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
202000s
20 titles · average score 63
79
Lie to Me (2009)
TV show · as Jim Weaver
69
Royal Pains (2009)
TV show · as Harrison Phillips
All Over Again (2007)
as Coach Zeller
Ascension Day (2007)
as Henry
61
Men in Trees (2006)
TV show · as Buzz
45
Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)
as Jud
78
30 Rock (2006)
TV show · as John Amos
39
Voodoo Moon (2006)
as Dutch
80
Psych (2006)
TV show · as Uncle Burton
77
My Name Is Earl (2005)
TV show · as Joe
56
Shadowboxing (2005)
as Хилл
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
as (archive footage)
45
My Baby's Daddy (2004)
as Uncle Virgil
54
Countdown (2004)
as Admiral Melory
All About the Andersons (2003)
TV show · as Joe Anderson
66
Two and a Half Men (2003)
TV show · as Ed
The Watermelon Heist (2003)
as Old Man Amos
62
The District (2000)
TV show · as Mayor Ethan Baker
65
Disappearing Acts (2000)
as Mr. Swift
65
Something to Sing About (2000)
as Rev. Washington