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Amos at "Their Voices, Their Stories - Black Veterans Who Served on Iwo Jima", March 2011.
Born
John Allen Amos Jr.

(1939-12-27) December 27, 1939 (age 84)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Colorado State University (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
Known forKunta Kinte (adult) – Roots
James Evans Sr. – Good Times
Political party Democratic
Spouses
  • Noel J. Mickelson
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    (m. 1965;div. 1975)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1978;div. 1979)​
Children2

John Allen Amos Jr. [1] (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor. 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 . [2] Amos' other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show , a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing , and the role of Washington, DC Mayor Ethan Baker in the series The District . Amos has appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in his five-decade career.

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He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he has 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 his acting career, Amos played college football at Colorado State University. He also had a brief professional football career which included spending a portion of the 1967 offseason for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.

Early life

Amos was born on December 27, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Annabelle and John A. Amos Sr., an auto mechanic. [3] He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey, and graduated from East Orange High School in 1958. [4] He enrolled at Long Beach City College and graduated from Colorado State University, qualifying as a social worker with a degree in sociology. [5] Amos played on the school's football team. [6] After college, he was a Golden Gloves boxing champion. [5]

Football career

In 1964, Amos signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos. Unable to run the 40-yard dash because of a pulled hamstring, he was released on the second day of training camp. [7] He then played with the Canton Bulldogs and 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, Amos signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Coach Hank Stram told him, "You're not a football player, you're a man who is trying to play football." [8] He returned to the Continental League, where he played that year with the Victoria Steelers.

Acting career

On Good Times (1974), L-R: Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos Good Times the Evans family 1974.JPG
On Good Times (1974), L–R: Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos

Amos became well known in his first major TV role, playing Gordy Howard, the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, from 1970 until 1973. Upon the death of Betty White, Amos and Joyce Bulifant (who played Marie Slaughter) became the last surviving semi-regular cast members of that show (not counting child actors). In 1971, he appeared with Anson Williams in a commercial for McDonald's, and performed in a small role as a radio engineer in the cult film, Vanishing Point , with Cleavon Little. But he is best known for his portrayal of James Evans Sr., the husband of Florida Evans, first appearing three times on the sitcom Maude before continuing the role in 61 episodes of Good Times from 1974 to 1976.

Good Times (1974–1976)

Although cast as a hard-working middle-aged father of three, Amos was 34 when the show began production in 1973, only eight years older than the actor who played his oldest son (Jimmie Walker) and 19 years younger than his screen wife (Esther Rolle). Much like Rolle, Amos wanted to portray a positive image of an African-American family, struggling against the odds in a poor neighborhood, but saw the premise slighted by lower comedy, and he expressed dissatisfaction.

During his tenure on Good Times, Amos openly clashed with the writers of the show, due to the scripts' lack of authenticity in portraying the African-American experience. This led to his dismissal by executive producer Norman Lear at the end of season 3 in 1976. In a 2017 interview, Amos said he had told the writers, who, according to Amos, did not understand African-Americans, "That just doesn't happen in the community. We don't think that way. We don't act that way. We don't let our children do that." [9]

In 1980, he starred in the TV film Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story . Amos played an Archie Bunker-style character in the 1994 sitcom 704 Hauser , a modern spin-off of All in the Family , but it was canceled after only five episodes (in the series he played a different character than he did in the All in the Family spin-off Maude). He also portrayed Captain Dolan on the TV show Hunter from 1984 to 1985. He co-starred in the CBS police drama The District . Amos was a frequent guest on The West Wing , portraying Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, who serves as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for most of the show. He played Buzz Washington in the ABC series Men in Trees . Amos co-starred with Anthony Anderson in the short-lived TV series All About the Andersons in 2003.

In 2010, Amos also appeared as recurring character Ed on Two and a Half Men , and in 2016 as another recurring character, also (coincidentally) named Ed, on the Netflix sitcom The Ranch . He has guest-starred in a number of other television shows, including Police Story , The A-Team , The Cosby Show , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , In the House , Martin as Sgt. Hamilton Strawn (Tommy's father), Touched by an Angel , Psych , Sanford and Son , My Name Is Earl , Lie to Me , and Murder, She Wrote . He has also appeared as a spokesman for the Cochran Firm (a national personal injury law firm). [10]

Amos wrote and produced Halley's Comet, a critically acclaimed [11] one-man play that he has performed around the world. Amos performed in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean on Broadway and later at the McCarther Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.

Film, music

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John Amos in 2000

In 1977, Amos starred in the ABC-TV Miniseries Roots, as the adult Kunta Kinte, based on the book by author Alex Haley. Amos was featured in Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) with Tim Conway and Jan-Michael Vincent, and also starred as Kansas City Mack in Let's Do It Again (1975) with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier. His other film appearances include Vanishing Point (1971), The President's Plane Is Missing (1973), Touched by Love (1980), The Beastmaster (1982), Dance of the Dwarfs (1983), American Flyers (1985), Coming to America (1988), Lock Up (1989), Two Evil Eyes (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), and Ricochet (1991).

He appeared in the 1995 film For Better or Worse and played a police officer in The Players Club (1998). He played Uncle Virgil in My Baby's Daddy (2004), and starred as Jud in Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006). In 2012, Amos had a role in the movie Madea's Witness Protection , as Jake's father. He appeared in Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's 1994 video for "Natural Born Killaz."

In 2009, he released We Were Hippies, an album of original country songs by Gene and Eric Cash. [12]

In 2021, Amos starred in Because of Charley, as the patriarch of an estranged step-family riding out the hurricane that tore through Florida in 2004. [13]

Awards

In addition to his Emmy nomination for Roots , Amos has been nominated for a CableACE award, an NAACP Image Award, and a DVD Exclusive Award. Amos has won three TV Land Awards, taking home trophies for his roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Good Times and the TV miniseries Roots . [14]

In 2020, Amos was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Amos is a veteran of the 50th Armored Division of the New Jersey National Guard and Honorary Master Chief of the United States Coast Guard. [15] [16]

Amos has been married twice. His first marriage, from 1965 to 1975, was to artist and equestrian Noel Mickelson, with whom he has two children: Shannon Amos, a writer/producer and founder of Afterglow Multimedia, LLC, and Grammy-nominated director K.C. Amos. The acrimonious relationship between Shannon and K.C. over the care given to their parents has been documented by The Hollywood Reporter . [17]

His second marriage, from 1978 to 1979, was to actress Lillian Lehman.

Amos lived for many years in Tewksbury Township, New Jersey. [18] In 2018 he moved to Colorado. [17] In 2023 he resided in Westcliffe, Colorado, where the Colorado Bureau of Investigation was looking into accusations of elder abuse. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Vanishing Point Super Soul's EngineerUncredited
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song BikerCredited as Johnny Amos
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete Coach Sam Archer
1975 Let's Do It Again Mack "Kansas City Mack"
1980 Touched by Love Tony
1982 The Beastmaster Seth
1983 Dance of the Dwarfs Esteban
1985 American Flyers Dr. Conrad
1988 Coming to America Cleo McDowell
1989 Lock Up Captain Meissner
1990 Two Evil Eyes Detective LegrandSegment: "The Black Cat"
Die Hard 2 Major Grant
1991 Ricochet Reverend Styles
Without a PassBlue Berry
1993 Mac Nat
Night Trap Captain Hodges
1995 For Better or Worse Gray
1998 The Players Club Officer Freeman
2001All Over AgainCoach Zeller
2003The Watermelon HeistOld Man Amos
2004 My Baby's Daddy Uncle Virgil
Countdown Admiral Melory
2005 Shadowboxing Hill
2006 Dr. Dolittle 3 Jud Jones
2007Ascension DayHenry
2010Lean Like a Cholo"Slick"
2011Stills of the Movement: The Civil Rights Photojournalism of Flip Schulke The Narrator
2012Zombie HamletEdgar Mortimer
Madea's Witness Protection Pastor Nelson
2014Act of FaithBrady
2015 Bad Asses on the Bayou Earl
Mercy for AngelsGod
Tamales and GumboThe Patron
2016HauntsvilleMr. Kimball
2019 Uncut Gems Himself
2021 Coming 2 America Cleo McDowell
Because of Charley Grandpa
2021 Christmas in Miami Chief Host
2022 Me Time Gil
2023 The Last Rifleman Lincoln Adams

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 The Bill Cosby Show 1st Salesmanas Johnny Amos
Episode: "Swann's Way"
1970–1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Weatherman Gordon "Gordy" Howard13 episodes
1971 The Funny Side Minority Husband6 episodes
1971–1972 Love, American Style Bell Captain2 episodes
1972 The New Dick Van Dyke Show Mark CooperEpisode: "The Harry Award"
1973 Sanford and Son LutherEpisode: "A Visit from Lena Horne"
1973–1974 Maude Henry EvansRecurring role, 3 episodes
1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Himself1 episode
1974–1976 Good Times James Evans Sr. 61 episodes
1976 Police Story Sergeant Walt Kyles1 episode
1976–1977 Future Cop Officer Bill Bundy7 episodes
1977 Roots Older Kunta Kinte 3 episodes
1979 Mr. Dugan Representative DooleyUnaired pilot
1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson TV miniseries
1981 Here's Boomer Charlie FosterEpisode: "Boomer Goes for the Gold"
1982 Insight Josh CameronEpisode: "Hang Tight, Willy Bill"
1983 The Love Boat Duke TaylorEpisode: "The Zinging Valentine/The Very Temporary Secretary/Final Score"
1984 The A-Team Reverend TaylorEpisode: "Pure-Dee Poison"
Trapper John, M.D. Inspector Roland HackettEpisode: "The Fred Connection"
Hardcastle and McCormick Albie MeadowsEpisode: "The Homecoming: Part 2"
1984–1985 Hunter Captain Dolan13 episodes
1986 One Life to Live Bill Moore2 episodes
1987 Murder, She Wrote "Doc" PenroseEpisode: "Death Takes a Dive"
Stingray Roy JeffriesEpisode: "Blood Money"
You Are the JurySergeant Harold BormanEpisode: "The State of Oregon vs. Stanley Manning"
1988 Beauty and the Beast FarrellEpisode: "The Alchemist"
Bonanza: The Next Generation Mr. MackTV movie
The Cosby Show Dr. HerbertEpisode: "The Physical"
1989 Gideon Oliver Carl ManningEpisode: "Tongs"
1994 704 Hauser Ernie Cumberbatch6 episodes
1994–1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fred Wilkes3 episodes
1995–1997 In the House Coach Sam Wilson12 episodes
1995 Touched by an Angel Sheriff James MackeyEpisode: "The Hero"
1997 Martin Sergeant StrawnEpisode: "Daddy Dearest"
Walker, Texas Ranger Pastor Roscoe JonesEpisode: "Sons of Thunder"
1998 King of the Hill Glenn JohnsonVoice
Episode: "Traffic Jam"
1999–2004 The West Wing Admiral Percy Fitzwallace22 episodes
2000 Something to Sing About Reverend WashingtonTV movie
The Outer Limits Peter "Yas" YastrzemskiEpisode: "Zig Zag"
Disappearing Acts Mr. SwiftTV movie
2000–2001 The District Mayor Ethan Baker10 episodes
2002 American Masters Dr. BledsoeEpisode: "Ralph Ellison: An American Journey"
2003–2004 All About the Andersons Joe Anderson16 episodes
2006 Voodoo Moon "Dutch"TV movie
2006–2008 Men in Trees "Buzz" Washington27 episodes
2007 Psych Uncle Burton GusterEpisode: "Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder"
2008 My Name Is Earl JoeEpisode: "Stole an RV"
2010 Two and a Half Men Ed3 episodes
Royal Pains Harrison PhillipsEpisode: "Big Whoop"
30 Rock HimselfEpisode: "Let's Stay Together"
Lie to Me Jim WeaverEpisode: "Smoked"
2012 NYC 22 Pappy ScienceEpisode: "Ransom"
2016–2017 The Ranch Ed Bishop4 episodes
2019 Ballers Deacon Eller2 episodes
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell WarEpisode: "The Poor Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience Fred DavisEpisode: "'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'"
2020 The Last O.G. Uncle DEpisode: "Family Feud"
2022 The Righteous Gemstones Buddy LissonsEpisode: "I Will Tell of All Your Deeds"

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