John Amos
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.
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy...
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Coming to America
as Cleo McDowellAn African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and...
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A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series...
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With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining...
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Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never...
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Lock Up
as Captain MeissnerFrank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he...
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Vanishing Point
as Super Soul's EngineerKowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to...
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Dr. Dolittle 3
as JudLisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango', a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she...
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Madea's Witness Protection
as Pastor NelsonFor years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life...
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Ricochet
as Reverend StylesAn attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
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Two Evil Eyes
as Det. LegrandA duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying...
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The Beastmaster
as SethDar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another...
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Bad Asses on the Bayou
as EarlThe third installment in the successful Bad Ass action-comedy franchise. Bad Asses on the Bayou...
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The Players Club
as FreemanSingle mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When...
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The Last Rifleman
as Lincoln Jefferson AdamsA WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but...
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Let's Do It Again
as Kansas City MackClyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised...
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American Flyers
as Dr. ConradWhen Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone...
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as BikerAfter saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from...
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My Baby's Daddy
as Uncle VirgilA trio of young men are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant...
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Disappearing Acts
as Mr. SwiftZora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while...
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Hologram Man
as Wes StricklandFive years after the mad terrorist Slash Galagher was sentenced to holographic stasis, he is...
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Shadowboxing
as ХиллArtem Kolchin was one of many, but he wanted glory. And he has chosen the way: he became the...
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Fred DavisLive performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the...
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy JohnsonFilmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a...
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Something to Sing About
as Rev. WashingtonTommy is a troubled young man with a history of crime. When he meets Memaw, an elderly lady, the...
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The World's Greatest Athlete
as Coach Sam ArcherStuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless...
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Christmas Belles
as Pop PopDespite being successful in their careers, two 30-something BFFs never stop hearing that they...
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as SelfArguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman...
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Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Mr. MackThis is the continuing saga of the Cartwrights, only none of the original Cartwrights are here...
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For Better or Worse
as GrayA comic love triangle wherein a loser falls in love with his recently-married brother's wife.
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American Lowrider
as SlickLefty-a hard working, light hearted man is looking to make a decent buck. But when a simple bet...
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Mac
as NatNiccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction...
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Countdown
as Admiral MeloryA terrorist organization known as "Ansar Allah" is preparing to turn the city of Rome into a...
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Touched by Love
as TonyA teenager with cerebral palsy attempts to become pen pals with her idol, Elvis Presley.
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The President's Plane Is Missing
as Marine CorporalWhen the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the...
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Block Party
as DennisRecent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan...
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Dance of the Dwarfs
as EstebanAn anthropologist and an alcoholic helicopter pilot discover a race of predatory reptile men in...
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Christmas in Miami
as uncreditedAkpos jets off with his family to the exotic city of Miami, Florida to represent Nigeria at the...
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Zombie Hamlet
as Edgar MortimerDesperate filmmaker Osric Taylor dreams of making his civil war Hamlet but when production...
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The Truth About Santa Claus
as BobA man does not want children but after a “run-in” with Santa finds the true “gift” of Christmas.
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Ascension Day
as HenryA drama focused on Nat Turner and the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia.
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Cops and Robin
as Officer Bill BundyA veteran street cop and his partner, a robot programmed to be the perfect policeman, are...
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song...
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The Beastmaster Chronicles
as SelfDocumentary about the making of the film The Beastmaster.
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Shark's Paradise
as Taxi DriverA mad man threatens to lure hundreds of sharks to the beach at Surfers Paradise Australia at the...
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of...
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The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Booker HutchAfter a quiet fishing trip, Rockford is tricked into taking over a fellow PI's case involving...
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Willa
as VirgilA truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being...
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Night Trap
as Capt. HodgesA New Orleans cop tries to track down and stop a vicious and demonic killer whom has sold his...
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Voodoo Moon
as DutchVoodoo Moon takes place in the mid-west United States, where a demonic figure murders the entire...
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Act of Faith
as Mr. BradyAfter the death of his beloved wife, Mr. Brady struggles to maintain a neighborhood diner in...
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Because of Charley
as GrandpaTwo estranged stepfamilies reluctantly gather at a Central Florida home for an anniversary...
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The Watermelon Heist
as Old Man AmosTo make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro...
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Mercy for Angels
as GodRunaway Tracy is snatched from a dangerous L.A. neighborhood by sadistic thugs while searching...
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Tamales and Gumbo
as The PatronA beautiful Latina and a lovable African-American try to survive the crazy cultural clashes...
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Future Cop
as Officer Bill BundyA veteran street cop is assigned a new partner. The partner is not exactly what he seems to be,...
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Devotion
as RogerA pastor bumps into an old trainer and begins boxing after his wife retires from MMA fighting.
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Two and a Half Men
as EdA hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and...
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Psych
as Uncle BurtonThanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...
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30 Rock
as John AmosLiz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the...
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The West Wing
as Percy FitzwallaceThe West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...
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King of the Hill
as Glen Johnson (voice)Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...
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The A-Team
as Rev. TaylorA fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...
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The Cosby Show
as Dr. HerbertThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Doc PenroseAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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My Name Is Earl
as JoeWhen petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his...
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Walker, Texas Ranger
as Pastor Roscoe JonesModern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in...
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The Outer Limits
as Peter 'Yas' YastrzemskiAnthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...
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Ballers
as Deacon EllerLooking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar...
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Touched by an Angel
as Sheriff James MackeyMonica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Fred WilkesWill, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...
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Love, American Style
as Bell CaptainAn anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...
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Martin
as uncreditedSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his...
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The District
as Mayor Ethan BakerThe District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1,...
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Hunter
as Capt. DolanHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...
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Hardcastle and McCormick
as uncreditedHardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell...
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The Ranch
as EdBeing a pro athlete didn't pan out for Colt. Now he's helping his dad and brother keep the ranch...
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Good Times
as James Evans Sr.Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1,...
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Gordy Howard30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic...
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Roots
as TobyThe epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in...
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Roots
as Older Kunta KinteThe epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in...
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Sanford and Son
as uncreditedThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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The Movies That Made Us
as SelfThese blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors,...
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The Last O.G.
as Uncle DAn ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from...
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Men in Trees
as BuzzRelationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her...
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The Chris Rock Show
as uncreditedThe Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris...
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Dinah!
as SelfDinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...
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Police Story
as uncreditedPolice Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...
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Here's Boomer
as uncreditedHere's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that premiered on the...
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NYC 22
as Pappy ScienceNYC 22 follows six diverse NYPD rookies as they patrol the gritty streets of upper Manhattan....
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy JohnsonFact-based story of the lives and attempted 1946 escape of several inmates in the famous...
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All About the Andersons
as Joe AndersonAs soon as single dad Anthony moves back into his parents' home to provide a stable environment...
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704 Hauser
as Ernie Cumberbatch704 Hauser is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from April to May 1994. A spin-off of All in...
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Future Cop
as Bill BundyA veteran street cop gets an experimental android that has been programmed by the police lab for...
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