John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, has died in Los ...

John Amos, the actor known for his role as the family patriarch on the hit sitcom “Good Times” and the adult Kunta Kinte in the famed original miniseries “Roots,” has died, according to a his longtime ...

John Amos, a running back turned actor who appeared in scores of TV shows — including groundbreaking 1970s programs such as the sitcom “Good Times” and the epic miniseries “Roots” — and risked his ...

There is something unusual in the fact that more than a month passed before the death of actor John Amos, 84, was announced Tuesday. But a powerful personality takes a while to come to a full stop. A ...

John Amos, of Newark, known for his roles in “Good Times” and “Roots,” died of natural causes on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles, his son confirmed Tuesday. He was 84. “Many fans consider him their TV father.

Amos was 84 when he died in L.A. on Aug. 21 of natural causes, his son Kelly Christopher "K.C." Amos confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

John Amos, the actor who played the father from Good Times, has died. He was 84. Amos’ son Kelly Christopher confirmed Tuesday that the actor had died on Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. “It ...