Portrait of John Amos

Acting

John Amos

Titles
63movies47TV shows
Career

Active from 1971 to 2023, busiest in 2006 and 2015 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Block Party
Block Party
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Amos Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.6
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Working-Class Life 2
  • Fish-Out-of-Water 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Crime Fighting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
TypeAllMovies57TV shows41
RoleAnyActing97Appearances12Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s11970s181980s161990s182000s202010s152020s8Upcoming2
GenreAnyDrama47Comedy46Crime20Action15Family11TV Movie10Thriller9Action & Adventure6Horror5Mystery4Western3Adventure3Fantasy3Science Fiction3
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

5 titles
GoodWatch85
Poster for The Mary Tyler Moore Show

TV show · as Gordy Howard

GoodWatch83
Poster for The West Wing

TV show · as Percy Fitzwallace

GoodWatch82
Poster for The Outer Limits

TV show · as Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski

GoodWatch80
Poster for Uncut Gems

as Neighbor 33F

GoodWatch80
Poster for My Name Is Earl

TV show · as Joe

Good

Score 70 to 79

17 titles
GoodWatch79
Poster for Psych

TV show · as Uncle Burton

GoodWatch79
Poster for 30 Rock

TV show · as John Amos

GoodWatch78
Poster for King of the Hill

TV show · as Glen Johnson (voice)

GoodWatch76
Poster for Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as Doc Penrose

GoodWatch75
Poster for Royal Pains

TV show · as Harrison Phillips

GoodWatch74
Poster for The A-Team

TV show · as Rev. Taylor

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Cosby Show

TV show · as Dr. Herbert

GoodWatch73
Poster for The Last Rifleman

as Lincoln Jefferson Adams

GoodWatch72
Poster for Lie to Me

TV show · as Jim Weaver

GoodWatch72
Poster for Ballers

TV show · as Deacon Eller

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV show · as Fred Wilkes

GoodWatch70
Poster for Hunter

TV show · as Captain Dolan

Show all 17 titles

Decent

Score 60 to 69

20 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for Die Hard 2

as Major Grant

GoodWatch68
Poster for Vanishing Point

as Super Soul's Engineer (uncredited)

GoodWatch66
Poster for Let's Do It Again

as Kansas City Mack

GoodWatch65
Poster for Zombie Hamlet

as Edgar Mortimer

GoodWatch65
Poster for Hardcastle and McCormick

TV show · as Albie Meadows

GoodWatch65
Poster for The Last O.G.

TV show · as Uncle D

GoodWatch65
Poster for The Ranch

TV show · as Ed

Show all 20 titles

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

32 titles
GoodWatch59
Poster for Two Evil Eyes

as Det. Legrand

GoodWatch52
Poster for Lock Up

as Captain Meissner

GoodWatch51
Poster for Good Times

TV show · as James Evans Sr.

GoodWatch49
Poster for Suits LA

TV show · as John Amos

GoodWatch49
Poster for Men in Trees

TV show · as Buzz Washington

Show all 32 titles

Unwatchable to terrible

Score 0 to 29

1 title

Not rated yet

23 titles
Poster for Future Cop

TV show · as Bill Bundy

Poster for 704 Hauser

TV show · as Ernie Cumberbatch

Poster for Future Cop

as Officer Bill Bundy

Poster for Cops and Robin

as Officer Bill Bundy

Poster for All About the Andersons

TV show · as Joe Anderson

Show all 23 titles
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