dance of the Dwarfs

Esteban

Film 1983

Block Party

Dennis

Film 2022

American Lowrider

Slick

Film 2013

Touched by Love

Tony

Film 1980

Cops and Robin

Officer Bill Bundy

Film 1978

Night Trap

Capt. Hodges

Film 1993

Shark's Paradise

Taxi Driver

Film 1986

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Bumpy Johnson

Film 1980

Ascension Day

Henry

Film 2007

Christmas in Miami

Film 2021

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Mr. Mack

Film 1988

Future Cop

Officer Bill Bundy

Film 1976

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Biker

Film 1971

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Self

Film 2016

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)

Film 2015

Hologram Man

Wes Strickland

Film 1995

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

Booker Hutch

Film 1997

Act of Faith

Mr. Brady

Film 2014

Voodoo Moon

Dutch

Film 2006

Mercy for Angels

God

Film 2015

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

Film 2004

American Flyers

Dr. Conrad

Film 1985

Willa

Virgil

Film 1979

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

Fred Davis

Film 2019

Christmas Belles

Pop Pop

Film 2019

Tamales and Gumbo

The Patron

Film 2015

The Beastmaster Chronicles

Self

Film 2020

Because of Charley

Grandpa

Film 2021

televizní seriál nedostupný z John Amos

In the House

Tv 1995

Murder, She Wrote

Doc Penrose

Tv 1984

Hardcastle and McCormick

Tv 1983

Good Times

James Evans Sr.

Tv 1974

Martin

Tv 1992

The District

Mayor Ethan Baker

Tv 2000

Psych

Uncle Burton

Tv 2006

The A-Team

Rev. Taylor

Tv 1983

Touched by an Angel

Sheriff James Mackey

Tv 1994

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Fred Wilkes

Tv 1990

The Cosby Show

Dr. Herbert

Tv 1984

Walker, Texas Ranger

Pastor Roscoe Jones

Tv 1993

Sanford and Son

Tv 1972

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Gordy Howard

Tv 1970

704 Hauser

Ernie Cumberbatch

Tv 1994

All About the Andersons

Joe Anderson

Tv 2003

Police Story

Tv 1973

Here's Boomer

Tv 1980

Future Cop

Bill Bundy

Tv 1977

Hunter

Capt. Dolan

Tv 1984

The Chris Rock Show

Tv 1997

The Outer Limits

Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski

Tv 1995

The Funny Side

Minority Husband

Tv 1971

The West Wing

Percy Fitzwallace

Tv 1999

The Movies That Made Us

Self

Tv 2019

King of the Hill

Glen Johnson (voice)

Tv 1997

Ballers

Deacon Eller

Tv 2015

Dinah!

Self

Tv 1974

NYC 22

Pappy Science

Tv 2012

Suits LA

John Amos

Tv 2025