In 1974, CBS debuted Good Times, where Amos and Esther Rolle played James and Florida Evans, parents struggling to keep their kids’ heads above water in a Chicago housing project. After he was ...

But when working on the original 1988 movie, Hall always asked Jones ... the actor "could not wait to have a scene" with Amos "just to see his face." Related: James Earl Jones Remembered by ...

Amos was known for playing Florida Evans’ (Esther Rolle) husband James in Good Times, which spun off of Maude, and for playing Gordy Howard the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show ...

Donation Options Search Search Search John Amos and Esther Rolle starred as James and Florida Evans in the comedy series “Good Times.” CBS Share LOS ANGELES — John Amos, who starred as the ...

James Earl Jones, the Oscar-nominated actor who lent his resonant voice to Darth Vader in the ‘Star Wars’ movie franchise, died Monday morning. He was 93. Sept. 9, 2024 According to Amos ...

His legacy will live on in his outstanding works in television and film as an actor.” Amos played James Evans Sr. on CBS’s Good Times — the groundbreaking TV sitcom produced by Norman Lear ...

John Amos died on August 21 in Los Angeles of natural ... The late actor is best known for his role as James Evans Sr. on Good Times, where he portrayed a hardworking father striving to provide ...

But when working on the original 1988 movie, Hall always asked Jones for ... "In front of the camera and off the set, John Amos and James Earl Jones were amazing men; they were kind men; they ...

After showing up a dozen times as the good-natured Gordy on the first four seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the barrel-chested Amos was invited to read for the part of James Evans Sr., ...