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John Allen Amos Jr. [1] (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for his role for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times. and General Grant in Die Hard 2 (1990).
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 ...
Episodes of Good Times deal with the characters' attempts to overcome poverty, living in high-rise public housing in Chicago. James Evans often works at least two jobs, mostly manual labor such as dishwasher, construction laborer, etc. Though he is often unemployed, he is a proud man who will not accept charity.
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 ...
From there, he brought his comedic talents to CBS’ “Good Times,” a spinoff of “Maude” and “All in the Family,” and played father James Evans Sr. in 1974.
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.
John Amos, best known for his starring roles in the Seventies sitcom Good Times, the 1977 drama miniseries Roots and the Coming to America film series, has died. He was 84. The groundbreaking ...
The sitcom series Good Times, which originally aired on CBS from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979, has 133 episodes, three of which were not shown during the original network run but turned up in the syndication package. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released 1 13 February 8, 1974 (1974-02-08) May 10, 1974 (1974-05-10) 2 24 September 10, 1974 (1974 ...