John Amos was an American actor. He was 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.[3] Amos' other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, and the role of Washington, DC Mayor Ethan Baker in the series The District. Amos has appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in his five-decade career.
Movie | Althea | 2014 |
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Maude Florida's Affair |
1973 |
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Hunter High Bleacher Man |
1984 |
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Suits LA TBA |
2025 |
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The Outer Limits (1995) Zig Zag |
2000 |
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Hunter Sniper |
1985 |
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Hunter The Shooter |
1985 |
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Murder, She Wrote Death Takes a Dive |
1987 |
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Psych Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder |
2007 |
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The West Wing Let Bartlet Be Bartlet |
2000 |
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The Ranch One of Those Nights |
2017 |
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Ballers Edutainment |
2019 |
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Hunter The Beach Boy |
1985 |
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Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell The Poor Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
2019 |
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Trapper John, M.D. The Fred Connection |
1984 |
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30 Rock Let's Stay Together |
2010 |
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Ballers Players Only |
2019 |
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Hunter Legacy |
1984 |
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The Ranch Living and Living Well |
2016 |
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Here's Boomer Boomer goes for the Gold |
1982 |
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Hunter Guilty |
1985 |
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Beastmaster The Beastmaster |
1982 |
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King of the Hill Traffic Jam |
1998 |
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Touched by an Angel The Hero |
1995 |
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Sanford and Son A Visit from Lena Horne |
1973 |
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Hunter The Avenging Angel |
1985 |
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Maude Florida's Problem |
1973 |
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The A-Team Pure-Dee Poison |
1984 |
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Stingray (1985) Blood Money |
1987 |
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The Ranch I've Come to Expect It from You |
2016 |
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Two and a Half Men This Is Not Gonna End Well |
2010 |
Episode |
The Ranch The Cowboy Rides Away |
2016 |
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Beauty and the Beast The Alchemist |
1988 |
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The Cosby Show The Physical |
1988 |
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Martin Daddy Dearest |
1997 |
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NYC 22 Ransom |
2012 |
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Hunter Pen Pals |
1984 |
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Same Game, Next Season |
1994 |
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Hunter The Snow Queen (1) |
1985 |
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Maude Florida's Goodbye |
1974 |
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Hunter Fire Man |
1985 |
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Lie to Me Smoked |
2010 |
Episode |
Hunter The Snow Queen (2) |
1985 |
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Wedding Show (Psyche!) |
1995 |