Louis Gossett Jr.


    Starbirth:
    May 27, 1936
    Supernova:
    March 29, 2024
    Birthplace:
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Overview

Louis Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936-March 29, 2024) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" and as Fiddler in the television miniseries "Roots". He has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
IF Lewis (voice) 2024
The Color Purple Ol' Mister 2023
Outlaw Johnny Black Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) 2023
Sidney Self 2022
Three Months Benny 2022
Not to Forget Pastor John 2021
I Forgive God (voice) 2021
The Reason Pastor Jim 2020
The Cuban Luis Garcia 2020
Miracle in East Texas Irving Tanner Jr. 2020
Foster Boy Judge George Taylor 2019
Supervized Pendle 2019
The Gang Activists Himself 2019
Hal Self 2019
Breaking Brooklyn Miles Bryant 2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Self 2017
Undercover Grandpa Mother 2017
Double Play Coco 2017
King of the Dancehall The Bishop 2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Himself 2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin Himself 2016
Boiling Pot Detective Haven 2015
Pride of Lions Lou Jones 2014
A Fighting Man Cubby 2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014
Miracle at Gate 213 Roy Peddington 2013
Smitty Mr. Smith 2012
The Undershepherd Bishop Redford 2012
Dog Jack Grown up Jed 2011
The Grace Card George Wright 2011
Why Did I Get Married Too? Porter 2010
The Perfect Game Cool Papa Bell 2009
The Least Among You Samuel Benton 2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Self 2009
Delgo King Zahn (voice) 2008
A Love Story of Today Self 2008
A Special Kind of Love Self 2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth Self 2008
The Black List: Volume One Himself 2008
Stories USA Doc (segment "Club Soda") 2007
Cover Detective Hicks 2007
Daddy's Little Girls Willie 2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Self 2007
Club Soda Doc 2006
Solar Attack President Ryan Gordon 2006
All In Caps 2006
Left Behind: World at War President Geral Fitzhugh 2005
Lackawanna Blues Ol'lem Taylor 2005
Jasper, Texas R.C. Horn 2003
Momentum Raymond Addison 2003
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away Dr. Barnes 2002
Deceived Col. David Garrett 2002
For Love of Olivia Daniel Stewart 2001
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Lou Hastings 2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence Frank 2000
The Highwayman Phil Bishop 2000
Strange Justice Vernon Jordan 1999
Y2K Morgan 1999
Love Songs Reuben 1999
The Inspectors Inspector Frank Hughes 1998
Legend of the Mummy Corbeck 1998
In His Father's Shoes Frank Crosby / Richard 1997
To Dance With Olivia Daniel Stewart 1997
Inside Questioner 1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story Bob Kersee 1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story James Mink 1996
Managua Paul 1996
Iron Eagle on the Attack Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Ray Alexander 1995
Zooman Rueben Tate 1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing Narrator 1995
A Father for Charlie Walter Osgood 1995
Flashfire Ben Durand 1994
Curse of the Starving Class Ellis 1994
A Good Man in Africa Prof. Sam Adekunle 1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice Ray Alexander 1994
Blue Chips Father Dawkins (uncredited) 1994
Monolith Capt. MacCandless 1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 1993
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II Reader 1992
Diggstown "Honey" Roy Palmer 1992
Iron Eagle III Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 1992
Keeper of the City Det. James Dela 1991
Carolina Skeletons James Bragg 1991
Toy Soldiers Dean Parker 1991
The Josephine Baker Story Sidney Williams 1991
Cover-Up Lou Jackson 1991
Sudie and Simpson Simpson 1990
El Diablo Van Leek 1990
Zora is My Name! 1990
The Punisher Jake Berkowitz 1989
Roots: The Gift Fiddler 1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July Big John Creed 1988
Iron Eagle II Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play Sam 1988
The Father Clements Story 1987
The Principal Jake Phillips 1987
A Gathering of Old Men Mathu 1987
Firewalker Leo Porter 1986
Iron Eagle Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 1986
Enemy Mine Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan 1985
The Guardian John Mack 1984
Finders Keepers Century 1984
Jaws 3-D Calvin Bouchard 1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die narrator 1983
An Officer and a Gentleman Sergeant Emil Foley 1982
Benny's Place Benny Moore 1982
I Love Liberty Self 1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige Leroy 'Satchel' Paige 1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left Leo Garcia 1980
Lawman Without a Gun Tom Hayward 1979
To Kill a Cop Everett Walker 1978
The Lazarus Syndrome Dr. MacArthur St. Clair 1978
Freeman Rex 1977
The Choirboys Calvin Motts 1977
The Deep Henri Cloche 1977
Little Ladies of the Night Russ Garfield 1977
J.D.'s Revenge Rev. Elija Bliss 1976
The River Niger Dr. Dudley Stanton 1976
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within Otis James 1975
Black Bart Black Bart 1975
The White Dawn Portagee 1974
Sidekicks Jason O'Rourke 1974
It's Good to Be Alive Sam Brockington 1974
The Laughing Policeman Insp. James Larrimore SFPD 1973
Travels with My Aunt Wordsworth 1972
Skin Game Jason O'Rourke 1971
The Landlord Copee Johnson 1970
The Bushbaby Tembo 1969
Companions in Nightmare Lt. Adam McKay 1968
A Raisin in the Sun George Murchison 1961
The New Girl Mary's Brother 1960
Forget to Remember
Gridiron Gang Host
Crimes of Violence Self - Host
Everbrook (The Home)
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
Good Times <blank> <mt>
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Commander Clash (voice) <mt>
Half & Half Ray Willis <mt>
The Jeffersons <blank> <mt>
ER Leo Malcolm <mt>
Stargate SG-1 Gerak <mt>
Gideon Oliver <blank> <mt>
Police Story <blank> <mt>
Roots Fiddler <mt>
The Good Fight Carl Reddick <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
The Rookies <blank> <mt>
Family Guy Drill Sargent (voice) <mt>
The Dead Zone <blank> <mt>
Early Edition <blank> <mt>
Little House on the Prairie <blank> <mt>
The Batman Lucius Fox (voice) <mt>
Alias Smith and Jones <blank> <mt>
The Bill Cosby Show Hurricane Smith <mt>
Backstairs at the White House Levi Mercer, Houseman <mt>
Return to Lonesome Dove Isom Pickett <mt>
McCloud <blank> <mt>
Harry O <blank> <mt>
The Young Rebels <blank> <mt>
Palmerstown, U.S.A. <blank> <mt>
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self <mt>
The Lazarus Syndrome MacArthur St. Clair <mt>
Black in the 80s <blank> <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Host <mt>
Psych Lloyd Marr <mt>
Madam Secretary Father Laurent Vasseur <mt>
Extant Quinn <mt>
The Book of Negroes Daddy Moses <mt>
The Powers of Matthew Star Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) <mt>
Sadat Anwar al-Sadat <mt>
Promised Land Anderson Walker <mt>
The Rockford Files Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien <mt>
The Rockford Files Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes <mt>
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self <mt>
The Invaders Ollie <mt>
Bitte umblättern Self <mt>
Watchmen Old Man / Will Reeves <mt>
The Merv Griffin Show Self <mt>
The Spoils Before Dying Duke Webster <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self - America Be Seated Cast <mt>
Bonanza Buck Walter <mt>
The Critical List Lem Harper <mt>
Hawaii Five-0 Lou's father <mt>
The Six Million Dollar Man O'Flaherty <mt>
Hercules Chiron (voice) <mt>
American Experience Self - Narrator <mt>
Petrocelli Kurt Olson, DA <mt>
Petrocelli District Attorney Kurt Olson <mt>
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Lt. Carl Fellows <mt>
The Partridge Family Sam Simon <mt>
Love, American Style Freddy <mt>
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. Karnes <mt>
The Mod Squad Smitty <mt>
The Mod Squad Lloyd <mt>
The Mod Squad Charley Jameson <mt>
Cowboy in Africa Fulah <mt>
Cowboy in Africa Joseph Hemera <mt>
Daktari Mkono <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self <mt>
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