John Amos, 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 “Roots,” has

The late John Amos had a daughter and a son with his second wife, Noel J. Mickelson. John Amos died on August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, as confirmed by his representative on Tuesday. He was 84.

According to John Amos' death certificate, the 'Good Times' star died of congestive heart failure on Aug. 21. The late actor's cause of death has been revealed nearly two months after his death and one day after his son Kelly Christopher "K.