John Amos passed away

[VanPastorMan]

This article said he died on Aug 21st. Did any of you hear about this earlier? I loved him in just about everything I saw him in. James Evans on Goodtimes. Adult Kunta Kinte on Roots. Mr. McDowell on Coming to America. RIP John Amos

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots’ Actor, Dies at 84

John Amos, the star of "Good Times," "Roots" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 84.

variety.com

 

[dbmhoosier]

Frank Fritz died too. They're dropping like flies.

‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60

Frank Fritz, the star of “American Pickers,” has died at 60. His co-star and friend, Mike Wolfe, shared the news that he passed away on Monday night.

nypost.com

 

[mcmurtry66]

I liked both of those guys a whole heck of a lot.

 

[SqueakyClean]

Yeah, the rule of thumb was always that celebrities died in threes. In the past week or so we've had:

Maggie Smith
Kris Kristofferson
Pete Rose
John Amos
Frank Fritz

Somebody get Harrison Ford a secret service detail STAT!

 

[mcmurtry66]

Yeah, the rule of thumb was always that celebrities died in threes. In the past week or so we've had:

Maggie Smith
Kris Kristofferson
Pete Rose
John Amos
Frank Fritz

Somebody get Harrison Ford a secret service detail STAT!

Yup. Got the shakes

 

[dbmhoosier]

Yeah, the rule of thumb was always that celebrities died in threes. In the past week or so we've had:

Maggie Smith
Kris Kristofferson
Pete Rose
John Amos
Frank Fritz

Somebody get Harrison Ford a secret service detail STAT!

Dikembe.

 

[SqueakyClean]

Dikembe.

Yeah, forgot about him. Maybe Ford is safe then.

.....for now.