Acting
John Amos
- Titles
- 63movies48TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2023, busiest in 2006 and 2015 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 22top three billing
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
Block Party74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy4.5average 2.7
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.4
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.4
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.8
- Crime4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy3.5, average 4.7
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Psychological4.3, average 5.6
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Feel-Good Movie 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Family Sitcom 2
- Feel-Good Entertainment 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Crime Fighting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael ShannonActorFuture Cop, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Future Cop, Cops and Robin
Ernest BorgnineActorFuture Cop, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Future Cop, Cops and Robin
Vida GuerraActorTamales and Gumbo, Mercy for Angels, American Lowrider
Tommy Lister Jr.ActorTamales and Gumbo, Hologram Man, American Lowrider- KK.C. AmosWriterTamales and Gumbo, Mercy for Angels, The Watermelon Heist
Danny TrejoActorBad Asses on the Bayou, American Lowrider
Margaret AveryActorNight Trap, Block Party
Deborah RaffinActorDance of the Dwarfs, Touched by Love
Carol LynleyActorFuture Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin
Tom SizemoreActorLock Up, Devotion
Denise NicholasActorLet's Do It Again, The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Lawrence Hilton-JacobsActorTamales and Gumbo, Mercy for Angels
Movies and TV shows
99Upcoming
2 titles
as Officer Bundy
as Roger
2020s
8 titles · average score 55
TV show · as John Amos
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
as Dennis
as Gil
as Grandpa
as Chief Host
as Cleo McDowell
2010s
15 titles · average score 60
as Neighbor 33F
as Pop Pop
TV show · as Uncle D
TV show · as Ed
as The Patron
TV show · as Deacon Eller
as Mr. Brady
as Slick
as Pastor Nelson
as Edgar Mortimer
TV show · as Pappy Science
2000s
20 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Jim Weaver
as Henry
TV show · as Buzz Washington
as Jud
TV show · as Uncle Burton
TV show · as John Amos
as Dutch
TV show · as Joe
as (archive footage)
TV show · as Ed
as Old Man Amos
TV show · as Joe Anderson
1990s
18 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Percy Fitzwallace
as Booker Hutch
TV show · as Glen Johnson (voice)
as Wes Strickland
TV show · as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
TV show · as Ernie Cumberbatch
TV show · as James Mackey
as Capt. Hodges
as Nat
as Major Grant
as Det. Legrand
TV show · as Fred Wilkes
1980s
17 titles · average score 62
as Captain Meissner
as Cleo McDowell
as Mr. Mack
as Taxi Driver
TV show · as Doc Penrose
TV show · as Dr. Herbert
TV show · as Captain Dolan
as Esteban
TV show · as Rev. Taylor
TV show · as Albie Meadows
as Seth
as Tony
1970s
18 titles · average score 61
as Officer Bill Bundy
TV show · as Bill Bundy
TV show · as Duke Taylor
TV show · as Kunta Kinte
as Officer Bill Bundy
as Kansas City Mack
TV show · as James Evans Sr.
as Coach Sam Archer
TV show
as Super Soul's Engineer (uncredited)
TV show · as Gordy Howard
1960s
1 title · average score 43
TV show · as Bell Captain