[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 Beastmaster [SEP] The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn.  The film is about a child who is stolen from his mother's womb by a witch.  The child grows into Dar, who has the ability to communicate telepathically with animals.  Dar grows up in a village where he learns to do battle.  But the village is destroyed by a race of beast-like warriors under the control of the sorcerer Maax.  Dar vows revenge and travels with new friends to stop Maax from causing any more problems.
[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 Beastmaster [ SEP ] The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer , Tanya Roberts , John Amos and Rip Torn . The film is about a child who is stolen from his mother 's womb by a witch . The child grows into Dar , who has the ability to communicate telepathically with animals . Dar grows up in a village where he learns to do battle . But the village is destroyed by a race of beast - like warriors under the control of the sorcerer Maax . Dar vows revenge and travels with new friends to stop Maax from causing any more problems .
The American actor best known for his role as James Evans, Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times"  starred in a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by whom?
The American actor best known for his role as James Evans , Sr . on the CBS television series " Good Times " starred in a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by whom ?
Don Coscarelli
Don Coscarelli