Beloved actor John Amos died this previous summer time, his household introduced on Tuesday (October 1). Amos handed away from pure causes on August 21. He was 84.
“It’s with heartfelt disappointment that I share with you that my father has transitioned,” his son Okay.C. Amos stated in an announcement. “He was a person with the kindest coronary heart and a coronary heart of gold… and he was liked the world over. Many followers think about him their TV father. He lived an excellent life. His legacy will reside on in his excellent works in tv and movie as an actor. My father liked working as an actor all through his whole life…. most lately in ‘Fits LA’ enjoying himself and our documentary about his life journey as an actor, ‘America’s Dad.’ He was my dad, my finest buddy, and my hero. Thanks in your prayers and assist presently.”
Amos was finest identified for his roles in Coming to America, Good Occasions and Roots. He performed Cleo McDowell in Coming to America and its sequel. He starred as James Evans Jr. in Good Occasions and the grownup model of Kunta Kinte in Roots. Amos scored an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Kunta Kinte.
“I knew that it was a life-changing function for me, as an actor and simply from a humanistic standpoint,” he informed Time journal. “It was the end result of all the misconceptions and stereotypical roles that I had lived and seen being supplied to me. It was like a reward for having suffered these indignities.”
Amos’ different notable roles included Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing and Main Grant in Die Exhausting 2. He was inducted into the New Jersey Corridor of Fame in 2019.