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John Amos

Cast & creator

John Amos

1939-12-27 (died at 84) Newark, New Jersey, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Two and a Half Men

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.

Also known as: Jon Amos, Johnny Amos, John A. Amos Jr., John Allen Amos Jr.

Movies

63

film credits

Series

51

television credits

Career

112

1961–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

Ed · 2003

The West Wing

The West Wing

Percy Fitzwallace · 1999

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Glen Johnson (voice) · 1997

Across film & television

Filmography (114)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

Ed

The West Wing

The West Wing

Percy Fitzwallace

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Glen Johnson (voice)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Psych

Psych

Uncle Burton

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Duke Taylor

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Doc Penrose

30 Rock

30 Rock

John Amos

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

James Mackey

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Bell Captain

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

The A-Team

The A-Team

Rev. Taylor

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

Dr. Herbert

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

Joe

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

Jim Weaver

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Gordy Howard

The District

The District

Ethan Baker

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

Pastor Roscoe Jones

Hunter

Hunter

Captain Dolan

Dinah!

Dinah!

Self

Martin

Martin

Sgt. Strawn

Royal Pains

Royal Pains

Harrison Phillips

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Fred Wilkes

Ballers

Ballers

Deacon Eller

Police Story

Police Story

Walt Kyles

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

Albie Meadows

Good Times

Good Times

James Evans Sr.

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

The Ranch

The Ranch

Ed

The Last O.G.

The Last O.G.

Uncle D

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

Major Grant

In the House

In the House

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

Neighbor 33F

Men in Trees

Men in Trees

Buzz Washington

Roots

Roots

Toby

Roots

Roots

Kunta Kinte

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

Self

Suits LA

Suits LA

John Amos

Suits LA

Suits LA

In Memory Of

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

Self

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

Mark Cooper

Coming to America

Coming to America

Cleo McDowell

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

Cleo McDowell

Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer

NYC 22

NYC 22

Pappy Science

All About the Andersons

All About the Andersons

Joe Anderson

Lock Up

Lock Up

Captain Meissner

Me Time

Me Time

Gil

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

Super Soul's Engineer (uncredited)

The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

Lincoln Jefferson Adams

Ricochet

Ricochet

Reverend Styles

The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster

Seth

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Bumpy Johnson

Madea's Witness Protection

Madea's Witness Protection

Pastor Nelson

Dr. Dolittle 3

Dr. Dolittle 3

Jud

Bad Asses on the Bayou

Bad Asses on the Bayou

Earl

Future Cop

Future Cop

Bill Bundy

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

Det. Legrand

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)

The Funny Side

Minority Husband

American Flyers

American Flyers

Dr. Conrad

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Bumpy Johnson

My Baby's Daddy

My Baby's Daddy

Uncle Virgil

The Players Club

The Players Club

Freeman

Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

Mr. Swift

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

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

Fred Davis

704 Hauser

704 Hauser

Ernie Cumberbatch

Night Trap

Night Trap

Capt. Hodges

American Lowrider

American Lowrider

Slick

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Biker

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

Gray

The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

Marine Corporal

The World's Greatest Athlete

The World's Greatest Athlete

Coach Sam Archer

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

Kansas City Mack

Roots: The Complete Miniseries

Older Kunta Kinte

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Mr. Mack

Christmas Belles

Christmas Belles

Pop Pop

Remembering Roots

Remembering Roots

Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

Rev. Washington

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

Booker Hutch

Dance of the Dwarfs

Dance of the Dwarfs

Esteban

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Farrell

The Truth About Santa Claus

The Truth About Santa Claus

Bob

Touched by Love

Touched by Love

Tony

Voodoo Moon

Voodoo Moon

Dutch

Hologram Man

Hologram Man

Wes Strickland

Mac

Mac

Nat

Zombie Hamlet

Zombie Hamlet

Edgar Mortimer

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

Officer Bundy

Shark's Paradise

Shark's Paradise

Taxi Driver

Shadowboxing

Shadowboxing

Хилл

Willa

Willa

Virgil

Block Party

Block Party

Dennis

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Self

Cops and Robin

Cops and Robin

Officer Bill Bundy

Ascension Day

Ascension Day

Henry

Countdown

Countdown

Admiral Melory

Act of Faith

Act of Faith

Mr. Brady

Future Cop

Future Cop

Officer Bill Bundy

Devotion

Devotion

Roger

All Over Again

Coach Zeller

Tamales and Gumbo

Tamales and Gumbo

The Patron

The Beastmaster Chronicles

The Beastmaster Chronicles

Self

Althea

Althea

Executive Producer

The Watermelon Heist

The Watermelon Heist

Old Man Amos

Information Processing

Self

Because of Charley

Because of Charley

Grandpa

Mercy for Angels

Mercy for Angels

God

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

Self

Christmas in Miami

Christmas in Miami

Chief Host