10.0
10.0
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
John Amos
Also known as: John Allen Amos Jr.
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:Long Beach City College, Colorado State University, East Orange High School
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) 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).
Notable Works
The Last Rifleman
Filmography (58 movies)
7.5
7.5
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Mr. Mack
7.1
7.1
Vanishing Point
1971
as Super Soul's Engineer
7.1
7.1
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
as Self
7.0
7.0
Althea
2014
Executive Producer
7.0
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
as Major Grant
6.9
6.9
Let's Do It Again
1975
as Kansas City Mack
6.9
6.9
Coming to America
1988
as Cleo McDowell
6.8
6.8
Lock Up
1989
as Captain Meissner
6.6
6.6
The Last Rifleman
2023
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
6.4
6.4
Coming 2 America
2021
as Cleo McDowell
6.3
6.3
The Beastmaster
1982
as Seth
6.1
6.1
Two Evil Eyes
1990
as Det. Legrand
6.1
6.1
American Flyers
1985
as Dr. Conrad
6.1
6.1
Block Party
2022
as Dennis
6.1
6.1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Fred Davis
6.1
6.1
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
as Pastor Nelson
6.1
6.1
Ricochet
1991
as Reverend Styles
6.1
6.1
Disappearing Acts
2000
as Mr. Swift
6.0
6.0
Shark's Paradise
1986
as Taxi Driver
6.0
6.0
Cops and Robin
1978
as Officer Bill Bundy
6.0
6.0
Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015
as Earl
5.8
5.8
Countdown
2004
as Admiral Melory
5.7
5.7
Act of Faith
2014
as Mr. Brady
5.7
5.7
Something to Sing About
2000
as Rev. Washington
5.5
5.5
Mac
1992
as Nat
5.5
5.5
Zombie Hamlet
2012
as Edgar Mortimer
5.4
5.4
Shadowboxing
2005
as Хилл
5.3
5.3
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Coach Sam Archer
5.1
5.1
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971
as Biker
5.1
5.1
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006
as Jud
5.0
5.0
American Lowrider
2013
as Slick
5.0
5.0
All Over Again
2007
as Coach Zeller
5.0
5.0
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
as Booker Hutch
5.0
5.0
Future Cop
1976
as Officer Bill Bundy
4.6
4.6
My Baby's Daddy
2004
as Uncle Virgil
4.5
4.5
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Bumpy Johnson
4.3
4.3
Touched by Love
1980
as Tony
4.0
4.0
Hologram Man
1995
as Wes Strickland
4.0
4.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as (archive footage)
4.0
4.0
For Better or Worse
1995
as Gray
3.7
3.7
Voodoo Moon
2006
as Dutch
3.6
3.6
Dance of the Dwarfs
1983
as Esteban
3.5
3.5
Night Trap
1993
as Capt. Hodges
3.0
3.0
Willa
1979
as Virgil
2.3
2.3
Because of Charley
2021
as Grandpa
2.0
2.0
Christmas Belles
2019
as Pop Pop
2.0
2.0
The Truth About Santa Claus
2020
as Bob
1.0
1.0
The Watermelon Heist
2003
as Old Man Amos
1.0
1.0
Mercy for Angels
2015
as God
Devotion
TBA
as Roger
The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020
as Self
Tamales and Gumbo
2015
as The Patron
John Amos: Roots of an American Legend
TBA
as Self
Christmas in Miami
2021
as Chief Host
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
TBA
as Officer Bundy
Information Processing
TBA
as Self
Ascension Day
2007
as Henry
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