John Amos - Wikipedia
John Allen Amos Jr.[1] (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times.
James A. Evans | Department of Sociology - University of Chicago
At Chicago, I am Director of Knowledge Lab, which has collaborative, granting and employment opportunities, as well as ongoing seminars. I also founded and now direct on the Computational Social Science program at Chicago, and sponsor an …
John Amos death: 'Good Times,' 'Roots' actor was 84 - Los …
Oct 1, 2024 · John Amos, the actor who played James Evans Sr. on 'Good Times,' adult Kunta Kinte on 'Roots' and Cleo McDowell in 'Coming to America,' has died. He was 84.
James Evans | Department of Sociology - University of Chicago
Dr. Evans is the Director of the Knowledge Lab, a Fellow in the Computation Institute, and the Co-Director for the Masters in Computational Social Science Program.
John Amos dead: 'Good Times' father was 84 - Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 1, 2024 · Actor starred as serious-minded James Evans Sr. on Norman Lear’s provocative 1970s series set in Chicago public housing.
James Evans Sr. | Good Times Wiki | Fandom
James Evans, Sr. appeared in the first three seasons of Good Times, before the actor who played him, John Amos, was let go from the top-rated CBS-TV series due to ongoing disputes with the show's executive producer, Norman Lear, as to the direction the series was going in the development of the...
James Evans - Google Scholar
Why do contractors contract? The experience of highly skilled technical professionals in a contingent labor market. K Börner, O Scrivner, M Gallant, S Ma, X Liu, K Chewning, L Wu, ... SA Wu, RE...
James Evans | The University of Chicago Division of the Social …
He is especially interested in innovation—how new ideas and practices emerge—and the role that social and technical institutions (e.g., the Internet, markets, collaborations) play in collective cognition and discovery. Read more about Professor Evans here.
James A. Evans | Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science …
At Chicago, I am Director of Knowledge Lab, which has collaborative, granting and employment opportunities, as well as ongoing seminars. I also founded and now direct the Computational Social Science program at Chicago, and sponsor an …
John Amos Dead — Cause of Death of 'Good Times' and 'Roots' …
Oct 1, 2024 · Emmy-nominated actor John Amos, best known for his role as family patriarch James Evans on CBS’ Good Times, has died. He was 84 years old.