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Remembering the ‘Good Times’ of John Amos — television’s first Black father
Rolle originated the role of Florida Evans on “Maude,” the Norman Lear comedy that starred Bea Arthur. She was so popular as Maude’s maid, she was offered her own spin-off series. Yet Rolle refused the role as it was originally written — she did not want to play a single mother of three.
John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84
John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died
John Amos, a Star of ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots,’ Is Dead at 84
John Amos, who played a stern patriarch on “Good Times,” America’s first sitcom featuring a two-parent Black family, and who had a starring role in “Roots,” the slavery narrative that became America’s most watched show in the late 1970s,
John Amos, 'Good Times' father, dies at 84
Actor starred as serious-minded James Evans Sr. on Norman Lear's provocative 1970s series set in Chicago public housing.
John Amos, star of ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated actor in ‘Roots,’ dies at 84
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — John Amos, the actor best known for his role as the father on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and his Emmy-nominated performance in the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at 84. His publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed that Amos passed away on Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles.
John Amos remembered by Al Roker, 'West Wing' co-stars: 'This one hits different'
"This one hits different," " Bad Boys " star Martin Lawrence wrote on X. "My condolences go out to the family of a true legend, John Amos." Amos was best known for playing the older Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and James Evans Sr.
Remembering John Amos
It’s fitting, somehow, that John Amos played himself in his final TV role. Amos, whose death in August at 84 was announced this week by his son, makes a guest-star appearance in the pilot of NBC’s legal drama “Suits: L.
Tributes to Roots and Good Times actor John Amos
Tributes have been paid to actor John Amos, who made his mark on US TV in the hugely popular landmark series Roots, and Good Times. Amos, who was 84, played stern but loving patriarch James Evans in Good Times,
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John Amos embodied the switch-cutting, loud-talking, hard-loving Black daddy on ‘Good Times’ And we loved him for it.
Black America lost its first TV dad. John Amos — best known as J.J., Thelma, and Michael’s ornery father, James Evans Sr., on Norman Lear’s Good Times — has died. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, ...