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
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⭐ 6.1The World's Greatest Athlete
⭐ 5.3Coming to America
⭐ 6.885Lock Up
⭐ 6.8Let's Do It Again
⭐ 6.7Two Evil Eyes
⭐ 6.105The Beastmaster
⭐ 6.284Dr. Dolittle 3
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⭐ 5Zombie Hamlet
⭐ 5.5For Better or Worse
⭐ 4.6The President's Plane Is Missing
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⭐ 4Block Party
⭐ 6.1American Lowrider
⭐ 5.6Touched by Love
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⭐ 5.91Uncut Gems
⭐ 7.154Bad Asses on the Bayou
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⭐ 7Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
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⭐ 0The Last Rifleman
⭐ 6.5Ascension Day
⭐ 0Christmas in Miami
⭐ 0Bonanza: The Next Generation
⭐ 7.5Future Cop
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⭐ 5.2Something to Sing About
⭐ 5.8Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
⭐ 7Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
⭐ 10Hologram Man
⭐ 4.118The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
⭐ 5.2Act of Faith
⭐ 5Voodoo Moon
⭐ 3.864Mercy for Angels
⭐ 0TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
⭐ 4American Flyers
⭐ 6.2Disappearing Acts
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⭐ 5.8My Baby's Daddy
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⭐ 6.4Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
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⭐ 0The Beastmaster Chronicles
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