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Emmy-nominated actor John Amos, best known for his role as family patriarch James Evans on CBS’ Good Times, has died. He was 84 years old. Amos’ son, Kelly Christopher Amos, tells The ...
The actor John Amos has died at age 84. The actor John Amos has died at age 84. ... He played James Evans Sr. on “Good Times,” which featured one of television’s first Black two-parent families.
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.
On Good Times (1973), L–R: Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos. James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son of James Evans Sr. and Florida Evans, on the CBS television comedy 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 ...
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 Amos’s cause of death has been confirmed, just over a month after he died on August 21 aged 84.. The Good Times actor died from congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital, according ...
James is excited because he is sure that he is going to get a high paying job.However, at the interview, he learns that he is too old to join the company's union. Meanwhile, Florida (Esther Rolle) and the children (BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, and Ralph Carter) get ahead of themselves and throw a celebration party for James unaware that he was reje