Died at 86
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John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as "The Beastmaster" (1982), "Coming to America" (1988), "Lock Up" (1989), "Die Hard 2" (1990) and "Coming 2 America" (2021). Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.
John Amos
Gordon Tielemans
for Gordon Tielemans in The Trail to Hell
Suggested by jakubduda
Old man Gordon Tielemans has been running the Sierra Isabella family ranch for 60 years, which was named after his grandfather, who named it after his wife. The Tielemens family gained great fame in the area and supplied all the towns in the area, leading to many enemies. Now Gordon is old, so when he receives an order worth not to be refused, it is clear to him that he alone is not enough to do it with his younger brother and his two sons. He doesn't have any more men available because the last three expeditions ended in a bloody shootout when the wagons were stopped by Milton's gang who took over the town of Hotpoint years ago and now they have the whole area under their thumb, raiding all supplies of food, leather, wood, alcohol. They have an unrivaled environment, where everything is imported only by their affiliated or owned companies. Gang is run by Sam Milton, and his brother is sheriff of Albertown. Gordon procures 10 men to supplement them and help them get the wagons to Cedarwood. Along the way they are attacked many times and loses some men, everything is complicated by the situation when they notice the Hartword family under attack by Indians. During this heroic war, all 3 wagons are damaged, so Gordon, accompanied by his sons, has to go down to Rolling station on horseback and agree with his old friend Abe that he will send a train for them, on which they will load all and take it to Cedarwood. of course, even a train ride is not without a gang attack.
