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.

He played Gordy the weatherman on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and earned an Emmy nom for his turn as the older Kunta Kinte on 'Roots.'

The actor became a household name when he starred as James Evans, Sr. in Good Times and earned an Emmy nomination for his turn as the elder version of Kunta Kinte in the celebrated miniseries Roots.