SIAP Holy cow, another.....RIP John Amos

[psuro]

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. Produced by Norman Lear and co-created by...

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This week has proven crazy.....

He was great in Good Times, amazing in Roots, and really good in West Wing.

 

[Nitneelyin]

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. Produced by Norman Lear and co-created by...

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This week has proven crazy.....

He was great in Good Times, amazing in Roots, and really good in West Wing.

And he was a great, rotten SOB in the Die Hard 2 movie.

 

[LB99]

Hmm. I read this and thought, John Stamos isn’t that old.

 

[STPGopherfan]

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. Produced by Norman Lear and co-created by...

www.yahoo.com

This week has proven crazy.....

He was great in Good Times, amazing in Roots, and really good in West Wing.

Beyond crazy. The bench is getting really thin...

 

[Midnighter]

On the other side of the ledger, we did get Kurt Cobain and Tony Hawk’s grandson…

 

[Still in State Colllege]

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. Produced by Norman Lear and co-created by...

www.yahoo.com

This week has proven crazy.....

He was great in Good Times, amazing in Roots, and really good in West Wing.

How could you leave out his work as Cleo McDowell

Tremendous working actor.

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

Playing himself in Uncut Gems was really funny as well. Seemed like a great overall human being...

"They have the golden arches, we have the golden arcs"

 

[Mufasa94]

Had no idea that was his name. Had only known of this place in WV with that name:

John E. Amos Power Plant - Wikipedia

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[SleepyLion]

I always thought he would be a good guy to talk to. Liked almost every part he played.