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John Amos

Acting Born 27 Dec 1939 Died 21 Aug 2024 — at 84.650273224044 Newark, New Jersey, USA

John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was 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 was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played nume...

Latest credit The Last Rifleman (2023)

As actor

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The Last Rifleman

2023 · 100 min

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Block Party

2022 · 90 min

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Christmas in Miami

2021

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Because of Charley

2021 · 113 min

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Coming 2 America

2021 · 108 min

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The Truth About Santa Claus

2020 · 92 min

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The Beastmaster Chronicles

2020 · 82 min

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

2019 · 90 min

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Christmas Belles

2019 · 90 min

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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

2016 · 91 min

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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015 · 55 min

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Tamales and Gumbo

2015 · 84 min

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Mercy for Angels

2015 · 95 min

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Bad Asses on the Bayou

2015 · 85 min

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Act of Faith

2014 · 85 min

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American Lowrider

2013 · 90 min

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Madea's Witness Protection

2012 · 114 min

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Zombie Hamlet

2012 · 90 min

All Over Again MOVIE Watched In progress

All Over Again

2007 · 94 min

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Ascension Day

2007

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Voodoo Moon

2006 · 91 min

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Dr. Dolittle 3

2006 · 93 min

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Shadowboxing

2005 · 126 min

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Countdown

2004 · 106 min

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My Baby's Daddy

2004 · 86 min

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004 · 100 min

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The Watermelon Heist

2003 · 89 min

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Remembering Roots

2002 · 19 min

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Disappearing Acts

2000 · 115 min

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Something to Sing About

2000 · 87 min

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The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

1997 · 120 min

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Hologram Man

1995 · 101 min

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For Better or Worse

1995 · 89 min

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Night Trap

1993 · 93 min

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Mac

1992 · 117 min

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Ricochet

1991 · 102 min

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Die Hard 2

1990 · 124 min

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Two Evil Eyes

1990 · 120 min

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Lock Up

1989 · 109 min

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Coming to America

1988 · 117 min

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Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988 · 93 min

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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980 · 196 min

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Willa

1979 · 100 min

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Cops and Robin

1978 · 98 min

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Future Cop

1976 · 73 min

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Vanishing Point

1971 · 99 min

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Men in Trees

2006 · 44 min

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All About the Andersons

2003 · 23 min

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704 Hauser

1994 · 30 min

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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980 · 96 min

Roots: The Complete Miniseries SERIES Watched In progress

Roots: The Complete Miniseries

1977

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Devotion

Unknown · 116 min

Future Cop: Cops and Robin MOVIE Watched In progress

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

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John Amos: Roots of an American Legend DOC Watched In progress

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

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