John Amos
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).…
Filmography
704 Hauser
1994 · 9.0
The Funny Side
1971 · 9.0
The West Wing
1999 · 8.3
All About the Andersons
2003 · 8.3
Good Times
1974 · 8.0
Shark's Paradise
1986 · 8.0
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · 7.9
Psych
2006 · 7.9
Lie to Me
2009 · 7.9
In the House
1995 · 7.8
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988 · 7.7
My Name Is Earl
2005 · 7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The A-Team
1983 · 7.5
Martin
1992 · 7.5
Sanford and Son
1972 · 7.5
Future Cop
1977 · 7.5
Future Cop
1976 · 7.5
All Over Again
2007 · 7.5
30 Rock
2006 · 7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003 · 7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · 7.4
King of the Hill
1997 · 7.4
Roots
1977 · 7.4
The Ranch
2016 · 7.4
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Uncut Gems
2019 · 7.2
Hunter
1984 · 7.1
Vanishing Point
1971 · 7.1
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984 · 7.0
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
Die Hard 2
1990 · 7.0
The District
2000 · 6.9
Let's Do It Again
1975 · 6.9
Coming to America
1988 · 6.9
Ballers
2015 · 6.8
Royal Pains
2009 · 6.8
Suits LA
2025 · 6.8
Lock Up
1989 · 6.8
Men in Trees
2006 · 6.6
The Last Rifleman
2023 · 6.6
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · 6.5
Cops and Robin
1978 · 6.5
The Players Club
1998 · 6.4
The Last O.G.
2018 · 6.4
The Beastmaster
1982 · 6.3
Coming 2 America
2021 · 6.3
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973 · 6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2
Love, American Style
1969 · 6.2
Here's Boomer
1981 · 6.2
NYC 22
2012 · 6.2
American Flyers
1985 · 6.2
Disappearing Acts
2000 · 6.2
Ricochet
1991 · 6.1
Two Evil Eyes
1990 · 6.1
Madea's Witness Protection
2012 · 6.1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · 6.1
Block Party
2022 · 6.1
Countdown
2004 · 5.9
Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015 · 5.9
Me Time
2022 · 5.8
Mac
1992 · 5.8
Something to Sing About
2000 · 5.8
Act of Faith
2014 · 5.7
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · 5.6
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973 · 5.6
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997 · 5.6
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · 5.5
Zombie Hamlet
2012 · 5.5
Shadowboxing
2005 · 5.4
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · 5.3
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006 · 5.1
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971 · 5.1
American Lowrider
2013 · 5.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · 5.0
Willa
1979 · 5.0
For Better or Worse
1995 · 4.7
My Baby's Daddy
2004 · 4.6
Touched by Love
1980 · 4.6
Voodoo Moon
2006 · 4.2
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983 · 4.2
Night Trap
1993 · 4.1
Hologram Man
1995 · 4.1
The Watermelon Heist
2003 · 3.3
Christmas Belles
2019 · 2.4
Because of Charley
2021 · 2.3
The Truth About Santa Claus
2020 · 2.0
Mercy for Angels
2015 · 1.0
Roots: The Complete Miniseries
1977 · 0.0
Devotion
— · 0.0
Ascension Day
2007 · 0.0
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
— · 0.0
Christmas in Miami
2021 · 0.0
Tamales and Gumbo
2015 · 0.0