John Amos' Cause of Death Revealed 1 Day After His Son Announced theGood TimesActor Had Died

Mar. 15, 2025

John Amos attends the 2014 Doe Fund Benefit & Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on October 30, 2014.Photo:Shahar Azran/WireImage/Getty Images

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John Amos' cause of death has been revealed after his son confirmed he had died at age 84.

The certificate also reveals that theGood Timesstar’s remains were cremated on Aug. 30, just nine days after he died.

His son, Kelly Christopher “K.C.” Amos, was listed as the informant who reported his death to Los Angeles County. K.C. is also seemingly in possession of his father’s ashes as the late actor’s “place of disposition” is listed as K.C.’s address.

TMZwas first to report the news.

John Amos.Craig Barritt/Getty

Craig Barritt/Getty

On Oct. 1, K.C. confirmed that the Emmy-nominated actor died nearly two months ago in a statement shared to PEOPLE.

“It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned,” he wrote. “He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold… and he was loved the world over."

Hours later, Amos' daughter Shannonclaimed she learned of the sad newsthrough the media. “We are devastated and left with many questions about how this happened 45 days ago, learning about it through the media like so many of you,” she said, in part. “This should be a time of honoring and celebrating his life, yet we are struggling to navigate the wave of emotions and uncertainties surrounding his passing. Still, there is some semblance of peace in knowing my father is finally free.”

(L) John Amos and Esther Rolle on ‘Good Times’.CBS Photo Archive/Getty

CBS Photo Archive/Getty

The news came over a year after Amos entered the hospital due to fluid filling his lower body and causing issues with his heart. At the time, a rep for Amos said the doctors drained all of the fluid and Amos had been on the mend.

The hospitalization happened as Shannonalleged her dad was the “victim of elder abuse”in June 2023, which hedenied. She thenfiled a complaint with the Colorado Bureau of Investigationandcreated a GoFundMe pageto raise “care expenses” for theComing to Americastar, which she laterremovedat his request.

In March 2024, Amos called the claims of elder abuse“false and unmerited”in a statement to PEOPLE. He also referred to K.C., 53, as “a caring, thoughtful human being who respects me.” That same month, a rep for Shannon told PEOPLE that she worried her father’s health was being “downplayed despite multiple hospitalizations."

John Amos, Shannon Amos, and K.C. Amos at the 1st Annual “A Celebration of Heroes” Power Heroes Gala on December 3, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.Brian To/FilmMagic

Brian To/FilmMagic

“People think this is about money and rivalry… it is not.” Shannon said, in part. “I love my brother and I hope he will get the help he needs, but we need to prioritize the safety of my father who is vulnerable, first and foremost. Anything else can be addressed within our family.”

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The Los Angeles Police Department also launched an investigation at the time, looking into Shannon’s claims that her brother wasn’t providing appropriate care for their father amid his health issues. On April 8, the LAPDclosed the casedue to lack of evidence.

Amos later thanked authorities for “their professionalism and thoroughness in their investigation.” He also vowed to “shed light on the real truth as to the motives of those who have painted a false narrative about me” in a documentary he was producing with K.C.

source: people.com