Roots star John Amos dies aged 84 as his son pays tribute to his dad as a 'man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold'

Daily Mail UK ^ | October 1, 2024 | Kirsten Murry

[dfwgator]

I guess they chose to ignore that whole part about Haley plagiarizing Roots.

[fwdude]

Loved John Amos, hated the propaganda piece Roots.

It aired when I was in middle school and all the "social studies" teacher were all atwitter over it. I found it preachy and unbelievable.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I remember him from ‘Good Times.’

RIP.

[shotgun]

Beat my by a few seconds

[shotgun]

Join me under the Golden Arcs today to eat a Big Mic at McDowells

[dfwgator]

Says he died on August 21, but they just announced it yesterday.

[Williams]

I like John Amos but it’s been so long that I had forgotten he was the lead in Roots.

[Dr. Sivana]

Here is a younger John Amos in a great TV commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EL8myBN4vs

[Dan in Wichita]

I remember how funny Amos was when he played the coach in the movie “The World’s Greatest Athlete.”

[dfwgator]

Played the Weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

[TangoLimaSierra]

The actor was best known for his role as Kunta Kinte...

LeVar gonna be mad at this reporter.

[webheart]

I never watched roots. Still haven’t. Kinda sucked not being able to talk about it when everyone was talking about it.

[bgill]

Too bad Amos died.

Too bad Roots didn’t die decades ago.

[higgmeister]

I was wondering who the third one would be.   Rest in Peace, James Amos.

[dfwgator]

[dfwgator]

I thought Wilona was kind of hot, especially in that tennis outfit.

Ja’Net DuBois also sang the Jeffersons theme song.

[faucetman]

“The actor was best known for his role as Kunta Kinte “

How can someone (a urinalist) make such a YUGE mistake?

Guess what! They didn’t.

Main cast

James Earl Jones – Alex Haley
John Amos – Older Kunta Kinte (3)
Maya Angelou – Nyo Boto (1)
Ed Asner – Capt. Davies (2)
Lloyd Bridges – Evan Brent (2)
Georg Stanford Brown – Tom Harvey (2)
LeVar Burton – Young Kunta Kinte (2)

Actually John Amos appeared in more episodes than LeVar Burton. 3 to 2.

[Vaquero]

He’s up there with Florida RIP

[rxh4n1]

“It aired when I was in middle school and all the “social studies” teacher were all atwitter over it. I found it preachy and unbelievable.”

I tried to watch it when it first aired. I turned it off after the OJ Simpson scene. It was as you said, preachy and unbelievable.