First Name
John
Middle Name
Allen
Last Name
Amos Jr.
Full Name
John Allen Amos Jr.
Other Names
John A. Amos Jr.
John Amos
John Allen Amos Jr.
Age
Date of Birth
27 December 1939
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Date of Death
21 August 2024
Location of Death
Inglewood, California, USA
Cause of Death
Congestive Heart Failure
Build
Bodybuilder
Height
5' 11½" (182 cm)
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Hair Color
Brown - Dark
Star Sign
Capricorn
Ethnicity
Black
Nationality
American
High School
East Orange High School
University
Long Beach City College
Colorado State University
Occupation
Actor, Comedian, Former Football Player, Producer, Philanthropist, Writer
Claim to Fame
his roles as Gordon “Gordy” Howard in the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Biker in the 1971 independent blaxploitation action thriller film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Henry Evans in the CBS sitcom Maude, James Evans Sr. in the CBS sitcom Good Times, Kunta Kinte (adult) in the ABC drama miniseries Roots, Captain Dolan in the NBC action crime drama series Hunter, Cleo McDowell in the 1988 romantic comedy film Coming to America and its 2021 Amazon Prime Video original sequel film Coming 2 America, Major Grant in the 1990 action thriller film Die Hard 2, Fred Wilkes in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sgt. Hamilton Strawn in the Fox sitcom Martin, Admiral Percy Fitzwallace in the NBC serial political drama series The West Wing, Mayor Ethan Baker in the CBS crime drama and police procedural series The District, Uncle Virgil in the 2004 comedy film My Baby's Daddy, Jud Jones in the 2006 direct-to-video fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle 3, Buzz Washington in the ABC romantic comedy-drama series Men in Trees, Ed in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, and Ed in the Netflix original web sitcom The Ranch
Recent images of John Amos. Photos. Hot. Popular. Latest John Amos photos 2025 gallery. John Amos photo shoot. John Amos red carpet pictures. Magazine photos. Movie posters. Stills. Magazine covers.
