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John Amos
Dec 27, 1939 (85 years old) in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
Two and a Half Men
The Mike Douglas Show
King of the Hill
Credits
2025 ·
Suits LA
as John Amos
2023 ·
The Last Rifleman
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
2022 ·
Me Time
as Gil
2022 ·
Block Party
as Dennis
2021 ·
Christmas in Miami
as
2021 ·
Because of Charley
as Grandpa
2021 ·
Coming 2 America
as Cleo McDowell
2020 ·
The Truth About Santa Claus
as Bob
2020 ·
The Beastmaster Chronicles
as Self
2019 ·
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Fred Davis
2019 ·
The Movies That Made Us
as Self
2019 ·
Christmas Belles
as Pop Pop
2019 ·
Uncut Gems
as Neighbor 33F
2018 ·
The Last O.G.
as Uncle D
2016 ·
The Ranch
as Ed
2016 ·
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
2015 ·
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)
2015 ·
Tamales and Gumbo
as The Patron
2015 ·
Ballers
as Deacon Eller
2015 ·
Mercy for Angels
as God
2015 ·
Bad Asses on the Bayou
as Earl
2014 ·
Act of Faith
as Mr. Brady
2013 ·
American Lowrider
as Slick
2012 ·
Madea's Witness Protection
as Pastor Nelson
2012 ·
NYC 22
as Pappy Science
2012 ·
Zombie Hamlet
as Edgar Mortimer
2009 ·
Royal Pains
as Harrison Phillips
2009 ·
Lie to Me
as Jim Weaver
2007 ·
All Over Again
as Coach Zeller
2007 ·
Ascension Day
as Henry
2006 ·
30 Rock
as John Amos
2006 ·
Men in Trees
as Buzz
2006 ·
Psych
as Uncle Burton
2006 ·
Voodoo Moon
as Dutch
2006 ·
Dr. Dolittle 3
as Jud
2005 ·
My Name Is Earl
as Joe
2005 ·
Shadowboxing
as Хилл
2004 ·
Countdown
as Admiral Melory
2004 ·
My Baby's Daddy
as Uncle Virgil
2004 ·
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2003 ·
Two and a Half Men
as Ed
2003 ·
All About the Andersons
as Joe Anderson
2003 ·
The Watermelon Heist
as Old Man Amos
2000 ·
Disappearing Acts
as Mr. Swift
2000 ·
The District
as Mayor Ethan Baker
2000 ·
Something to Sing About
as Rev. Washington
1999 ·
The West Wing
as Percy Fitzwallace
1998 ·
The Players Club
as Freeman
1997 ·
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Booker Hutch
1997 ·
The Chris Rock Show
as
1997 ·
King of the Hill
as Glen Johnson (voice)
1995 ·
Hologram Man
as Wes Strickland
1995 ·
In the House
as
1995 ·
The Outer Limits
as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
1995 ·
For Better or Worse
as Gray
1994 ·
Touched by an Angel
as Sheriff James Mackey
1994 ·
704 Hauser
as Ernie Cumberbatch
1993 ·
Night Trap
as Capt. Hodges
1993 ·
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Pastor Roscoe Jones
1992 ·
Mac
as Nat
1992 ·
Martin
as Sgt. Strawn
1991 ·
Ricochet
as Reverend Styles
1990 ·
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Fred Wilkes
1990 ·
Die Hard 2
as Major Grant
1990 ·
Two Evil Eyes
as Det. Legrand
1989 ·
Lock Up
as Captain Meissner
1988 ·
Coming to America
as Cleo McDowell
1988 ·
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Mr. Mack
1986 ·
Shark's Paradise
as Taxi Driver
1985 ·
American Flyers
as Dr. Conrad
1984 ·
Murder, She Wrote
as Doc Penrose
1984 ·
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Herbert
1984 ·
Hunter
as Capt. Dolan (uncredited)
1983 ·
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Albie Meadows
1983 ·
Dance of the Dwarfs
as Esteban
1983 ·
The A-Team
as Rev. Taylor
1982 ·
The Beastmaster
as Seth
1980 ·
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy Johnson
1980 ·
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Bumpy Johnson
1980 ·
Touched by Love
as Tony
1980 ·
Here's Boomer
as
1979 ·
Willa
as Virgil
1978 ·
Cops and Robin
as Officer Bill Bundy
1977 ·
The Love Boat
as Duke Taylor
1977 ·
Future Cop
as Bill Bundy
1977 ·
Roots
as Toby
1977 ·
Roots
as Older Kunta Kinte
1976 ·
Future Cop
as Officer Bill Bundy
1975 ·
Let's Do It Again
as Kansas City Mack
1974 ·
Dinah!
as Self
1974 ·
Good Times
as James Evans Sr.
1973 ·
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Marine Corporal
1973 ·
Police Story
as
1973 ·
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Coach Sam Archer
1972 ·
Sanford and Son
as
1971 ·
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mark Cooper
1971 ·
The Funny Side
as Minority Husband
1971 ·
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as Biker
1971 ·
Vanishing Point
as Super Soul's Engineer
1970 ·
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Gordy Howard
1969 ·
Love, American Style
as Bell Captain
1969 ·
Love, American Style
as
1962 ·
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962 ·
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1961 ·
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
2025 ·
Devotion
as Roger
2025 ·
Countdown
as Admiral
2025 ·
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
as Officer Bundy
