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John Amos

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John Amos

🎂 Dec 27, 1939 — 🕯️ Aug 21, 2024 (84 years) Newark, New Jersey, USA 1.7 popularity
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.
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Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
as Major Grant
 Lock Up
Lock Up
as Captain Meissner
 Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bad Asses on the Bayou
as Earl
 The Last Rifleman
The Last Rifleman
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
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Suits LA
Suits LA
John Amos
2025
TV The Last Rifleman
The Last Rifleman
Lincoln Jefferson Adams
2023
🎬 Me Time
Me Time
Gil
2022
🎬 Block Party
Block Party
Dennis
2022
🎬 Because of Charley
Because of Charley
Grandpa
2021
🎬 Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
Cleo McDowell
2021
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John Amos
John Amos
1939-12-27 · 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 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.

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