[PAR] [TLE] John Amos [SEP] John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor who is best known for his role as James Evans, Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times" (1974–76).  Amos' other television work includes roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", the miniseries "Roots", for which he received an Emmy nomination, and a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on "The West Wing".  Amos also played the father of Will Smith's character's girlfriend, Lisa Wilkes, in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and he had a recurring role on "In the House" with LL Cool J, as Coach Sam Wilson.  Amos played the Father of Tommy Strawn (Thomas Mikal Ford) on the long running sitcom, "Martin", as Sgt. Strawn, and another recurring role on "Two and a Half Men" as Chelsea's dad's new lover, Edward Boynton.  Amos also played Major Grant, the US Special forces officer in "Die Hard 2".  Amos has also appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in a career that spans four decades.  He has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award. [PAR] [TLE] The World's Greatest Athlete [SEP] The World's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American feature film released by Walt Disney Productions.  It starred John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Dayle Haddon, and Jan-Michael Vincent.  It is one of the few wide-release Hollywood sports films to look at the world of track and field, as the "World's Greatest Athlete", Nanu, played by Vincent, tries to make history by winning every event at the NCAA Track & Field Championship.
[PAR] [TLE] John Amos [ SEP ] John Allen Amos Jr. ( born December 27 , 1939 ) is an American actor who is best known for his role as James Evans , Sr . on the CBS television series " Good Times " ( 1974–76 ) . Amos ' other television work includes roles in " The Mary Tyler Moore Show " , the miniseries " Roots " , for which he received an Emmy nomination , and a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on " The West Wing " . Amos also played the father of Will Smith 's character 's girlfriend , Lisa Wilkes , in " The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air " , and he had a recurring role on " In the House " with LL Cool J , as Coach Sam Wilson . Amos played the Father of Tommy Strawn ( Thomas Mikal Ford ) on the long running sitcom , " Martin " , as Sgt . Strawn , and another recurring role on " Two and a Half Men " as Chelsea 's dad 's new lover , Edward Boynton . Amos also played Major Grant , the US Special forces officer in " Die Hard 2 " . Amos has also appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in a career that spans four decades . He has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award . [PAR] [TLE] The World 's Greatest Athlete [ SEP ] The World 's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American feature film released by Walt Disney Productions . It starred John Amos , Roscoe Lee Browne , Tim Conway , Dayle Haddon , and Jan - Michael Vincent . It is one of the few wide - release Hollywood sports films to look at the world of track and field , as the " World 's Greatest Athlete " , Nanu , played by Vincent , tries to make history by winning every event at the NCAA Track & Field Championship .
Which actor from the 1973 American film The World's Greatest Athlete also appeared in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Roots"?
Which actor from the 1973 American film The World 's Greatest Athlete also appeared in " The Mary Tyler Moore Show " and " Roots " ?
John Amos
John Amos