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
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Contemporary Realism6.5average 5.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.5average 2.5
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
- Crime4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Psychological4.4, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.5, average 4.7
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Feel-Good Movie 3
- Nostalgic 2
- Fish-Out-of-Water 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Crime Fighting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael ShannonActorFuture Cop, Cops and Robin, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Future Cop
Ernest BorgnineActorFuture Cop, Cops and Robin, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Future Cop
Vida GuerraActorAmerican Lowrider, Tamales and Gumbo, Mercy for Angels
Tommy Lister Jr.ActorAmerican Lowrider, Hologram Man, Tamales and Gumbo- KK.C. AmosWriterTamales and Gumbo, The Watermelon Heist, Mercy for Angels
Terry KiserActorCops and Robin, Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Emilio RiveraActorAmerican Lowrider, Mercy for Angels
Jimmie WalkerActorGood Times, Let's Do It Again
Margaret AveryActorNight Trap, Block Party
Tom SizemoreActorLock Up, Devotion
Natasha RyanActorCops and Robin, Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Denise NicholasActorLet's Do It Again, The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Movies and TV shows
181970s
18 titles · average score 61
Willa (1979)
as Virgil
Cops and Robin (1978)
as Officer Bill Bundy
Future Cop (1977)
TV show · as Bill Bundy
53
The Love Boat (1977)
TV show · as Duke Taylor
76
Roots (1977)
TV show · as Kunta Kinte
Roots: The Complete Miniseries (1977)
TV show · as Older Kunta Kinte
Future Cop (1976)
as Officer Bill Bundy
66
Let's Do It Again (1975)
as Kansas City Mack
51
Good Times (1974)
TV show · as James Evans Sr.
48
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
as Coach Sam Archer
72
Police Story (1973)
TV show · as Walt Kyles
53
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
as Marine Corporal
51
Sanford and Son (1972)
TV show
68
Vanishing Point (1971)
as Super Soul's Engineer (uncredited)
60
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
TV show · as Mark Cooper
The Funny Side (1971)
TV show · as Minority Husband
85
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
TV show · as Gordy Howard