John Amos, star of Good Times and Roots, dead at 84 R.I.P.

[GoneFishin]

John Amos, star of Good Times and Roots, dead at 84

Amos earned an Emmy nomination for playing the adult Kunta Kinte in 1977 miniseries Roots

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, has died. He was 84.

Amos' publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. No other details were immediately available.

He played James Evans Sr. on Good Times, which featured one of television's first Black two-parent families. Produced by Norman Lear and co-created by actor Mike Evans, who co-starred on All in the Family and The Jeffersons, it ran from 1974-79 on CBS.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/john-amos-good-times-roots-obituary-1.7339138

R.I.P John

 

[chic]

He was awesome. I remember him also as Gordy the weatherman at WJM on the Mary Tyler Moore show.

R.I.P.

 

[DebraMae]

Yes, he was awesome in those roles. RIP John.

 

[Nathan]

For some reason I thought he had passed, previously. I always like John Amos...RIP John.

 

[dilettante]

He was in The Beastmaster, Coming To America, Psych, and lot of other things as well.

 

[Lilac]

R.I.P. I loved watching him. He was good in whatever roll he played.

 

[Paladin1950]

I remember him as Gordy the weatherman on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. R.I.P.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Rest in Paradise Mr. Amos. I gave a more lengthy reply with a mini bio on him in the thread below, which I came across before seeing this one.
https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/rest-in-peace-john-amos.93656/#post-3092270