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In the Season 4 premiere, James was killed off in a car accident. One year after his Good Times departure, Amos portrayed the adult version of Kunta Kinte in the iconic miniseries Roots. His ...
Good Times is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear , it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom .
John Allen Amos Jr. [1] (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor. He was 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.
Long before John Amos became a star playing James Evans, a hard-working father raising a family in the projects on Good Times, the actor had plenty of firsthand experience with the daily grind ...
Amos later starred as James Evans Sr on the CBS comedy Good Times for three seasons before his character was killed off in the two-part 1976 season four premiere. The actor appeared in Good Times ...
James is sure that he is going to get a sales position at a department store but when he brings Florida along to the interview he is in for a big surprise – the supervisor would rather hire Florida than him. It seems the supervisor would "kill two birds with one stone" hiring an African American woman. Guest star: Dick O'Neill and Charlotte Rae
He eventually released one stand-up comedy album during the height of his Good Times popularity: Dyn-o-mite on Buddah Records (5635). During Good Times' 1974–75 season, Walker was 26 years old, though his character was much younger. John Amos, the actor who portrayed Walker's father on Good Times, was actually just eight years older than Walker.
The celebrated actor, who died Aug. 21, is remembered for such iconic roles as Kunta Kinte in “Roots” and James […] John Amos, best known for his role in the classic sitcom ‘Good Times ...