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John Amos
Actor, Producer
Born December 27, 1939 (84 years)
John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is 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 has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he has 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.
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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Filmography
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman · as Lincoln Jefferson Adams |
| 2022 | Me Time · as Gil |
| 2022 | Block Party · as Dennis |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Because of Charley · as Grandpa |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America · as Cleo Mcdowell |
| 2020 | The Truth About Santa Claus · as Bob |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems · as Neighbor 33f |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Christmas Belles · as Pop Pop |
| 2019 | The Righteous Gemstones (TV Series) · as Roddey Lissons |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. (TV Series) · as Uncle D |
| 2016 | The Ranch (TV Series) · as Ed |
| 2015 | Tamales and Gumbo · as The Patron |
| 2015 | Ballers (TV Series) · as Deacon Eller |
| 2015 | Mercy for Angels · as God |
| 2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou · as Earl |
| 2014 | Act of Faith · as Mr. Brady |
| 2013 | Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell (TV Series) · as War |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection · as Pastor Nelson |
| 2012 | NYC 22 (TV Series) · as Pappy Science |
| 2012 | Zombie Hamlet · as Edgar Mortimer |
| 2012 | Untitled Martin Lawrence Project · as Captain Lorenzo |
| 2010 | American Lowrider · as Slick |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Harrison Phillips |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Jim Weaver |
| 2007 | Ascension Day · as Henry |
| 2006 | Men in Trees (TV Series) · as Buzz |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Uncle Burton |
| 2006 | Voodoo Moon · as Dutch |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 · as Jud |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 2005 | Boy s tenyu · as Хилл |
| 2004 | Countdown · as Admiral Melory |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years · as (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy · as Uncle Virgil |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Ed |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons (TV Series) · as Joe Anderson |
| 2003 | The Watermelon Heist · as Old Man Amos |
| 2001 | All Over Again · as Coach |
| 2000 | Disappearing Acts · as Mr. Swift |
| 2000 | The District (TV Series) · as Mayor Ethan Baker |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About · as Rev. Washington |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Percy Fitzwallace |
| 1998 | The Players Club · as Freeman |
| 1997 | The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda · as Booker Hutch |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show (TV Series) |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Glen Johnson (voice) |
| 1995 | In the House (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Hologram Man · as Wes Strickland |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Peter 'yas' Yastrzemski |
| 1995 | For Better or Worse · as Gray |
| 1995 | Murder Was the Case: The Movie · as Detective (segment "natural Born Killaz") |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Sheriff James Mackey |
| 1994 | 704 Hauser (TV Series) · as Ernie Cumberbatch |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Pastor Roscoe Jones |
| 1993 | Night Trap · as Capt. Hodges |
| 1993 | Two Evil Eyes · as Cast |
| 1992 | Mac · as Nat |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Ricochet · as Reverend Styles |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Fred Wilkes |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 · as Major Grant |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes · as Det. Legrand |
| 1989 | Lock Up · as Captain Meissner |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver (TV Series) · as Carl Manning |
| 1988 | Coming to America · as Cleo Mcdowell |
| 1988 | Bonanza: The Next Generation · as Mr. Mack |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) · as Farrell |
| 1986 | Shark's Paradise · as Taxi Driver |
| 1986 | Stingray (1985) (TV Series) · as Roy Jeffries |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Dr. Bledsoe |
| 1985 | American Flyers · as Dr. Conrad |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Doc Penrose |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | Dance of the Dwarfs · as Esteban |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Rev. Taylor |
| 1982 | The Beastmaster · as Seth |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story · as Bumpy Johnson |
| 1980 | Touched by Love · as Tony |
| 1980 | Here's Boomer (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Ins. Roland Hackett |
| 1979 | Willa · as Virgil |
| 1978 | Cops and Robin · as Officer Bill Bundy |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Duke Taylor |
| 1977 | Roots (TV Series) · as Older Kunta Kinte |
| 1976 | Future Cop (TV Series) · as Bill Bundy |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again · as Kansas City Mack |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) · as James Evans Sr. |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is Missing · as Marine Corporal |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete · as Coach Sam Archer |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) · as Henry Evans |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song · as Biker |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Mark Cooper |
| 1971 | The Funny Side of... (TV Series) · as Minority Husband |
| 1971 | Vanishing Point · as Super Soul's Engineer |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Gordy Howard |
| 1970 | The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as (segment "love And The Split-Up") |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as 1st Salesman |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Bill Moore |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Josh Cameron |
Devotion · as Roger |