John Amos

John Amos

b. 1939 — d. 2024 (aged 85) Newark, New Jersey, USA

Actor Writer

Early life Amos was born John Amos, Jr. in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Annabelle P. and John A. Amos, Sr., who was an auto mechanic.[1] He graduated from East Orange (NJ) High School in 1958. He enrolled at Long Beach City College and graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in sociology.[2] Amos also played on the Colorado State Rams football team.[3] Amos was a Golden Gloves boxing champion.[2] In 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos. He was released before the season and played with Joliet Explorers of the United Football League. In 1965 he played with the Norfolk Neptunes and Wheeling Ironmen of the Continental Football League. In 1966 he played with the Jersey City Jets and Waterbury Orbits of the Atlantic Coast Football League. In 1967, he had signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He was released in training camp and played that year with the Victoria Steelers of the Continental Football League.[citation needed]

Known For

Good Times

Coming to America

Coming to America

Lock Up

Die Hard 2

Filmography

The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

Lincoln Jefferson Adams

Block Party

Christmas in Miami

Christmas in Miami

Because of Charley

Because of Charley

Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kieser

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

The Truth About Santa Claus

The Truth About Santa Claus

The Beastmaster Chronicles

The Beastmaster Chronicles

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

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

Christmas Belles

Christmas Belles

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Mercy for Angels

Mercy for Angels

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Tamales and Gumbo

Tamales and Gumbo

Nubbin & Friends

Nubbin & Friends

Act of Faith

Contrast of Evil

Madea's Witness Protection

Madea's Witness Protection

Zombie Hamlet

Untitled Martin Lawrence Project

Captain Lorenzo

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

American Lowrider

American Lowrider

The Law

Stills of the Movement: The Civil Rights Photojournalism of Flip Schulke

The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The 5th Annual TV Land Awards

Men in Trees

Buzz Washington

Voodoo Moon

The 4th Annual TV Land Awards

Shadowboxing

TV Land Confidential

Countdown

The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards

The Watermelon Heist

The Watermelon Heist

All About the Andersons

All About the Andersons

CBS at 75

All Over Again

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

A Woman Like That

In the House

Coach Sam Wilson

Hologram Man

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

704 Hauser

Ernie Cumberbatch

Night Trap

Mac

Ricochet

Reverend Styles

Clippers

Die Hard 2

Two Evil Eyes

Det. Legrand (segment: The Black Cat)

Lock Up

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation

American Flyers

American Flyers

Dance of the Dwarfs

Dance of the Dwarfs

The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster

Touched by Love

Touched by Love

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Willa

The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards

Cops and Robin

Officer Bill Bundy

Roots

The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards

The National Disaster Survival Test

Future Cop

Officer Bill Bundy

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

Kansas City Mack

South by Northwest

The 11th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards

Good Times

James Evans, Sr.

The World's Greatest Athlete

The World's Greatest Athlete

Coach Sam Archer

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Minority Husband

Information Processing

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Weatherman Gordy

The Leslie Uggams Show

The Leslie Uggams Show

Capture the Flag

John Amos: Roots of an American Legend

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