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John Amos

John Amos appears as Ernie Cumberbatch, the somewhat bigoted tendencied patriarch of the Cumberbatches, who purchase and reside in the old Bunker home in the 1994 CBS sitcom "704 Hauser".
Personal Information
Gender: Male
Born: (1939-12-27)December 27, 1939
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: August 21, 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 84)
Deathplace: Inglewood, California, U.S.
Occupation/
Career:
Actor
Years active: 1966-2024
Character/Series involvement
Series: Maude (TV series)
704 Hauser
Character played: Henry Evans / Ernie Cumberbatch

John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) appears as Ernie Cumberbatch in the short-lived CBS-TV AITF spinoff series 704 Hauser and also co-starred with Esther Rolle and comedian-actor Jimmie Walker as James Evans on the CBS-TV sitcom Good Times. He also appeared with Rolle in three episodes of Maude where Florida Evans's husband was introduced to TV viewing audiences as Tuckhoe, NY firefighter Henry Evans.

John, who is an Emmy-nominated actor who played Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on the first five seasons of The West Wing. He was nominated for a Emmy in 1977 for his role on the critically acclaimed ABC-TV miniseries Roots.

Other series which John has either appeared in supporting or guest roles include CBS's The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The District, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Martin, and Maude. He also starred in the motion pictures Coming to America, Lock Up and Die Hard 2. He also guest starred on an episode of Psych as West Wing co-star Dulé Hill's uncle.

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