Louis Gossett Jr.
Actor

Louis Gossett Jr.

5 Movies
5 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 5
Birthday May 27, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr., Louis Gossett, Jr., Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., Lou Gossett
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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.

Filmography (210)

Sin 2025
IF 2024
The Color Purple 2023
Outlaw Johnny Black 2023
Three Months 2022
Sidney 2022
I Forgive 2021
Not to Forget 2021
Miracle in East Texas 2020
The Cuban 2020
The Reason 2020
Hal 2019
Supervized 2019
The Gang Activists 2019
Foster Boy 2019
Watchmen 2019
Breaking Brooklyn 2018
Double Play 2017
Undercover Grandpa 2017
King of the Dancehall 2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 2017
The Good Fight 2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin 2016
Boiling Pot 2015
The Book of Negroes 2015
The Spoils Before Dying 2015
The Dependables 2014
A Fighting Man 2014
Extant 2014
Madam Secretary 2014
Miracle at Gate 213 2013
Breaking at the Edge 2013
Smitty 2012
The Undershepherd 2012
Dog Jack 2011
The Grace Card 2011
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010
Hawaii Five-0 2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 2009
The Least Among You 2009
The Perfect Game 2009
Amazing Racer 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2009
Delgo 2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth 2008
The Black List: Volume One 2008
A Special Kind of Love 2008
A Love Story of Today 2008
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 2007
Daddy's Little Girls 2007
Cover 2007
Stories USA 2007
Solar Attack 2006
Club Soda 2006
All In 2006
Psych 2006
Left Behind: World at War 2005
Lackawanna Blues 2005
Black in the 80s 2005
The Batman 2004
Momentum 2003
Jasper, Texas 2003
Deceived 2002
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away 2002
Half & Half 2002
The Dead Zone 2002
For Love of Olivia 2001
Dr. Lucille 2001
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence 2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story 2000
The Highwayman 2000
Y2K 1999
Strange Justice 1999
Love Songs 1999
Family Guy 1999
Legend of the Mummy 1998
The Inspectors 1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood 1998
The Wall That Heals 1998
Hercules 1998
In His Father's Shoes 1997
To Dance with Olivia 1997
Stargate SG-1 1997
Managua 1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story 1996
Inside 1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story 1996
Early Edition 1996
Promised Land 1996
Iron Eagle on the Attack 1995
A Father for Charlie 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing 1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder 1995
Zooman 1995 Flashfire 1994
Curse of the Starving Class 1994
Blue Chips 1994
A Good Man in Africa 1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice 1994
ER 1994
Ellen 1994
Touched by an Angel 1994
Monolith 1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 1993
Return to Lonesome Dove 1993
Iron Eagle III 1992
Diggstown 1992
Gridiron Gang 1992
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II 1992
Picket Fences 1992
Toy Soldiers 1991
Cover-Up 1991
The Josephine Baker Story 1991
Carolina Skeletons 1991
Keeper of the City 1991
El Diablo 1990
Sudie and Simpson 1990
Zora is My Name! 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers 1990
The Punisher 1989
Gideon Oliver 1989
Iron Eagle II 1988
Roots: The Gift 1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play 1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July 1988
Straight Up 1988
American Experience 1988
The Principal 1987
A Gathering of Old Men 1987
The Father Clements Story 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
Iron Eagle 1986
Firewalker 1986
Enemy Mine 1985
Finders Keepers 1984
The Guardian 1984
Jaws 3-D 1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 1983
Sadat 1983
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982
I Love Liberty 1982
Benny's Place 1982
The Powers of Matthew Star 1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige 1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left 1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980
The Lazarus Syndrome 1979
Lawman Without a Gun 1979
Backstairs at the White House 1979
The Lazarus Syndrome 1979
To Kill a Cop 1978
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots 1978
The Critical List 1978
To Kill a Cop 1978
Freeman 1977
The Deep 1977
The Choirboys 1977
Little Ladies of the Night 1977
Roots 1977
Please Turn the Page 1977
J.D.'s Revenge 1976
The River Niger 1976
Black Bart 1975
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within 1975
The Jeffersons 1975
Saturday Night Live 1975
The White Dawn 1974
It's Good to Be Alive 1974
Sidekicks 1974
Good Times 1974
Little House on the Prairie 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man 1974
The Rockford Files 1974
Petrocelli 1974
Harry O 1974
The Laughing Policeman 1973
Police Story 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973
Travels with My Aunt 1972
The Rookies 1972
Skin Game 1971
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 1971
The Landlord 1970
McCloud 1970
The Young Rebels 1970
The Partridge Family 1970
The Bushbaby 1969
The Bill Cosby Show 1969
Love, American Style 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 1969
Companions in Nightmare 1968
The Mod Squad 1968
Cowboy in Africa 1967
The Invaders 1967
Daktari 1966
The Merv Griffin Show 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
A Raisin in the Sun 1961
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
The New Girl 1960
Bonanza 1959
The Oscars 1953
The Ed Sullivan Show 1948
Golden Globe Awards 1944
Crimes of Violence
Forget to Remember
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