The celebrated actor, who died Aug. 21, is remembered for such iconic roles as Kunta Kinte in “Roots” and James Evans Sr. on “Good Times.” Actor John Amos, who gained widespread recognition in the ...

Veteran actor John Amos, of “Good Times” and “Coming to America” fame, has been honored with a mural in Downtown Memphis. The late Hollywood star had become a regular visitor to the Bluff City and was ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — John Amos, the actor best known for his role as the father on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and his Emmy-nominated performance in the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has ...

John Amos, of Newark, known for his roles in “Good Times” and “Roots,” died of natural causes on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles, his son confirmed Tuesday. He was 84. “Many fans consider him their TV father.

He was the patriarch in one of the first sitcoms with an all-Black cast and an enslaved African in the American South in a blockbuster TV mini-series. By Ash Wu John Amos, who played a stern patriarch ...

The actor was also known for his work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Coming to America," and "The West Wing." Long before John Amos became a star playing James Evans, a hard-working father raising a ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...