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John Amos

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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…

Filmography61 films
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  1. The Last Rifleman2023
  2. Me Time2022
  3. Block Party2022
  4. Christmas in Miami2021
  5. Because of Charley2021
  6. Coming 2 America2021
  7. The Truth About Santa Claus2020
  8. The Beastmaster Chronicles2020
  9. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"2019
  10. Christmas Belles2019
  11. Uncut Gems2019
  12. Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You2016
  13. Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration2015
  14. Tamales and Gumbo2015
  15. Mercy for Angels2015
  16. Bad Asses on the Bayou2015
  17. Act of Faith2014
  18. American Lowrider2013
  19. Madea's Witness Protection2012
  20. Zombie Hamlet2012
  21. All Over Again2007
  22. Ascension Day2007
  23. Voodoo Moon2006
  24. Dr. Dolittle 32006
  25. Shadowboxing2005
  26. Countdown2004
  27. My Baby's Daddy2004
  28. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years2004
  29. The Watermelon Heist2003
  30. Remembering Roots2002
  31. Disappearing Acts2000
  32. Something to Sing About2000
  33. The Players Club1998
  34. The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda1997
  35. Hologram Man1995
  36. For Better or Worse1995
  37. Night Trap1993
  38. Mac1992
  39. Ricochet1991
  40. Die Hard 21990
  41. Two Evil Eyes1990
  42. Lock Up1989
  43. Coming to America1988
  44. Bonanza: The Next Generation1988
  45. Shark's Paradise1986
  46. American Flyers1985
  47. Dance of the Dwarfs1983
  48. The Beastmaster1982
  49. Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980
  50. Touched by Love1980
  51. Willa1979
  52. Cops and Robin1978
  53. Future Cop1976
  54. Let's Do It Again1975
  55. The President's Plane Is Missing1973
  56. The World's Greatest Athlete1973
  57. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song1971
  58. Vanishing Point1971
  59. DevotionTBA
  60. Information ProcessingTBA
  61. John Amos: Roots of an American LegendTBA
  1. The Last Rifleman2023
  2. Me Time2022
  3. Block Party2022