John Amos has handed away. The Good Instances actor was 84.
John Amos handed away at age 84 on August 21, 2024, in Los Angeles as a consequence of pure causes.
“It’s with heartfelt disappointment that I share with you that my father has transitioned,” Amos’ son Kelly Christopher Amos stated in a press release, by way of The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a person with the kindest coronary heart and a coronary heart of gold… and he was beloved the world over. Many followers contemplate him their TV father. He lived a superb life. His legacy will stay on in his excellent works in tv and movie as an actor.”
Amos was born on December 27, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey. He performed soccer at Colorado State College and had coaching camp tryouts with the Denver Broncos and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Amos’ performing profession kicked off in 1970 when he performed Weatherman Gordon “Gordy” Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Present. He went on to play James Evan Sr. in 61 episodes of Good Instances, although he was dismissed from the present on the finish of Season 3 after clashing with the writers.
“We had numerous variations,” Amos beforehand stated. “I felt an excessive amount of emphasis was being placed on J.J. in his rooster hat, saying ‘Dy-no-mite!’ each third web page. I felt simply as a lot emphasis and mileage might have been gotten out of my different two youngsters, one in all whom aspired to grow to be a Supreme Courtroom justice, performed by Ralph Carter, and the opposite, BernNadette Stanis, who aspired to grow to be a surgeon. However I wasn’t probably the most diplomatic man in these days, and [the show’s producers] bought bored with having their lives threatened over jokes. So that they stated, ‘Inform you what, why don’t we kill him off? We are able to get on with our lives!’ That taught me a lesson — I wasn’t as essential as I believed I used to be to the present or to Norman Lear’s plans.”
Following that, Amos starred in collection comparable to Future Cop, Hunter, 704 Hauser, Within the Home, The West Wing, The District, All In regards to the Andersons, and extra. He performed Fred Wilkes in three episodes of The Recent Prince of Bel-Air.
His filmography included 1982’s The Beastmaster, 1988’s Coming to America, 1990’s Die Arduous 2, 2012’s Madea’s Witness Safety, 2021’s Coming 2 America, and extra.
ComingSoon sends condolences to Amos’ household and pals at the moment.
