John Amos
- Nacimiento
- 27 de diciembre de 1939 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Fallecimiento
- 21 de agosto de 2024
- Actor
- Guionista
- Productor(a)
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.
Series · 7
Filmografía · 43 créditos
El último soldadoActor (Lincoln Jefferson Adams)
Block PartyActor (Dennis)
Un príncipe en Nueva York 2Actor (Cleo McDowell)
Because of CharleyActor (Grandpa)
The Truth About Santa ClausActor
The Beastmaster ChroniclesComo sí mismo (Self)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of YouComo sí mismo (Self)
Mercy for AngelsActor (God)
Tamales and GumboActor (The Patron)
Act of FaithActor (Brady)
Protección de testigos de MadeaActor (Pastor Nelson)
Zombie HamletActor (Edgar Mortimer)
American LowriderActor (Slick)
ShadowboxingActor (Hill)
Unos Padres de CuidadoActor (Uncle Virgil)
The Watermelon HeistActor (Old Man Amos)
El club de las strippers (The Players Club)Actor (Freeman)
El hombre hologramaActor (Wes Strickland)
For Better or WorseActor (Gray)
Night TrapActor (Capt. Hodges)
MacActor (Nat)
Ricochet: Venganza Sin LímiteActor (Reverend Styles)
Duro de matar 2Actor (Grant)
Los Ojos del DiabloActor (Det. Legrand (segment: The Black Cat))
Condena brutalActor (Meissner)
Un Príncipe en Nueva YorkActor (Cleo McDowell)
La carrera de la vidaActor (Dr. Conrad)
La danza de los duendesActor (Esteban)
El Señor De Las BestiasActor (Seth)
Touched by LoveActor (Tony)
Dos tramposos con su suerteActor (Kansas City Mack)
El hijo de la junglaActor (Coach Sam Archer)
Carrera contra el destinoActor (Super Soul's Engineer (uncredited))
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss SongActor (Biker)
Otros créditos · 9
Proyectos sin póster todavía (próximos o muy pequeños).
- 2026Booo · Imágenes de archivo (Self (1988))
- 2021Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kieser · Como sí mismo (Self)
- 2016Hauntsville · Actor (Mr. Kimball)
- 2001All Over Again · Actor (Coach Zeller)
- 1997A Woman Like That · Actor
- 1991Without a Pass · Actor (Blue Berry)
- —City Limits · Actor (Urban)
- —Capture the Flag · Actor (Clinton)
- —John Amos: Roots of an American Legend · Como sí mismo (Self)