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John Amos

Born: 1939-12-27

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 a...

Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
2003★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962★ 7.5
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
1997★ 7.4
Psych
Psych
2006★ 7.9
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999★ 8.3
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984★ 7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961★ 5.8
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977★ 6.3
The A-Team
The A-Team
1983★ 7.5
30 Rock
30 Rock
2006★ 7.5
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984★ 7.0
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970★ 7.6
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962★ 6.6
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969★ 6.2
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969★ 6.2
Lie to Me
Lie to Me
2009★ 7.9
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
1994★ 7.2
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
2005★ 7.7
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993★ 7.0
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1995★ 7.7
Ballers
Ballers
2015★ 6.8
Hunter
Hunter
1984★ 7.1
The District
The District
2000★ 6.8
Royal Pains
Royal Pains
2009★ 6.7
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990★ 7.9
Martin
Martin
1992★ 7.5
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
1972★ 7.5
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974★ 7.0
The Ranch
The Ranch
2016★ 7.4
Good Times
Good Times
1974★ 8.0
Roots
Roots
1977★ 7.4
Roots
Roots
1977★ 7.4
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983★ 6.5
Suits LA
Suits LA
2025★ 6.8
Police Story
Police Story
1973★ 7.0
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990★ 7.0
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems
2019★ 7.2
The Last O.G.
The Last O.G.
2018★ 6.3
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988★ 6.9
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
2019★ 7.3
Men in Trees
Men in Trees
2006★ 6.6
In the House
In the House
1995★ 7.7
The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show
1997★ 4.6
The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster
1982★ 6.3
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971★ 5.2
Lock Up
Lock Up
1989★ 6.8
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
2021★ 6.3
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
1971★ 7.1
NYC 22
NYC 22
2012★ 6.2
Here
Here's Boomer
1981★ 6.2
Me Time
Me Time
2022★ 5.9
The Players Club
The Players Club
1998★ 6.3
Dr. Dolittle 3
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006★ 5.1
Ricochet
Ricochet
1991★ 6.1
All About the Andersons
All About the Andersons
2003★ 8.3
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
1990★ 6.1
Madea
Madea's Witness Protection
2012★ 6.1
Let
Let's Do It Again
1975★ 7.0
The Last Rifleman
The Last Rifleman
2023★ 6.7
704 Hauser
704 Hauser
1994★ 9.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980★ 5.0
Future Cop
Future Cop
1977★ 7.5
American Flyers
American Flyers
1985★ 6.1
My Baby
My Baby's Daddy
2004★ 4.6
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015★ 6.0
The Funny Side
The Funny Side
1971★ 9.0
Voodoo Moon
Voodoo Moon
2006★ 4.2
Hologram Man
Hologram Man
1995★ 4.2
Disappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts
2000★ 6.2
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1987★ 7.4
Night Trap
Night Trap
1993★ 4.0
Block Party
Block Party
2022★ 6.1
Future Cop
Future Cop
1976★ 7.5
Sweet Sweetback
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971★ 5.2
Ascension Day
Ascension Day
2007NR
Touched by Love
Touched by Love
1980★ 4.6
The World
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973★ 5.5
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002NR
Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing
2005★ 5.4
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980★ 5.5
American Lowrider
American Lowrider
2013★ 5.0
Act of Faith
Act of Faith
2014★ 5.7
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
1995★ 4.7
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019★ 6.1
Zombie Hamlet
Zombie Hamlet
2012★ 5.5
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004★ 5.3
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016★ 7.1
Countdown
Countdown
2004★ 5.8
Willa
Willa
1979★ 5.0
Christmas Belles
Christmas Belles
2019★ 2.0
Shark
Shark's Paradise
1986★ 8.0
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015★ 10.0
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988★ 7.7
Cops and Robin
Cops and Robin
1978★ 6.5
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997★ 5.6
Roots: The Complete Miniseries
Roots: The Complete Miniseries
1977NR
Mac
Mac
1992★ 5.7
Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About
2000★ 5.8
The President
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973★ 6.3
Devotion
Devotion
NR
The Watermelon Heist
The Watermelon Heist
2003★ 3.3
The Beastmaster Chronicles
The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020NR
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
NR
Dance of the Dwarfs
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983★ 4.3
All Over Again
All Over Again
2007★ 7.5
Because of Charley
Because of Charley
2021★ 2.3
The Truth About Santa Claus
The Truth About Santa Claus
2020★ 2.0
Mercy for Angels
Mercy for Angels
2015★ 1.0
Christmas in Miami
Christmas in Miami
2021NR
Tamales and Gumbo
Tamales and Gumbo
2015NR
Information Processing
Information Processing
NR
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
NR
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