John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he has played numerous supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), Coming to America (1988), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990) and Coming 2 America (2021).

Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.

John A. Amos Jr. (Newark, New Jersey, 27 de desembre de 1939) és un actor estatunidenc. Ha participat en nombroses pel·lícules i sèries de televisió en una carrera de més de 40 anys.

John Amos, Jr. é um ator e ex-jogador de futebol americano. Ficou conhecido na televisão em meados dos anos 70, em séries como The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Good Times, a minissérie Raízes, The West Wing e All About the Andersons de 2003 a 2004 juntamente com Anthony Anderson.