John Amos was married twice — to artist ... his wife and daughter as he began earning roles on TV, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Good Times. The couple raised Shannon and her brother ...
John Amos, the TV writer turned Emmy-nominated actor ... The Norman Lear program made history as the first TV show to follow ...
John Amos, New Jersey icon of TV and film, has died ... “Good Times” aired from 1974 to 1979, but Amos was fired from the show in 1976 after the actor voiced objections about the show.
Amos' first major TV role was as Gordy Howard, the weatherman on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show,'' from 1970-73. As the show's only Black character, he played straight man to bombastic anchor Ted Baxter.