Louis Gossett Jr.
ActingBorn
May 27, 1936
Died
March 29, 2024
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
2025
IF
2024
The Color Purple
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
Sidney
2022
Three Months
2022
Not to Forget
2021
I Forgive
2021
The Reason
2020
The Cuban
2020
Miracle in East Texas
2020
Foster Boy
2019
Supervized
2019
The Gang Activists
2019
Hal
2019
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
Undercover Grandpa
2017
Double Play
2017
King of the Dancehall
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
Boiling Pot
2015
The Dependables
2014
A Fighting Man
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
The Perfect Game
2009
Amazing Racer
2009
The Least Among You
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Delgo
2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
A Love Story of Today
2008
A Special Kind of Love
2008
The Black List: Volume One
2008
Stories USA
2007
Cover
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Club Soda
2006
Solar Attack
2006
All In
2006
Left Behind: World at War
2005
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Jasper, Texas
2003
Momentum
2003
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002
Deceived
2002
For Love of Olivia
2001
Dr. Lucille
2001
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
The Highwayman
2000
Strange Justice
1999
Y2K
1999
Love Songs
1999
The Inspectors
1998
The Wall That Heals
1998
Legend of the Mummy
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
In His Father's Shoes
1997
To Dance with Olivia
1997
Inside
1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Managua
1996
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
Zooman
1995
A Father for Charlie
1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
1995
Flashfire
1994
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
Blue Chips
1994
Monolith
1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992
Gridiron Gang
1992
Diggstown
1992
Iron Eagle III
1992
Keeper of the City
1991
Carolina Skeletons
1991
Toy Soldiers
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
Cover-Up
1991
Sudie and Simpson
1990
El Diablo
1990
Zora is My Name!
1990
The Punisher
1989
Roots: The Gift
1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988
Iron Eagle II
1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
Straight Up
1988
The Father Clements Story
1987
The Principal
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
Firewalker
1986
Iron Eagle
1986
Enemy Mine
1985
The Guardian
1984
Finders Keepers
1984
Jaws 3-D
1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Benny's Place
1982
I Love Liberty
1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
To Kill a Cop
1978
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978
Freeman
1977
The Choirboys
1977
The Deep
1977
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
J.D.'s Revenge
1976
The River Niger
1976
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
Black Bart
1975
The White Dawn
1974
Sidekicks
1974
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
The Laughing Policeman
1973
Travels with My Aunt
1972
Skin Game
1971
The Landlord
1970
The Bushbaby
1969
Companions in Nightmare
1968
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
The New Girl
1960
Crimes of Violence
Forget to Remember
Unplugged
Watchmen
2019
The Good Fight
2017
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
The Book of Negroes
2015
Madam Secretary
2014
Extant
2014
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Psych
2006
Black in the 80s
2005
The Batman
2004
Half & Half
2002
The Dead Zone
2002
Family Guy
1999
Hercules
1998
Stargate SG-1
1997
Early Edition
1996
Promised Land
1996
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
Ellen
1994
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
Picket Fences
1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Gideon Oliver
1989
American Experience
1988
Sadat
1983
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Backstairs at the White House
1979
The Critical List
1978
To Kill a Cop
1978
Please Turn the Page
1977
Roots
1977
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Jeffersons
1975
The Rockford Files
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
Harry O
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Petrocelli
1974
Petrocelli
1974
Good Times
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Police Story
1973
The Rookies
1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Partridge Family
1970
The Young Rebels
1970
McCloud
1970
Love, American Style
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
The Mod Squad
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
Cowboy in Africa
1967
Cowboy in Africa
1967
The Invaders
1967
Daktari
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Bonanza
1959
The Oscars
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944