Acting
John Amos
- Titles
- 63movies47TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 24top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Roots78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Contemporary Realism6.7average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Physical Comedy3.5average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Wholesome4.0average 3.3
- Crime4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Psychological4.5, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.7, average 4.7
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Feel-Good Movie 3
- Nostalgic 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Family Dynamics 2
- Working-Class Life 2
- Fish-Out-of-Water 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Situational Comedy 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Crime Fighting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ernest BorgnineActorFuture Cop, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin, Future Cop
Michael ShannonActorFuture Cop, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin, Future Cop
Tommy Lister Jr.ActorAmerican Lowrider, Hologram Man, Tamales and Gumbo
Vida GuerraActorAmerican Lowrider, Mercy for Angels, Tamales and Gumbo- KK.C. AmosDirectorMercy for Angels, The Watermelon Heist, Tamales and Gumbo
Denise NicholasActorLet's Do It Again, The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Emilio RiveraActorAmerican Lowrider, Mercy for Angels
Deborah RaffinActorTouched by Love, Dance of the Dwarfs
Lawrence Hilton-JacobsActorMercy for Angels, Tamales and Gumbo
Natasha RyanActorFuture Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin
Terry KiserActorFuture Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin
LeVar BurtonActorRoots, Roots: The Complete Miniseries
Movies and TV shows
99Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
8 titles · average score 58
51
TV show · as John Amos
72
as Lincoln Jefferson Adams
54
as Dennis
55
as Gil
58
as Cleo McDowell
as Grandpa
as Chief Host
2010s
15 titles · average score 60
42
as Pop Pop
72
as Neighbor 33F
63
TV show · as Uncle D
74
TV show · as Ed
as The Patron
71
TV show · as Deacon Eller
as Mr. Brady
as Slick
55
as Pastor Nelson
50
as Edgar Mortimer
58
TV show · as Pappy Science
2000s
20 titles · average score 63
79
TV show · as Jim Weaver
69
TV show · as Harrison Phillips
61
TV show · as Buzz
45
as Jud
78
TV show · as John Amos
39
as Dutch
80
TV show · as Uncle Burton
77
TV show · as Joe
56
as Хилл
as (archive footage)
TV show · as Joe Anderson
66
TV show · as Ed
1990s
18 titles · average score 65
65
as Booker Hutch
74
TV show · as Glen Johnson (voice)
42
as Wes Strickland
77
TV show · as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
TV show · as Ernie Cumberbatch
67
TV show · as Sheriff James Mackey
40
as Capt. Hodges
63
TV show · as Pastor Roscoe Jones
63
as Nat
77
as Major Grant
61
as Det. Legrand
79
TV show · as Fred Wilkes
1980s
16 titles · average score 64
66
as Captain Meissner
69
as Cleo McDowell
65
as Mr. Mack
as Taxi Driver
74
TV show · as Doc Penrose
72
TV show · as Dr. Herbert
70
TV show · as Captain Dolan
37
as Esteban
74
TV show · as Rev. Taylor
65
TV show · as Albie Meadows
62
as Seth
55
as Tony
1970s
18 titles · average score 68
as Officer Bill Bundy
78
TV show · as Older Kunta Kinte
TV show · as Bill Bundy
TV show · as Duke Taylor
as Officer Bill Bundy
66
as Kansas City Mack
77
TV show · as James Evans Sr.
55
as Coach Sam Archer
72
TV show
76
TV show
79
TV show · as Gordy Howard
1960s
1 title · average score 64
64
TV show · as Bell Captain