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NFT: RIP John Amos

Jim in Fairfax : 10/1/2024 2:46 pm

84. Actor played numerous groundbreaking TV roles on many shows including Roots, Good Times and The West Wing.

Coming to America

jvm52106 : 10/1/2024 2:54 pm : link

damn..

Was also in the cult classic

Jim in Forest Hills : 10/1/2024 2:54 pm : link

Beastmaster with Marc Singer, Tonya Roberts and the two ferrets.

RIP

Gone to the Golden Arcs in the sky

Greg from LI : 10/1/2024 2:59 pm : link

Did you happen to catch the professional football contest

Beezer : 10/1/2024 3:04 pm : link

on television last night.
The Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. - ( New Window )

You'reMyBoyBlue!! : 10/1/2024 3:04 pm : link

Not TOTALLY accurate to label this an NFT thread

Either I need a psychiatrist

BJacobs The Tiptoe Bandit : 10/1/2024 3:13 pm : link

or John Amos died in August.

RE: Either I need a psychiatrist

BJacobs The Tiptoe Bandit : 10/1/2024 3:13 pm : link

In comment 16632898 BJacobs The Tiptoe Bandit said:

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or John Amos died in August.

For context- I remember READING this in August...

Ow, wow. Another of my all time favorites.

Matt M. : 10/1/2024 3:15 pm : link

My first introduction to him was Good Times re-runs. I thought he was about the toughest son of a bitch around based on James Evans, Sr.

If he's officially gone, RIP

Bill in UT : 10/1/2024 3:17 pm : link

He was a terrific talent

RE: Either I need a psychiatrist

BH28 : 10/1/2024 3:23 pm : link

In comment 16632898 BJacobs The Tiptoe Bandit said:

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or John Amos died in August.

You are correct.

RE: Either I need a psychiatrist

Jim in Fairfax : 10/1/2024 3:38 pm : link

In comment 16632898 BJacobs The Tiptoe Bandit said:

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or John Amos died in August.

Died in August but not made public until today. Guess there were leaks.

No one's going to mention this role

81_Great_Dane : 10/1/2024 4:06 pm : link

but he was very good in Die Hard II.

RE: No one's going to mention this role

Earl the goat : 10/1/2024 4:20 pm : link

In comment 16632956 81_Great_Dane said:

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but he was very good in Die Hard II.

Also good in
Lock up with Stallone
Roots

My Father played against him in HS . . .

3000_MilesToMeadowlands : 10/1/2024 4:23 pm : link

Dad was class of 1957 out of Irvington, NJ (O line) and John Amos was class of 1958 out of East Orange, NJ (D line). Always seemed like he "meant business".

He lived in Mendham at one point

56goat : 10/1/2024 6:08 pm : link

as did Whitney Houston.