Which actor from the 1973 American film The World's Greatest Athlete also appeared in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Roots"?
John Amos John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor who is best known for his role as James Evans, Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times" (1974–76). Amos' other television work includes roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", the miniseries "Roots", for which he received an Emmy nomination, and a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on "The West Wing". Amos also played the father of Will Smith's character's girlfriend, Lisa Wilkes, in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and he had a recurring role on "In the House" with LL Cool J, as Coach Sam Wilson. Amos played the Father of Tommy Strawn (Thomas Mikal Ford) on the long running sitcom, "Martin", as Sgt. Strawn, and another recurring role on "Two and a Half Men" as Chelsea's dad's new lover, Edward Boynton. Amos also played Major Grant, the US Special forces officer in "Die Hard 2". Amos has also appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in a career that spans four decades. He has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award.
Julianne Moore filmography Julianne Moore is an American actress who made her acting debut on television in 1984 in the mystery series "The Edge of Night". The following year she made her first appearance in the soap opera "As the World Turns", which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series in 1988. Moore went on to appear in the television films, "Money, Power, Murder" (1989) and "The Last to Go" (1991)—before her breakthrough role as artist Marian Wyman in Robert Altman's drama film "Short Cuts" (1993). Her performance garnered critical acclaim as well as notoriety for a monologue her character delivers while nude below the waist.