The actor John Amos has died at age 84.

John Amos, who shot to fame as the dad on the hit 1970s sitcom, 'Good Times,' has died at 84.

He was the patriarch in one of the first sitcoms with an all-Black cast and an enslaved African as a grown man in the blockbuster TV mini-series.

John Amos, the star of "Good Times," "Roots" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 84.

John Amos, who starred in 'Good Times' and earned an Emmy nod for 'Roots,' died at 84.

John Amos, the Emmy-nominated actor known for his roles in "Roots" and "Good Times," he died. He was 84 years old.

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 di...

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. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the…

Actor and TV writer John Amos has died at the age of 84, according to his family.

The star died on August 21 in Los Angeles from natural causes, per The Hollywood Reporter.

John Amos, the U.S. football player turned actor who was acclaimed for his roles in the 1970s TV series “Good Times” as well as the miniseries “Roots,” died on Aug. 21 at age 84, his son Kelly Christopher (K.C.) Amos said. Amos' death was not disclosed until Tuesday. "It is…

No details about cause of death were immediately released

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.

John Amos played James Evans Sr. on “Good Times,” which featured one of television’s first Black two-parent families.

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. He was 84.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times

John Amos, the Hollywood actor known for his roles in 'Coming To America' and 'Good Times', has passed away at the age of 84.

John Amos has passed away, aged 84, it's been announced this week

Veteran actor John Amos, known for his roles in 'Good Times' and 'Roots,' has passed away at the age of 84, as confirmed by his publicist.

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Actor John Amos died of natural causes at age 84. He died Aug. 21 but his son K.C. Amos announced the news to The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.

‘We had no African-American writers on the show’