John Amos
John Allen Amos Jr. was an American actor. He was best known for his role as James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times. His other well known roles were as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying Captain Meissner in Lock Up (1989) and Major Grant in Die Hard 2 (1990). His other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, and the role of the Mayor of Washington DC Ethan Baker in the series The District. Amos was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. In film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), Coming to America (1988), and Coming 2 America (2021).
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The Last Rifleman
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2023
Coming 2 America
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2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
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2019
Christmas Belles
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2019
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
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2015
Bad Asses on the Bayou
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2015
Madea's Witness Protection
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2012
Voodoo Moon
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2006
Dr. Dolittle 3
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2006
Shadowboxing
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2005
Countdown
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2004
My Baby's Daddy
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2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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2004
Disappearing Acts
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2000
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
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1997
Hologram Man
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1995
For Better or Worse
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1995
Night Trap
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1993
Mac
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1992
Ricochet
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1991
Die Hard 2
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1990
Two Evil Eyes
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1990
Lock Up
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1989
Coming to America
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1988
Shark's Paradise
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1986
American Flyers
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1985
The Beastmaster
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1982
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
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1980
Willa
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1979
Future Cop
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1976
Let's Do It Again
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1975
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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1971
Vanishing Point
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1971
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
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Devotion
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