John Amos

John Allen Amos Jr. is an American actor. 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. Amos' other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, and the role of Washington, DC Mayor Ethan Baker in the series The District. Amos has appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in his five-decade career.

27 December 1939

Born on the same birth day (27 December): Andrejs Perepļotkins • Brad Murphey • Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach • Colin Charvis • Dahntay Jones • François Hemsterhuis • Irene Handl • Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow • Louis Bromfield • Maicel Uibo • Mark Few • Michael Morgan (rugby league, born 1991) • Ok Taec-yeon • Peter Sinfield • Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania • Salman Khan • Thomas Menino

Born in the same month (December 1939): Ann Cryer • Bob James (musician) • Dave Clark (musician) • Eddie Kendricks • Felix Pappalardi • Frank McLintock • Joan Brady (American-British writer) • John Paul Sr. (racing driver)