Amos also starred on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'The West Wing.'
In this May 11, 2016, file photo, John Amos poses for a portrait in New York.John Amos, the actor best known for playing family patriarch James Evans Sr. on the sitcom "Good Times," has died, his publicist told ABC News in a statement. He was 84."It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned," Amos' son Kelly Christopher Amos said in a statement. "He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold...
Born in Newark, New Jersey, on Dec. 27, 1939, Amos first tried to make it as a professional football player, playing for Colorado State University and briefly for the Kansas City Chiefs. He also served as a member of the New Jersey National Coast Guard. In this Oct. 5, 2015, file photo, John Amos attends the Althea screening and panel discussion at One Time Warner Center in New York.Elsewhere on television, Amos starred as Gordy the weatherman on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," as the adult Kunta Kinte on the miniseries "Roots" in 1977 -- which earned him an Emmy nomination -- and as the recurring character Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on "The West Wing.
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