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John Amos, a running back turned actor who appeared in scores of TV shows — including groundbreaking 1970s programs such as ...

John Amos, the veteran actor best known for his roles as the family patriarch in Good Times and as the adult Kunta Kinte in the miniseries Roots, has passed away. He was 84. His son, K.C. Amos ...

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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. He was 84.

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