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Jan 19, 2012 · Amos was already well-known for his roles as Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and James Evans Sr. on Good Times. As the older Kunta Kinte/Toby, Amos imbued the character with an inner...
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Feb 26, 2022 · Just before Black History Month comes to an end, TV and movie legend John Amos looks back on how his role on 'Good Times' led to 'Roots.'
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John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor. He is 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.
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Roots: With Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynda Day George. A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
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Feb 15, 2020 · In this clip, John Amos spoke about playing in Roots and not originally being cast as Kunta Kinte. He explained that once the script came in for Kunta Kinte, he knew that it would be a huge...
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Feb 25, 2022 · John Amos and Louis Gossett Jr., the network wanted to unload the entirety of Roots as quickly as possible, fearful of alienating viewers — presumably white viewers — in the American south.
