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 Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Nostalgia5.1average 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
- Crime4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Psychological4.4, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.6, average 4.7
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Feel-Good Movie 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Family Dynamics 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Fish-Out-of-Water 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Situational Comedy 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Working-Class Life 2
- Crime Fighting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael ShannonActorFuture Cop, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin, Future Cop
Ernest BorgnineActorFuture Cop, Future Cop: Cops and Robin, 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. AmosDirectorTamales and Gumbo, The Watermelon Heist, Mercy for Angels
Danny TrejoActorBad Asses on the Bayou, American Lowrider
Deborah RaffinActorTouched by Love, Dance of the Dwarfs
Tom SizemoreActorLock Up, Devotion
Margaret AveryActorNight Trap, Block Party
Carol LynleyActorFuture Cop: Cops and Robin, Cops and Robin
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
181990s
18 titles · average score 61
83
The West Wing (1999)
TV show · as Percy Fitzwallace
61
The Players Club (1998)
as Freeman
64
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)
as Booker Hutch
78
King of the Hill (1997)
TV show · as Glen Johnson (voice)
82
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV show · as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski
37
Hologram Man (1995)
as Wes Strickland
73
In the House (1995)
TV show
35
For Better or Worse (1995)
as Gray
704 Hauser (1994)
TV show · as Ernie Cumberbatch
44
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV show · as James Mackey
41
Night Trap (1993)
as Capt. Hodges
53
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
TV show · as Pastor Roscoe Jones
63
Mac (1992)
as Nat
58
Martin (1992)
TV show · as Sgt. Strawn
60
Ricochet (1991)
as Reverend Styles
69
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Major Grant
59
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
as Det. Legrand
71
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
TV show · as Fred Wilkes