John Amos, Veteran Star Of ‘Roots’ and ‘Prosperity’ Popularity, Passes Away At 84 

Star John Amos, whose long profession consisted of a wide variety of renowned functions in works such as “Roots,” “Success” and “The West Wing,” passed away in August, his household stated Tuesday.

He was 84 when he died from natural causes in Los Angeles on Aug. 21.

The star’s agent, Belinda Foster, verified the news of his death Tuesday to the Associated Press, however provided no instant extra information.

” It is with wholehearted unhappiness that I show you that my daddy has actually transitioned,” boy Kelly Christopher Amos stated in a declaration to Variety “He was a guy with the kindest heart and a heart of gold … and he was liked the world over. Numerous fans consider him their television daddy. He lived an excellent life. His tradition will survive on in his exceptional operate in tv and movie as a star.”

Amos’ huge acting break was available in 1970 when he was cast as Gordy the weatherman on precious funny series “The Mary Tyler Moore Program.”

However the function that sealed him as one of television’s fantastic comedy daddies was available in 1974, when Amos landed the function of stoic daddy James Evans on “Prosperity.” He starred in 61 episodes of the Norman Lear funny about a hardworking household attempting to keep their heads above water in a Chicago real estate job.

Amos then went on to play the adult Kunta Kinte in the groundbreaking 1977 television miniseries “Roots,” starring along with numerous of that generation’s biggest Black stars, consisting of Ben Vereen, LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr. and Leslie Uggams.

Motion picture enthusiasts may understood him best as junk food tycoon Cleo McDowell from 1988’s struck Eddie Murphy funny “Concerning America,” or as Bruce Willis’ foil in the 1990 Christmas action classic, “Die Hard 2.“

His tv profession was renewed in 1999 when he was cast on well-known White Home drama “The West Wing,” where he stood for 5 seasons as Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace.

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