Observer Time: October 02, 2024
John Amos also starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Ball. John Amos, the actor best known for playing family patriarch James Evans on the sitcom Good Time, has died, his publicist said.
According to reporter Belinda Foster, 84.
The actor died of natural causes on August 21 in Los Angeles.
So today here at Observer Time we will discuss and observe the news of John Amos death at the age of 60.
JOHN AMOS DEATH
“It is with a heavy heart that I have to tell you that my father has changed,” Amos’ son Kelly Christopher Amos said in a statement.
“He was a kind-hearted man with a heart of gold … he was loved all over the world. Many fans call him the father of television. He lived a good life. His legacy will live among his notable roles. In television and film as an actor.
John Amos was nominated for an award for playing the elderly Kunta Kinta in the popular series “Roots”, based in Newark, New Jersey.
27, 1939, John Amos first tried to make it as a professional football player, playing for Colorado State University and briefly for the Kansas City Chiefs. Furthermore, he served in the New Jersey National Coast Guard.
Amos gained fame for his portrayal of James Evans on “Good Times,” which also starred Esther Rolle as Florida Evans opposite Norman Lear.
During the six-season run of the sitcom, which began airing in 1974 and continued throughout 1979.
Amos only briefly appeared in the first half of its run, as the show focused on issues such as inner-city crime, drug use, and poverty, with his family being involved in various household chores.
Amos appeared in various TV shows such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” where he played the role of Gordy, the weatherman on “Roots,” and later as Kunta (a prisoner in Texas)”.
Other credits on the small screen include roles in “Maude,” “Hunter,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “In the House,” “The District,” “All About the Andersons,” “Men in Trees,” “Two and a Half Men” and “The Ranch,” to name a few.
The actor also appeared in several films, including Let’s Do It Again (1975), Monster Master (1982), Coming to America (1988), Die Hard 2 (1990), Medea’s Witness Protection (2012) Kelly Christopher, and his first wife was Noel Mickelson.
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