Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
- Born:
- 1936-05-27
- Died:
- 2024-03-29
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Louis Gossett Jr. (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 won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spanned over five decades.
Known For
Filmography
Sin
IF
The Color Purple
Outlaw Johnny Black
Sidney
Three Months
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
Not to Forget
I Forgive
The Reason
The Cuban
Miracle in East Texas
Watchmen
Foster Boy
Supervized
The Gang Activists
Hal
Breaking Brooklyn
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Undercover Grandpa
The Good Fight
Double Play
King of the Dancehall
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Boiling Pot
The Spoils Before Dying
The Book of Negroes
Madam Secretary
Extant
The Dependables
A Fighting Man
Miracle at Gate 213
Breaking at the Edge
Smitty
The Undershepherd
Dog Jack
The Grace Card
Hawaii Five-0
Why Did I Get Married Too?
The Perfect Game
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Amazing Racer
The Least Among You
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Delgo
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
A Special Kind of Love
A Love Story of Today
The Black List: Volume One
Stories USA
Cover
Daddy's Little Girls
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Club Soda
Psych
Solar Attack
All In
Left Behind: World at War
Black in the 80s
Lackawanna Blues
The Batman
Jasper, Texas
Momentum
Half & Half
The Dead Zone
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Deceived
For Love of Olivia
Dr. Lucille
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Highwayman
Strange Justice
Y2K
Love Songs
Family Guy
The Inspectors
Hercules
The Wall That Heals
Legend of the Mummy
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Stargate SG-1
In His Father's Shoes
To Dance with Olivia
Early Edition
Promised Land
Inside
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Managua
Iron Eagle on the Attack
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Zooman
A Father for Charlie
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Touched by an Angel
ER
Flashfire
Curse of the Starving Class
A Good Man in Africa
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Ellen
Blue Chips
Return to Lonesome Dove
Monolith
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Picket Fences
Gridiron Gang
Diggstown
Iron Eagle III
Keeper of the City
A Party For Richard Pryor
Carolina Skeletons
Toy Soldiers
The Josephine Baker Story
Cover-Up
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Sudie and Simpson
El Diablo
Zora is My Name!
The Punisher
Gideon Oliver
Roots: The Gift
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Iron Eagle II
American Experience
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Straight Up
The Father Clements Story
The Principal
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
A Gathering of Old Men
Firewalker
Iron Eagle
Enemy Mine
The Guardian
Finders Keepers
Sadat
Jaws 3-D
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
The Powers of Matthew Star
An Officer and a Gentleman
Benny's Place
I Love Liberty
American Playhouse
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
The Lazarus Syndrome
The Lazarus Syndrome
Lawman Without a Gun
Backstairs at the White House
The Critical List
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
Freeman
The Choirboys
The Deep
Please Turn the Page
Roots
Little Ladies of the Night
J.D.'s Revenge
The River Niger
Saturday Night Live
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
The Jeffersons
Black Bart
The Rockford Files
Harry O
Little House on the Prairie
Petrocelli
The White Dawn
Sidekicks
It's Good to Be Alive
Good Times
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Laughing Policeman
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Police Story
Travels with My Aunt
The Rookies
Skin Game
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Alias Smith and Jones
The Partridge Family
The Young Rebels
The Landlord
McCloud
Love, American Style
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bushbaby
Companions in Nightmare
The Mod Squad
Cowboy in Africa
The Invaders
Daktari
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
A Raisin in the Sun
The New Girl
Bonanza
The Oscars
The Ed Sullivan Show
Golden Globe Awards
Crimes of Violence
Forget to Remember
Unplugged