Immediately following Good Times, there was no shortage of work for John Amos. In 1977, he was cast as the older Kunta Kinte in the groundbreaking miniseries Roots (and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series).

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died.

Tributes have been paid to actor John Amos, who made his mark on US TV in the hugely popular landmark series Roots, and Good Times. Amos, who was 84, played stern but loving patriarch James Evans in Good Times,