Nominated for his first Oscar at 73 for playing bluesman Delta Slim, Lindo is living proof of his own mantra: 'It's not where you start, it's where you finish.' ...

After graduating from Saint Augustine's, Williams went on to build one of the nation's most successful track and field programs in Raleigh.

Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was a Bahamian American actress. Rolle is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons ...

The once-great author revisits St Cloud’s orphanage all too briefly, in a novel that begins with an adopted girl but wanders all over the place If some writers have an imperial phase, where they hit ...

When I interviewed actress Esther Rolle during her Boston run in a Huntington Theatre production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” as someone who first saw her in the 1970s sitcom “Good ...

John Amos taught me what it was like to grow up with a father in the house – and to be one. That's because Amos – who died in August at the age of 84, though his death wasn't disclosed publicly until ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — John Amos, the actor best known for his role as the father on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and his Emmy-nominated performance in the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has ...

John Amos died on August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his representative confirmed on Tuesday. He was 84. “With a career spanning over five decades, Amos leaves behind a legacy of ...

LOS ANGELES — John Amos, an actor with Colorado ties who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries ...

Actor John Amos, known for “Good Times” and “Coming to America,” has died. He was 84 years old. Amos died Aug. 21 in Los Angeles from natural causes, a spokesperson confirmed to Variety on Tuesday.

Actor John Amos has passed away, aged 84, his son has announced this week. John - known for his role on Good Times - is said to have died on August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes. His son K.C.

Good Times star John Amos, known for his iconic TV and film roles as a strong Black father figure, has died. He was 84. According to Amos’ son, K.C., the actor died of natural causes on Aug. 21 in Los ...