Amos, John, 1939-
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Name (Latin)
Amos, John, 1939-
Date of birth
1939-12-27
Place of birth
Newark (N.J.)
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Actors
Gender
male
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Roots [VR], 1992?:credits (John Amos)
- Internet movie database, Mar. 27, 1997:actors (John Amos) biography (b. Dec. 27, 1939; Newark, NJ)
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John Amos 2011
U.S. National Archives, Public domain
File:Good Times the Evans family 1974.JPG
CBS Television, Public domain
File:John Amos 2011.jpg
U.S. National Archives, Public domain
File:John Amos takes a moment to chat with crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cochito (cropped).jpg
Telfair H. Brown, Public domain
File:John Amos with USCG.jpg
United States Coast Guard, PA1 Telfair H. Brown, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) 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. 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), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), and Coming 2 America (2021).
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