But one of the most touching tributes of all came from LeVar Burton, Amos’ co-star in the hit 1977 mini-series “Roots.” Burton played a young Kunta Kinte, the son of an African warrior who ...

He went on to portray the older version of Kunta Kinte in the ground-breaking miniseries, Roots. Amos scored his only Emmy nomination for his role in the 1977 series which depicted the atrocities ...

John Amos came to fame from his work as an older Kunta Kinte in the miniseries Roots and playing James Evans Sr. on the groundbreaking comedy series Good Times - the first sitcom to center around ...