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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- A World Without Color
- Cleopatra Caper
- I'd Just Like to Say a Few Words
- 160 Word Search Printable Puzzles Book
- Seven Best Nutritious Smoothie Recipes Ever : Costs Less, Tastes Great and Lose Weight in the Process
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Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- Suits LA — John Amos2025
- The Last Rifleman — Lincoln Jefferson Adams2023
- Block Party — Dennis2022
- Me Time — Gil2022
- Christmas in Miami — Chief Host2021
- Coming 2 America — Cleo McDowell2021
- Because of Charley — Grandpa2021
- The Truth About Santa Claus — Bob2020
- The Beastmaster Chronicles — Self2020
- Uncut Gems — Neighbor 33F2019
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1963-08-22
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 412
- Total plays
- 1,331
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,552x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,600x
- Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk
· 1979 · cited 40,268x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,901x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,568x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Allen Amos Jr. , ( 1939-12-27 ) December 27, 1939, Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21) (aged 84), Inglewood, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Long Beach City College , Colorado State University ( BA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1970–2024
- Known for
- Kunta Kinte (adult) – Roots James Evans Sr. – Good Times Percy Fitzwallace – The West Wing
- Spouses
- Noel J. Mickelson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Lillian Lehman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 )
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Encyclopedic overview
John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times. His other well known roles were as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying Captain Meissner in Lock Up (1989) and Major Grant in Die Hard 2 (1990). His other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, and the role of the Mayor of Washington DC Ethan Baker in the series The District. Amos was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. In film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), Coming to America (1988), and Coming 2 America (2021).
Early life
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