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Actor John Amos, whose long career included a wide range of iconic roles in works such as "Roots," "Good Times" and "The West Wing," died last month, his family said Tuesday.
Roots. (1977 miniseries) Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley 's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of enslavement in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights. A critical and ratings success over the course of its run ...
John Amos, who was best known for his roles Good Times, The Roots, and Coming to America, has died. He was 84. The Emmy nominated actor's son Kelly Christopher "K.C." Amos confirmed in a statement ...
John Amos, the U.S. football player turned actor who was acclaimed for his roles in the 1970s TV series “Good Times” as well as the miniseries “Roots,” died on Aug. 21 at age 84, his son ...
Roots was a television miniseries airing over eight consecutive nights in January 1977. ABC network television executives chose to "dump" the series into a string of airings rather than space out the broadcasts because they were uncertain how the public would respond to the controversial, racially charged themes of the show.
Roots (2016 miniseries) Roots. (2016 miniseries) Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley 's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants. It first aired on May 30, 2016, and ...
John Amos, the star of “Good Times,” “Roots” and more, died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his representative confirmed to Variety on Tuesday. He was 84. “It is with ...
Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries, tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte's descendants in Henning, Tennessee, from 1882 to 1967.