Good Times John Amos passes away at 84

Dam.....loved this show, it was a good era for TV and changes to the way people watched. RIP

 

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FACT: For those of us old enough to remember the show Good Times, Esther Rolle was 19 years older than John Amos.

 

he was on the MTM show too, and played the elder Kunta Kinte on Roots.

...and this banger:

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One of my favorite shows and actors of all time. Outside of JJ, that show seemed so "real life". Well, if you didn't count JJ's existence and Thelma's NY accent while they lived in Chicago. lol. Loved John Amos' portrayal of the father - it was about as real as it gets.

Mad Dog - you can rest easy - you're safe now.

R.I.P. James, Sr.

 

Damn

 

This dude played a 55 year old hard ass working class black man from his teens through his 80s.

 

Amos was 23 years old in this photo.

 

Wish we had more shows like this instead of most of the crap on TV now...RIP John Amos.

 

RIP

i like him as Percy Fitzwallace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, in West Wing

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Damm, (Damn, Damn) came here to post this.

 

RIP, John. You were a saint. Some would even call you John StAmos.

 

Don't forget his contributions to the the third best Die Hard movie. (1, 3, 2, 5, 4 [Justin Long Effect])

 

He was a great actor who didn't want to be remembered just as James Evans Sr. But really, that's all I remember him for. Good Times was such an impactful show on so many levels.

 

Who's gonna run it now, Louie....?

Edit- Louie passed away in 2022. Holy geez, the hangout has become an obituary.