John Amos, the U.S. soccer participant turned actor who was acclaimed for his roles within the Nineteen Seventies TV sequence “Good Times” in addition to the miniseries “Roots,” died on Aug. 21 at age 84, his son Kelly Christopher (Ok.C.) Amos stated.
Amos’ demise was not disclosed till Tuesday.
“It is with heartfelt disappointment that I share with you that my father has transitioned,” his son stated in a press release.
“He was a person with the kindest coronary heart and a coronary heart of gold … and he was beloved the world over,” he added.
Amos performed the dad, James Evans, for 61 episodes of the sitcom “Good Times” within the mid-Nineteen Seventies and likewise the older Kunta Kinte within the TV miniseries “Roots,” based mostly on the 1976 novel about slavery by Alex Haley. He additionally performed the TV weatherman Gordy Howard in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in the identical decade.
Amos additionally had a short skilled soccer profession within the Sixties.
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