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).
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.
Known For
Acting
1990
asMajor Grant
2020
asBob
1971
asSuper Soul's Engineer
1991
asReverend Styles
1973
asCoach Sam Archer
1988
asCleo McDowell
1989
asCaptain Meissner
1975
asKansas City Mack
1990
asDet. Legrand
1982
asSeth
2006
asJud
2005
asХилл
2004
asAdmiral Melory
2012
asPastor Nelson
2007
asCoach Zeller
2012
asEdgar Mortimer
1995
asGray
1973
asMarine Corporal
asRoger
1983
asEsteban
2022
asDennis
2013
asSlick
1980
asTony
1978
asOfficer Bill Bundy
2022
asGil
2019
asNeighbor 33F
2015
asEarl
1993
asCapt. Hodges
2003
asOld Man Amos
1986
asTaxi Driver
1980
asBumpy Johnson
asAdmiral
2023
asLincoln Jefferson Adams
2007
asHenry
2021
asChief Host
1988
asMr. Mack
1976
asOfficer Bill Bundy
1971
asBiker
2000
asRev. Washington
2016
asSelf
2015
asSelf / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
1995
asWes Strickland
1997
asBooker Hutch
2014
asMr. Brady
2006
asDutch
2015
asGod
2004
as(archive footage)
1985
asDr. Conrad
2000
asMr. Swift
1992
asNat
2004
asUncle Virgil
1979
asVirgil
2021
asCleo McDowell
2019
asFred Davis
1998
asFreeman
2019
asPop Pop
2015
asThe Patron
2020
asSelf
2021
asGrandpa
asOfficer Bundy
as
asDoc Penrose
asAlbie Meadows
asJames Evans Sr.
asSgt. Strawn
asMayor Ethan Baker
asUncle Burton
asRev. Taylor
asSheriff James Mackey
asFred Wilkes
asBuzz
asDr. Herbert
asEd
asPastor Roscoe Jones
as
asGordy Howard
asJohn Amos
asErnie Cumberbatch
asJoe Anderson
as
as
asToby
asBill Bundy
asOlder Kunta Kinte
asCapt. Dolan (uncredited)
asSelf
asPeter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
asMinority Husband
asPercy Fitzwallace
asEd
asSelf
asJoe
asGlen Johnson (voice)
asDeacon Eller
asUncle D
asBumpy Johnson
asSelf
asPappy Science
asJohn Amos
asBell Captain
asJim Weaver
asHarrison Phillips
asDuke Taylor
asMark Cooper
as 
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
Production
2014
asCrew
as Directing
