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We’re getting a first look at the late John Amos in NBC’s Suits: L.A. pilot in a just-released episodic photo (see above). Amos, who died at the age of 84, was cast in a guest-starring role in the pilot from Aaron Korsh, which was picked up to series in July. It is the iconic actor’s final role. In…

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed Good Times and Roots star John Amos died of congestive heart failure, according to the actor’s death certificate obtained by TMZ. Amos died August 21 at the age of 84, but his death was just announced yesterday October 1 by his son…

UPDATE, with death certificate report: The daughter of the late actor John Amos says she was “without words” when learning through media reports this week that her father died in August. The August 21 death of the Good Times actor was announced publicly on Tuesday by his son, Shannon’s brother, Kelly…

John Amos, who has died at the age of 84, will soon be seen in what was to be his final role on NBC’s Suits L.A. Amos’ passing was announced Tuesday by his son, Kelly Christopher Amos. Amos had been cast as a guest star in the Suits: LA pilot from Aaron Korsh. He played himself as a client at Ted's…

John Amos, star of Good Times, Roots, and many more, died Oct. 1 at the age of 84. 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, which helped him break into entertainment in 1970…

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 Angeles of natural causes. He was 84. His August 21 death, announced by son Kelly Christopher Amos, had not…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s Suits: L.A. drama pilot will feature guest appearances by John Amos (Roots, Good Times), Victoria Justice and Kevin Weisman (Alias). The project is an expansion of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh. Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from…

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of tonight's Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times on ABC What a difference an impeachment vote or two can make. It's not that tonight's Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in The Family & Good Times was bad, it was actually "pretty great,"…

John Amos is set to return as Cleo McDowell, the owner of McDowell’s, in Paramount Pictures' forthcoming Coming to America sequel starring Eddie Murphy. Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, and Paul Bates are also reprising their roles from the 1988 original film with Wesley Snipes, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, and KiKi…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is setting Craig Brewer to direct Coming To America 2, finally bringing to the starting gate the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster comedy. Eddie Murphy is poised to reprise his role as Akeem, the pampered African prince who became bored of potential marriage partners in the kingdom too in…