John Amos, Good Times and Roots Star, Dies at 84
John Amos, who starred as the household patriarch on the hit 1970s comedy "Good Times" and made an Emmy election for his function in the critical 1977 miniseries "Roots," has actually passed away. He was 84.Amos' press agent, Belinda Foster, verified the news of his death Tuesday. No other information were right away readily available.He played James Evans Sr. on "Good Times," which included among tv's very first Black two-parent households. Produced by Norman Lear and co-created by star Mike Evans, who co-starred on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," it ranged from 1974-79 on CBS."That program was the closest representation in truth to life as an African American household living in those scenarios as it might be," Amos informed Time publication in 2021.His character, in addition t...