✦ Legacy
John Amos
Born 1939 — Died 2024
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…
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The Last Rifleman(2023)
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
Me Time(2022)
as Gil
Block Party(2022)
as Dennis
Christmas in Miami(2021)
as Chief Host
Because of Charley(2021)
as Grandpa
Coming 2 America(2021)
as Cleo McDowell
The Truth About Santa Claus(2020)
as Bob
The Beastmaster Chronicles(2020)
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"(2019)
as Fred Davis
Christmas Belles(2019)
as Pop Pop
Uncut Gems(2019)
as Neighbor 33F
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You(2016)
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration(2015)
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
Tamales and Gumbo(2015)
as The Patron
Mercy for Angels(2015)
as God
Bad Asses on the Bayou(2015)
as Earl
Act of Faith(2014)
as Mr. Brady
American Lowrider(2013)
as Slick
Madea's Witness Protection(2012)
as Pastor Nelson
Zombie Hamlet(2012)
as Edgar Mortimer
- Film
All Over Again(2007)
as Coach Zeller
Ascension Day(2007)
as Henry
Voodoo Moon(2006)
as Dutch
Dr. Dolittle 3(2006)
as Jud
Shadowboxing(2005)
as Хилл
Countdown(2004)
as Admiral Melory
My Baby's Daddy(2004)
as Uncle Virgil
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years(2004)
as (archive footage)
The Watermelon Heist(2003)
as Old Man Amos
Remembering Roots(2002)
as Self
Disappearing Acts(2000)
as Mr. Swift
Something to Sing About(2000)
as Rev. Washington
The Players Club(1998)
as Freeman
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda(1997)
as Booker Hutch
Hologram Man(1995)
as Wes Strickland
For Better or Worse(1995)
as Gray
Night Trap(1993)
as Capt. Hodges
Mac(1992)
as Nat
Ricochet(1991)
as Reverend Styles
Die Hard 2(1990)In catalog
as Major Grant
Two Evil Eyes(1990)
as Det. Legrand
Lock Up(1989)
as Captain Meissner
Coming to America(1988)
as Cleo McDowell
Bonanza: The Next Generation(1988)
as Mr. Mack
Shark's Paradise(1986)
as Taxi Driver
American Flyers(1985)
as Dr. Conrad
Dance of the Dwarfs(1983)
as Esteban
The Beastmaster(1982)
as Seth
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story(1980)
as Bumpy Johnson
Touched by Love(1980)
as Tony
Willa(1979)
as Virgil
Cops and Robin(1978)
as Officer Bill Bundy
Future Cop(1976)
as Officer Bill Bundy
Let's Do It Again(1975)
as Kansas City Mack
The President's Plane Is Missing(1973)
as Marine Corporal
The World's Greatest Athlete(1973)
as Coach Sam Archer
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song(1971)
as Biker
Vanishing Point(1971)
as Super Soul's Engineer
Devotion
as Roger
- Film
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
as Officer Bundy
- Film
Information Processing
as Self
- Film
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
as Self
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