John Amos
Nacido 27 dic 1939 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Suits LA
2025
El último soldado
2023
Tiempo para mí
2022
Block Party
2022
El rey de Zamunda
2021
Christmas in Miami
2021
Because of Charley
2021
The Truth About Santa Claus
2020
Diamantes en bruto
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
Christmas Belles
2019
The Last Original Gangster
2018
The Ranch
2016
Ballers
2015
Un tipo duro 3: En el pantano
2015
Tamales and Gumbo
2015
Act of Faith
2014
American Lowrider
2013
NYC 22
2012
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
Zombie Hamlet
2012
Miénteme
2009
Royal Pains
2009
Ascension Day
2007
Psych
2006
Rockefeller Plaza
2006
Men in Trees
2006
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006
Voodoo Moon
2006
Me llamo Earl
2005
Бой с Тенью
2005
Unos Padres de Cuidado
2004
Countdown
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Dos hombres y medio
2003
All About the Andersons
2003
The Watermelon Heist
2003
The District
2000
Actos desesperados
2000
Something to Sing About
2000
El ala oeste de la Casa Blanca
1999
El club de las strippers (The Players Club)
1998
El rey de la colina
1997
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
Más allá del límite
1995
In the House
1995
For Better or Worse
1995
El hombre holograma
1995
Tocados por un ángel
1994
704 Hauser
1994
Walker Texas Ranger
1993
Night Trap
1993
Martin
1992
Mac
1992
Ricochet
1991
El príncipe de Bel-Air
1990
La jungla 2: Alerta roja
1990
Los ojos del diablo
1990
Encerrado
1989
El príncipe de Zamunda
1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
La bella y la bestia
1987
Shark's Paradise
1986
La carrera de la vida
1985
Se ha escrito un crimen
1984
Hunter
1984
El show de Bill Cosby
1984
El Equipo A
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
El baile de los enanos
1983
El señor de las bestias
1982
Here's Boomer
1981
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
Touched by Love
1980
Willa
1979
Cops and Robin
1978
Vacaciones en el mar
1977
Raíces
1977
Future Cop
1977
Future Cop
1976
Dos tramposos con su suerte
1975
Good Times
1974
Police Story
1973
El hijo de la jungla
1973
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
Sanford and Son
1972
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
Punto límite: Cero
1971
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Love, American Style
1969
Devotion