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John Amos

John Amos

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born December 27, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

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The Last Rifleman
Now TV
Block Party
Peacock
Me Time
Netflix
Christmas in Miami
Amazon Prime Video
Coming 2 America
Amazon Prime Video
Uncut Gems
Netflix
The Righteous Gemstones
HBO Max
The Movies That Made Us
Netflix
Christmas Belles
Amazon Prime Video
The Last O.G.
HBO Max
The Ranch
Netflix
Ballers
HBO Max
The Seventies
Now TV
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Amazon Prime Video
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
HBO Max
Perfect Sunday
Amazon Prime Video
Madea's Witness Protection
Amazon Prime Video
Lie to Me
Disney Plus
Royal Pains
Sky
Dr. Dolittle 3
HBO Max
Psych
Now TV
30 Rock
Netflix
Boy s tenyu
Netflix
My Name Is Earl
Disney Plus
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Amazon Prime Video
Countdown
Amazon Prime Video
The Watermelon Heist
Plex
Two and a Half Men
Netflix
The West Wing
HBO Max
The Players Club
Netflix
The Chris Rock Show
ShowMax
King of the Hill
Hulu
In the House
HBO Max
The Outer Limits
Amazon Prime Video
Hologram Man
Amazon Prime Video
Touched by an Angel
Paramount Plus
Walker, Texas Ranger
Peacock
Martin
HBO Max
Ricochet
HBO Max
Die Hard 2
Disney Plus
Two Evil Eyes
Amazon Prime Video
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Netflix
Lock Up
Netflix
Coming to America
Amazon Prime Video
Beauty and the Beast
Pluto TV
Stingray
Amazon Prime Video
American Masters
Amazon Prime Video
Murder, She Wrote
Peacock
Hunter
Amazon Prime Video
The A-Team
SkyShowtime
The Beastmaster
Amazon Prime Video
20/20
fuboTV
Roots
iciTouTV
The Love Boat
Paramount Plus
Good Morning America
Hulu
Sanford and Son
Peacock
Maude
Pluto TV
Vanishing Point
Netflix
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Amazon Prime Video

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John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is 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 has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he has played numerous supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), Coming to America (1988), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990) and Coming 2 America (2021).

Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.

3 wins and 2 nominations

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THE LAST RIFLEMAN Trailer (NEW 2023)

THE LAST RIFLEMAN Trailer (2023) Pierce Brosnan

THE LAST RIFLEMAN Trailer (2023) Pierce Brosnan, Clémence Poésy

THE LAST RIFLEMAN Official Trailer (2023) Pierce Brosnan

THE LAST RIFLEMAN Official Trailer (2023)

THE LAST RIFLEMAN Trailer (2023) Pierce Brosnan

Official Trailer

The Last Rifleman (2023) | Official Trailer | Starring Pierce Brosnan 1080p

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary HD

Badasses On the Bayou Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Danny Trejo, Danny Glover Action Comedy HD

Here is some Tamales and Gumbo for you, you need it.

Zombie Hamlet Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Jason Mewes Movie HD

A Brutal Transfer

Official Trailer

Nothing's Dead Until It's Buried

Prison Torture Scene

Fight For Victory

Lock Up (1989) - Trailer HD 1080p

LOCK UP - Teaser Trailer - (1989) - HQ

Stallone in Lock Up 1989 TV trailer

Dance Of The Dwarfs (1983) Trailer

45th Anniversary

Capture the Flag Starring Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke

Filmography

Actor

182

Type

Year

Booo Chapter One Poster

Booo Chapter One Feature Film2024

Norman Lear: A Life on Television Poster

Norman Lear: A Life on Television TV Special2023

The Last Rifleman Poster

The Last Rifleman Feature Film2023

Block Party Poster

Block Party Feature Film2022

Me Time Feature Film2022

Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey Poster

Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey Feature Film2022

Because of Charley Poster

Because of Charley Feature Film2021

Christmas in Miami Poster

Christmas in Miami Feature Film2021

City Limits Poster

City Limits Feature Film2021

Coming 2 America Poster

Coming 2 America Feature Film2021

Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kieser Feature Film2021

The Beastmaster Chronicles Feature Film2020

The Truth About Santa Claus Poster

The Truth About Santa Claus Feature Film2020

Christmas Belles Poster

Christmas Belles TV Movie2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' Poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' TV Special2019

The Movies That Made Us Poster

The Movies That Made Us TV Series2019

The Righteous Gemstones Poster

The Righteous Gemstones TV Series2019

Uncut Gems Poster

Uncut Gems Feature Film2019

The Last O.G. Poster

The Last O.G. TV Series2018

Sister Circle Live Poster

Sister Circle Live TV Series2017

Hauntsville Poster

Hauntsville Feature Film2016

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Poster

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Documentary2016

The Ranch Poster

The Ranch TV Series2016

Bad Asses on the Bayou Poster

Bad Asses on the Bayou Video2015

Ballers TV Series2015

Janet Russell Presents STAR POWER TV Series2015

Judge Amos TV Series2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Poster

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Documentary2015

Mercy for Angels Poster

Mercy for Angels Feature Film2015

Nubbin & Friends Poster

Nubbin & Friends TV Series2015

Tamales and Gumbo Poster

Tamales and Gumbo Feature Film2015

The Seventies Poster

The Seventies Mini-Series2015

Act of Faith Poster

Act of Faith Feature Film2014

The Nicole Barrett Show Poster

The Nicole Barrett Show TV Series2014

Contrast of Evil Short Film2013

Perfect Sunday Poster

Perfect Sunday Feature Film2013

Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Poster

Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell TV Series2013

Madea's Witness Protection Poster

Madea's Witness Protection Feature Film2012

NYC 22 TV Series2012

Oprah: Where Are They Now? Poster

Oprah: Where Are They Now? TV Series2012

Untitled Martin Lawrence Project TV Movie2012

Zombie Hamlet Poster

Zombie Hamlet Feature Film2012

Shadow Hills TV Movie2011

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Poster

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Documentary2010

Indie Cinema Showcase Poster

Indie Cinema Showcase TV Series2009

Lie to Me Poster

Lie to Me TV Series2009

Life After Poster

Life After TV Series2009

Royal Pains Poster

Royal Pains TV Series2009

Stills of the Movement: The Civil Rights Photojournalism of Flip Schulke Documentary2009

The Law TV Movie2009

The Mo'Nique Show Poster

The Mo'Nique Show TV Series2009

Pioneers of Television Poster

Pioneers of Television TV Series2008

Speechless Poster

Speechless Documentary2008

The Wendy Williams Show Poster

The Wendy Williams Show TV Series2008

All Over Again Poster

All Over Again Feature Film2007

Ascension Day Poster

Ascension Day Video2007

Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation Documentary2007

The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2007

The 5th Annual TV Land Awards Poster

The 5th Annual TV Land Awards TV Special2007

The Bob Show TV Series2007

30 Rock TV Series2006

Dr. Dolittle 3 Poster

Dr. Dolittle 3 Video2006

Men in Trees Poster

Men in Trees TV Series2006

Psych TV Series2006

The 4th Annual TV Land Awards Poster

The 4th Annual TV Land Awards TV Special2006

Voodoo Moon Poster

Voodoo Moon TV Movie2006

Boy s tenyu Poster

Boy s tenyu Feature Film2005

My Name Is Earl Poster

My Name Is Earl TV Series2005

TV Land Confidential Poster

TV Land Confidential TV Series2005

Countdown Poster

Countdown Feature Film2004

My Baby's Daddy Poster

My Baby's Daddy Feature Film2004

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004

The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards Poster

The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards TV Special2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Poster

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Documentary2004

TV Land Moguls Poster

TV Land Moguls Mini-Series2004

All About the Andersons Poster

All About the Andersons TV Series2003

CBS at 75 Documentary2003

I Love the '70s Poster

I Love the '70s Mini-Series2003

I Love the '80s Strikes Back Poster

I Love the '80s Strikes Back TV Series2003

The Watermelon Heist Poster

The Watermelon Heist Feature Film2003

Two and a Half Men Poster

Two and a Half Men TV Series2003

Remembering 'Roots' Documentary2002

Disappearing Acts Poster

Disappearing Acts TV Movie2000

Inside TV Land Poster

Inside TV Land TV Series2000

Something to Sing About Poster

Something to Sing About TV Movie2000

The District Poster

The District TV Series2000

The West Wing Poster

The West Wing TV Series1999

The Players Club Poster

The Players Club Feature Film1998

3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special1997

A Woman Like That Feature Film1997

King of the Hill Poster

King of the Hill TV Series1997

The Chris Rock Show Poster

The Chris Rock Show TV Series1997

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Poster

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television TV Series1997

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda Poster

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda TV Movie1997

Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal Poster

Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal TV Series1996

For Better or Worse Poster

For Better or Worse Feature Film1995

Hologram Man Poster

Hologram Man Video1995

In the House Poster

In the House TV Series1995

Murder Was the Case: The Movie Poster

Murder Was the Case: The Movie Video1995

The Outer Limits Poster

The Outer Limits TV Series1995

704 Hauser Poster

704 Hauser Mini-Series1994

Extra TV Series1994

Touched by an Angel Poster

Touched by an Angel TV Series1994

Night Trap Poster

Night Trap Feature Film1993

The Black Cat Short Film1993

Walker, Texas Ranger Poster

Walker, Texas Ranger TV Series1993

Mac Feature Film1992

Martin TV Series1992

Without a Pass Feature Film1992

Clippers Poster

Clippers TV Movie1991

Ricochet Poster

Ricochet Feature Film1991

Die Hard 2 Poster

Die Hard 2 Feature Film1990

Die Hard 2: The Bad Guys - Villains' Profile Video1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Series1990

The Howard Stern Show Poster

The Howard Stern Show TV Series1990

The Marsha Warfield Show Poster

The Marsha Warfield Show TV Series1990

Two Evil Eyes Poster

Two Evil Eyes Feature Film1990

Gideon Oliver Poster

Gideon Oliver TV Series1989

Lock Up Feature Film1989

The Arsenio Hall Show Poster

The Arsenio Hall Show TV Series1989

Bonanza: The Next Generation Poster

Bonanza: The Next Generation TV Movie1988

Coming to America Poster

Coming to America Feature Film1988

Live with Kelly and Ryan Poster

Live with Kelly and Ryan TV Series1988

Beauty and the Beast Poster

Beauty and the Beast TV Series1987

American Flyers Poster

American Flyers Feature Film1985

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Stingray Poster

Stingray TV Series1985

Hunter TV Series1984

Murder, She Wrote Poster

Murder, She Wrote TV Series1984

The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame Poster

The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame Feature Film1984

The Cosby Show Poster

The Cosby Show TV Series1984

You Are the Jury Poster

You Are the Jury TV Series1984

Dance of the Dwarfs Poster

Dance of the Dwarfs Feature Film1983

Hardcastle and McCormick Poster

Hardcastle and McCormick TV Series1983

The A-Team Poster

The A-Team TV Series1983

Ebony/Jet Showcase Poster

Ebony/Jet Showcase TV Series1982

The Beastmaster Poster

The Beastmaster Feature Film1982

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Poster

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story TV Series1980

Here's Boomer Poster

Here's Boomer TV Series1980

Touched by Love Poster

Touched by Love Feature Film1980

Mr. Dugan TV Series1979

The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards Poster

The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards TV Special1979

Trapper John, M.D. Poster

Trapper John, M.D. TV Series1979

Willa TV Movie1979

20/20 TV Series1978

Cops and Robin Poster

Cops and Robin TV Movie1978

Roots Mini-Series1977

The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1977

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977

Future Cop Poster

Future Cop TV Series1976

Good Morning America Poster

Good Morning America TV Series1975

Let's Do It Again Poster

Let's Do It Again Feature Film1975

The 11th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards TV Special1975

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974

Dinah! TV Series1974

Good Times Poster

Good Times TV Series1974

Tony Orlando and Dawn Poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn TV Series1974

Police Story Poster

Police Story TV Series1973

The President's Plane Is Missing Poster

The President's Plane Is Missing TV Movie1973

The World's Greatest Athlete Poster

The World's Greatest Athlete Feature Film1973

Two's Company TV Movie1973

Keeping Up with the Joneses TV Movie1972

Maude TV Series1972

Sanford and Son Poster

Sanford and Son TV Series1972

Information Processing Documentary1971

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Poster

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Feature Film1971

The Funny Side Poster

The Funny Side TV Series1971

The New Dick Van Dyke Show Poster

The New Dick Van Dyke Show TV Series1971

Vanishing Point Poster

Vanishing Point Feature Film1971

The Mary Tyler Moore Show Poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show TV Series1970

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour Poster

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour TV Series1970

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969

The Bill Cosby Show Poster

The Bill Cosby Show TV Series1969

One Life to Live Poster

One Life to Live TV Series1968

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) Poster

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) TV Series1965

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

Insight TV Series1960

Today TV Series1952

Capture the Flag Poster

Capture the Flag Feature Film

Devotion Poster

Devotion Feature Film

Writer

1

The Leslie Uggams Show Poster

The Leslie Uggams Show TV Series1969

Producer

5

Type

Year

Nubbin & Friends Poster

Nubbin & Friends TV Series2015

Althea Documentary2014

Zombie Hamlet Poster

Zombie Hamlet Feature Film2012

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

The Invisible Men Documentary

Thanks

1

Remembering 'Roots' Documentary2002

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