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John Amos

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.


Aliases
  • John Allen Amos Jr.
English

Uncut Gems

2019
as John Amos

Coming to America

1988
as Cleo McDowell

Die Hard 2

1990
as Major Grant

Coming 2 America

2021
as Cleo McDowell

The Last Rifleman

2023
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams

Hologram Man

1995
as Wes Strickland

The Watermelon Heist

2003
as Old Man Amos

Against Time

2007
as Coach Zeller

Act of Faith

2014
as Mr. Brady

Madea's Witness Protection

2012
as Pastor Nelson

Two Evil Eyes

1990
as Det. Legrand

Hunter

1984
as Capt. Dolan

Shadowboxing

2005
as Хилл

Zombie Hamlet

2012
as Edgar Mortimer

Night Trap

1993
as Capt. Hodges

Something to Sing About

2000
as Rev. Washington

American Flyers

1985
as Dr. Conrad

Vanishing Point

1971
as Super Soul's Engineer

Christmas Belles

2019
as Pop Pop

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015
as Himself / Gordy Howard

Roots

1977
as Toby

Lock Up

1989
as Captain Meissner

Shark's Paradise

1986
as Taxi driver

Ascension Day

2007
as Henry

Future Cop

1976
as Bill Bundy

Ricochet

1991
as Reverend Styles

Let's Do It Again

1975
as Kansas City Mack

Men in Trees

2006
as Buzz Washington

The World's Greatest Athlete

1973
as Coach Sam Archer

Voodoo Moon

2006
as Dutch

Good Times

1974
as James Evans Sr.

Disappearing Acts

2000
as Sr. Swift

Producer

Movie Althea 2014

Guest Star

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