John Amos: movies and TV shows
John Amos has 114 credits in the archive: 63 films and 51 TV series, from 1961 to 2025. Highest rated: The West Wing (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1961 – 2025 · busiest year: 1977 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Suits LA | John Amos | TV | 6.8 | 85 |
| 2025 | Suits LA | TV | 6.8 | 85 | |
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Lincoln Jefferson Adams | Film | 6.7 | 83 |
| 2022 | Me Time | Gil | Film | 5.9 | 82 |
| 2022 | Block Party | Dennis | Film | 6.1 | 82 |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | Cleo McDowell | Film | 6.3 | 81 |
| 2021 | Because of Charley | Grandpa | Film | 2.3 | 81 |
| 2021 | Christmas in Miami | Chief Host | Film | — | 81 |
| 2020 | The Truth About Santa Claus | Bob | Film | 2.0 | 80 |
| 2020 | The Beastmaster Chronicles | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems | Neighbor 33F | Film | 7.2 | 79 |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us | Self | TV | 7.3 | 79 |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | Fred Davis | Film | 6.1 | 79 |
| 2019 | Christmas Belles | Pop Pop | Film | 2.0 | 79 |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. | Uncle D | TV | 6.3 | 78 |
| 2016 | The Ranch | Ed | TV | 7.4 | 76 |
| 2016 | Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | Self | Film | 7.1 | 76 |
| 2015 | Ballers | Deacon Eller | TV | 6.8 | 75 |
| 2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou | Earl | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 75 |
| 2015 | Tamales and Gumbo | The Patron | Film | — | 75 |
| 2015 | Mercy for Angels | God | Film | 1.0 | 75 |
| 2014 | Act of Faith | Mr. Brady | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 2014 | Althea | Film | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 2013 | American Lowrider | Slick | Film | 5.0 | 73 |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Pappy Science | TV | 6.2 | 72 |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection | Pastor Nelson | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2012 | Zombie Hamlet | Edgar Mortimer | Film | 5.5 | 72 |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Jim Weaver | TV | 7.9 | 69 |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Harrison Phillips | TV | 6.7 | 69 |
| 2007 | Ascension Day | Henry | Film | — | 67 |
| 2007 | All Over Again | Coach Zeller | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 2006 | Psych | Uncle Burton | TV | 7.9 | 66 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | John Amos | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 2006 | Men in Trees | Buzz Washington | TV | 6.6 | 66 |
| 2006 | Voodoo Moon | Dutch | Film | 4.2 | 66 |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Jud | Film | 5.1 | 66 |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Joe | TV | 7.6 | 65 |
| 2005 | Shadowboxing | Хилл | Film | 5.4 | 65 |
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Uncle Virgil | Film | 4.6 | 64 |
| 2004 | Countdown | Admiral Melory | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Ed | TV | 7.5 | 63 |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons | Joe Anderson | TV | 8.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | The Watermelon Heist | Old Man Amos | Film | 3.3 | 63 |
| 2002 | Remembering Roots | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2000 | The District | Ethan Baker | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2000 | Disappearing Acts | Mr. Swift | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About | Rev. Washington | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Percy Fitzwallace | TV | 8.3 | 59 |
| 1998 | The Players Club | Freeman | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Glen Johnson (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 57 |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show | Self | TV | 4.6 | 57 |
| 1997 | The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | Booker Hutch | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Peter 'Yas' Yastrzemski | TV | 7.7 | 55 |
| 1995 | In the House | TV | 7.7 | 55 | |
| 1995 | For Better or Worse | Gray | Film | 4.7 | 55 |
| 1995 | Hologram Man | Wes Strickland | Film | 4.2 | 55 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | James Mackey | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1994 | 704 Hauser | Ernie Cumberbatch | TV | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Pastor Roscoe Jones | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1993 | Night Trap | Capt. Hodges | Film | 4.0 | 53 |
| 1992 | Martin | Sgt. Strawn | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1992 | Mac | Nat | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1991 | Ricochet | Reverend Styles | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Fred Wilkes | TV | 7.9 | 50 |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Major Grant | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Det. Legrand | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1989 | Lock Up | Captain Meissner | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Cleo McDowell | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1988 | Bonanza: The Next Generation | Mr. Mack | Film | 7.7 | 48 |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Farrell | TV | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1986 | Shark's Paradise | Taxi Driver | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1985 | American Flyers | Dr. Conrad | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Doc Penrose | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Herbert | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1984 | Hunter | Capt. Dolan (uncredited) | TV | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Rev. Taylor | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Albie Meadows | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1983 | Dance of the Dwarfs | Esteban | Film | 4.3 | 43 |
| 1982 | The Beastmaster | Seth | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1981 | Here's Boomer | TV | 6.2 | 41 | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Bumpy Johnson | TV | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1980 | Touched by Love | Tony | Film | 4.6 | 40 |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Bumpy Johnson | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1979 | Willa | Virgil | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1978 | Cops and Robin | Officer Bill Bundy | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Duke Taylor | TV | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1977 | Roots | Toby | TV | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1977 | Roots | Kunta Kinte | TV | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1977 | Future Cop | Bill Bundy | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1977 | Roots: The Complete Miniseries | Older Kunta Kinte | TV | — | 37 |
| 1976 | Future Cop | Officer Bill Bundy | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again | Kansas City Mack | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1974 | Good Times | James Evans Sr. | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1973 | Police Story | Walt Kyles | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is Missing | Marine Corporal | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete | Coach Sam Archer | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 32 | |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Mark Cooper | TV | 5.2 | 31 |
| 1971 | Vanishing Point | Super Soul's Engineer | Film | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1971 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | Biker | Film | 5.1 | 31 |
| 1971 | The Funny Side | Minority Husband | TV | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Gordy Howard | TV | 7.6 | 30 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Bell Captain | TV | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | TV | 6.2 | 29 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 22 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 21 |
| Information Processing | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Devotion | Roger | Film | — | — | |
| Future Cop: Cops and Robin | Officer Bundy | Film | — | — | |
| John Amos: Roots of an American Legend | Self | Film | — | — |