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. Amos' other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, and the role of Washington, DC Mayor Ethan Baker in the series The District. Amos has appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in his five-decade career. More about John Amos
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He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he has played numerous supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), Coming to America (1988), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990) and Coming 2 America (2021). Prior to his acting career, Amos played college football at Colorado State University. He also had a brief professional football career which included spending a portion of the 1967 offseason for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.The most expensive item with a signature of John Amos (GOOD TIMES John Amos Ester Rolle Autograph Photo Matted Signed 12x16 COA) was sold in August 2022 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (JOHN AMOS / COMING TO AMERICA / SIGNED 8X10 CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $3.99 in October 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2020 with an average selling price of $12.49 for an autographed item of John Amos. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $84.25 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.99 was September 2021. In average, an autographed item from John Amos is worth $17.38.
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2022 Leaf Pop Century John Amos Jimmie JJ Walker PURPLE DUAL AUTO AUTOGRAPH 3/7 | $34.00 | ||
2022 Leaf Pop Century Metal BLACK autograph auto John Amos Jimmie JJ Walker 3/7 | $44.99 | ||
GOOD TIMES John Amos Ester Rolle Autograph Photo Matted Signed 12x16 COA | $149.99 | ||
JOHN AMOS / COMING TO AMERICA / SIGNED 8X10 CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPH | $3.99 | ||
JOHN AMOS Autographed Original 8x10 Photo LOA TTM | $29.90 | ||
John Amos in Good Times - Autographed 8x10 Photo w JSA COA | $17.38 | ||
John Amos in Good Times - Autographed 8x10 Photo w JSA COA | $17.05 | ||
John Amos in Good Times - Autographed 8x10 Photo w JSA COA | $18.50 | ||
JOHN AMOS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO COMING TO AMERICA MOVIE AS (CLEO) 8X10 COA | $30.00 | ||
JOHN AMOS-ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED INDEX CARD-GOOD TIMES | $16.99 |