Louis Gossett Jr.
Known for Acting · 211 credits
- Born
- 1936-05-27
- Died
- 2024-03-29
- 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 · ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア · لوئیس گوست، جونیور
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
TV Shows (66)
Family Guy
1999
as Drill Sargent (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Lou's father
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Gerak
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Psych
2006
as Lloyd Marr
ER
1994
as Leo Malcolm
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Henry Hill
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member / Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Bonanza
1959
as Buck Walter
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Good Fight
2017
as Carl Reddick
Madam Secretary
2014
as Laurent Vasseur
Love, American Style
1969
as Freddy
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Anderson Walker
The Rockford Files
1974
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien / Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as O'Flaherty
American Playhouse
1982
The Dead Zone
2002
as Pastor David Lewis
Ellen
1994
as Sgt. Timko
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Early Edition
1996
as Jim Matthews
The Invaders
1967
as Ollie
The Batman
2004
as Lucius Fox (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Rookies
1972
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
McCloud
1970
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Commander Clash (voice)
The Jeffersons
1975
The Partridge Family
1970
as Sam Simon
Hercules
1998
as Chiron (voice)
Extant
2014
as Quinn
Half & Half
2002
as Ray Willis
Good Times
1974
Watchmen
2019
as Old Man / Will Reeves
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Lt. Carl Fellows
Police Story
1973
Picket Fences
1992
as Rick Jennings
The Mod Squad
1968
as Smitty / Charley Jameson / Lloyd
Harry O
1974
as Cleon Jackson
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Petrocelli
1974
as District Attorney Kurt Olson / Kurt Olson, DA
Roots
1977
as Fiddler
Daktari
1966
as Mkono
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Hurricane Smith
Promised Land
1996
as Anderson Walker
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Dr. Karnes
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Duke Webster
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Isom Pickett
The Book of Negroes
2015
as Daddy Moses
The Young Rebels
1970
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Cowboy in Africa
1967
as Joseph Hemera / Fulah
Movies (145)
IF
2024
as Lewis (voice)
Jaws 3-D
1983
as Calvin Bouchard
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
as Sergeant Emil Foley
The Color Purple
2023
as Ol' Mister
The Punisher
1989
as Jake Berkowitz
Firewalker
1986
as Leo Porter
I Forgive
2021
as God (voice)
Unplugged
as Amos Burton (voice)
The Perfect Game
2009
as Cool Papa Bell
Enemy Mine
1985
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Porter
The Deep
1977
as Henri Cloche
Solar Attack
2006
as President Ryan Gordon
King of the Dancehall
2017
as The Bishop
Dog Jack
2011
as Grown up Jed
Iron Eagle
1986
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Cover-Up
1991
as Lou Jackson
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Willie
Undercover Grandpa
2017
as Mother
The Undershepherd
2012
as Bishop Redford
Supervized
2019
as Pendle
The Principal
1987
as Jake Phillips
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
as Himself
Iron Eagle III
1992
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Toy Soldiers
1991
as Dean Parker
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Mathu
Zooman
1995
as Rueben Tate
Amazing Racer
2009
as Max Donovan
Blue Chips
1994
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Love Songs
1999
as Reuben
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as George Murchison
The Grace Card
2011
as George Wright
Sin
2025
as Elijah
The Laughing Policeman
1973
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Iron Eagle II
1988
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Carolina Skeletons
1991
as James Bragg
Freeman
1977
as Rex
To Dance with Olivia
1997
as Daniel Stewart
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
In His Father's Shoes
1997
as Frank Crosby / Richard
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Ol'lem Taylor
Breaking at the Edge
2013
as Floyd
A Good Man in Africa
1994
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
Sidney
2022
as Self
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978
as Self
A Fighting Man
2014
as Cubby
Foster Boy
2019
as Judge George Taylor
Y2K
1999
as Morgan
Travels with My Aunt
1972
as Wordsworth
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Tom Hayward
Stories USA
2007
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Three Months
2022
as Benny
The Reason
2020
as Pastor Jim
Keeper of the City
1991
as Det. James Dela
Legend of the Mummy
1998
as Corbeck
El Diablo
1990
as Van Leek
Delgo
2008
as King Zahn (voice)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
as James Mink
Zora is My Name!
1990
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Lt. Adam McKay
The Inspectors
1998
as Inspector Frank Hughes
The Gang Activists
2019
as Self
Hal
2019
as Self
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
as Sidney Williams
A Father for Charlie
1995
as Walter Osgood
The White Dawn
1974
as Portagee
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
The Choirboys
1977
as Calvin Motts
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Left Behind: World at War
2005
as President Geral Fitzhugh
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
as Sam Brockington
The Dependables
2014
as Lou Jones
Diggstown
1992
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
Boiling Pot
2015
as Detective Haven
Skin Game
1971
as Jason O'Rourke
Smitty
2012
as Mr. Smith
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Finders Keepers
1984
as Century
Roots: The Gift
1988
as Fiddler
Sidekicks
1974
as Jason O'Rourke
The Landlord
1970
as Copee Johnson
The Highwayman
2000
as Phil Bishop
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
as Leonard Clay
Flashfire
1994
as Ben Durand
Jasper, Texas
2003
as R.C. Horn
Cover
2007
as Detective Hicks
Black Bart
1975
as Black Bart
Monolith
1993
as Capt. MacCandless
Club Soda
2006
as Doc
The Guardian
1984
as John Mack
All In
2006
as Caps
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000
as Lou Hastings
The Wall That Heals
1998
as Self - Host
Sudie and Simpson
1990
as Simpson
To Kill a Cop
1978
as Everett Walker
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Russ Garfield
Gridiron Gang
1992
as Host
Not to Forget
2021
as Pastor John
Double Play
2017
as Coco
Momentum
2003
as Raymond Addison
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
as Otis James
Crimes of Violence
as Self - Host
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
as Self
The River Niger
1976
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
The Cuban
2020
as Luis Garcia
The New Girl
1960
as Mary's Brother
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
as Ray Alexander
Deceived
2002
as Col. David Garrett
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
as Frank
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992
as Reader (voice)
The Black List: Volume One
2008
as Self
Strange Justice
1999
as Vernon Jordan
J.D.'s Revenge
1976
as Rev. Elija Bliss
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
as Miles Bryant
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Managua
1996
as Paul
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self
About Louis Gossett Jr.
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. With 211 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Louis Gossett Jr. has appeared in 145 films and 66 TV shows.
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Most Popular Louis Gossett Jr. Movies
- IF (2024) — as Lewis (voice)
- Jaws 3-D (1983) — as Calvin Bouchard
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) — as Sergeant Emil Foley
- The Color Purple (2023) — as Ol' Mister
- The Punisher (1989) — as Jake Berkowitz
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