*(CNN) — John Amos, the actor known for his role as the family patriarch on the hit sitcom “Good Times” and the adult Kunta Kinte in the famed miniseries “Roots,” has died, according to a statement ...

John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, has died in Los ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — John Amos, the actor best known for his role as the father on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and his Emmy-nominated performance in the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has ...