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
92020s
2 titles · average score 40
30
Me Time (2022)
as Gil
50
Coming 2 America (2021)
as Cleo McDowell
2010s
1 title · average score 44
44
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
as Pastor Nelson
2000s
3 titles · average score 50
45
Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)
as Jud
80
My Name Is Earl (2005)
TV show · as Joe
24
My Baby's Daddy (2004)
as Uncle Virgil
1980s
1 title · average score 66
66
Coming to America (1988)
as Cleo McDowell
1970s
2 titles · average score 51
51
Sanford and Son (1972)
TV show
The Funny Side (1971)
TV show · as Minority Husband