John Amos born December 27 1939 is an American actor and retired football player 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 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 acting he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964 he signed a free agent contract with the American Football Leagues Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football Leagues Kansas City Chiefs Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting
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