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Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

ActingBorn: May 27, 1936in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied: March 29, 2024

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.

Sin

Sin

as Elijah

IF

as Lewis (voice)

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

as Ol' Mister

Outlaw Johnny Black

Outlaw Johnny Black

as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Sidney

Apple TV Amazon Channel

Sidney

2022Documentary

as Self

Three Months

Three Months

as Benny

Not to Forget

Not to Forget

as Pastor John

I Forgive

I Forgive

as God (voice)

The Reason

The Reason

as Pastor Jim

The Cuban

The Cuban

as Luis Garcia

Miracle in East Texas

Miracle in East Texas

as Irving Tanner Jr.

Watchmen

Watchmen

as Old Man / Will Reeves

Foster Boy

Foster Boy

as Judge George Taylor

Supervized

Supervized

as Pendle

The Gang Activists

as Self

Hal

Hal

2019Documentary

as Self

Breaking Brooklyn

Breaking Brooklyn

as Miles Bryant

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017Documentary

as Self

Undercover Grandpa

Undercover Grandpa

as Mother

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as Carl Reddick

Double Play

Double Play

as Coco

King of the Dancehall

King of the Dancehall

as The Bishop

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016Documentary

as Self

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

2016Documentary

as Himself

Boiling Pot

Fandango At Home

Boiling Pot

as Detective Haven

The Spoils Before Dying

AMC+ Roku Premium Channel

The Spoils Before Dying

as Duke Webster

The Book of Negroes

The Book of Negroes

as Daddy Moses

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as Laurent Vasseur

Extant

Paramount Plus Premium

Extant

as Quinn

The Dependables

The Dependables

as Lou Jones

A Fighting Man

A Fighting Man

as Cubby

Miracle at Gate 213

Miracle at Gate 213

as Roy Peddington

Breaking at the Edge

Breaking at the Edge

as Floyd

Smitty

Smitty

as Mr. Smith

The Undershepherd

The Undershepherd

as Bishop Redford

Dog Jack

Dog Jack

as Grown up Jed

The Grace Card

The Grace Card

as George Wright

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as Lou's father

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Why Did I Get Married Too?

as Porter

The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game

as Cool Papa Bell

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Amazing Racer

Amazing Racer

as Max Donovan

The Least Among You

as Samuel Benton

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Self

Delgo

Delgo

as King Zahn (voice)

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2008Documentary

as Self

A Special Kind of Love

A Special Kind of Love

2008Documentary

as Self

A Love Story of Today

A Love Story of Today

2008Documentary

as Self

The Black List: Volume One

The Black List: Volume One

2008Documentary

as Self

Stories USA

Stories USA

as Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Cover

Cover

as Detective Hicks

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

as Willie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007Documentary

as Self

Club Soda

Club Soda

as Doc

Psych

Psych

as Lloyd Marr

Solar Attack

Solar Attack

as President Ryan Gordon

All In

All In

as Caps

Left Behind: World at War

Left Behind: World at War

as President Geral Fitzhugh

Black in the 80s

Black in the 80s

as Unknown

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

as Ol'lem Taylor

The Batman

The Batman

as Lucius Fox (voice)

Jasper, Texas

Jasper, Texas

as R.C. Horn

Momentum

Momentum

2003Science Fiction

as Raymond Addison

Half & Half

Half & Half

as Ray Willis

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

as Pastor David Lewis

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

as Dr. Barnes

Deceived

Deceived

as Col. David Garrett

For Love of Olivia

For Love of Olivia

as Daniel Stewart

Dr. Lucille

Dr. Lucille

as Unknown

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

as Lou Hastings

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

as Frank

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

as Phil Bishop

Strange Justice

Strange Justice

as Vernon Jordan

Y2K

Y2K

as Morgan

Love Songs

Love Songs

as Reuben

Family Guy

Family Guy

as Drill Sargent (voice)

The Inspectors

The Inspectors

as Inspector Frank Hughes

Hercules

Hercules

as Chiron (voice)

The Wall That Heals

The Wall That Heals

1998Documentary

as Self - Host

Legend of the Mummy

Legend of the Mummy

as Corbeck

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998Documentary

as Self

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

as Gerak

In His Father's Shoes

In His Father's Shoes

as Frank Crosby / Richard

To Dance with Olivia

To Dance with Olivia

as Daniel Stewart

Early Edition

Early Edition

as Jim Matthews

Promised Land

Promised Land

as Anderson Walker

Inside

Inside

as Questioner

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

as Bob Kersee

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

as James Mink

Managua

Managua

as Paul

Iron Eagle on the Attack

Iron Eagle on the Attack

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995Documentary

as Self

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

as Ray Alexander

Zooman

Zooman

as Rueben Tate

A Father for Charlie

A Father for Charlie

as Walter Osgood

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

1995Documentary

as Narrator

Touched by an Angel

Paramount Plus Premium

Touched by an Angel

as Anderson Walker

ER

as Leo Malcolm

Flashfire

Flashfire

as Ben Durand

Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class

as Ellis

A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa

as Prof. Sam Adekunle

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

as Ray Alexander

Ellen

Ellen

as Sgt. Timko

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

as Father Dawkins (uncredited)

Return to Lonesome Dove

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Isom Pickett

Monolith

Monolith

as Capt. MacCandless

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

as Leonard Clay

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

1992Documentary

as Reader (voice)

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

as Rick Jennings

Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang

1992Documentary

as Host

Diggstown

Diggstown

as "Honey" Roy Palmer

Iron Eagle III

Iron Eagle III

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Keeper of the City

Keeper of the City

as Det. James Dela

Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons

as James Bragg

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

as Dean Parker

The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story

as Sidney Williams

Cover-Up

Cover-Up

as Lou Jackson

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Commander Clash (voice)

Sudie and Simpson

Sudie and Simpson

as Simpson

El Diablo

El Diablo

as Van Leek

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

as Unknown

The Punisher

The Punisher

as Jake Berkowitz

Gideon Oliver

as Unknown

Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift

as Fiddler

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

as Big John Creed

Iron Eagle II

Iron Eagle II

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

American Experience

American Experience

1988Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

as Sam

Straight Up

as Cosmo

The Father Clements Story

The Father Clements Story

as Unknown

The Principal

The Principal

as Jake Phillips

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

as Mathu

Firewalker

Firewalker

as Leo Porter

Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

The Guardian

The Guardian

as John Mack

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

as Century

Sadat

as Anwar al-Sadat

Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D

as Calvin Bouchard

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

1983Documentary

as narrator

The Powers of Matthew Star

The Powers of Matthew Star

as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

as Sergeant Emil Foley

Benny's Place

Benny's Place

as Benny Moore

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

as Self

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

as Unknown

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

as Leo Garcia

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as Unknown

The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome

as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome

as MacArthur St. Clair

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun

as Tom Hayward

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

as Levi Mercer, Houseman

The Critical List

The Critical List

as Lem Harper

To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

as Everett Walker

To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

as Everett Walker

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

as Self

Freeman

Freeman

as Rex

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

as Calvin Motts

The Deep

The Deep

as Henri Cloche

Please Turn the Page

as Self

Roots

Roots

as Fiddler

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

as Russ Garfield

J.D.'s Revenge

J.D.'s Revenge

as Rev. Elija Bliss

The River Niger

The River Niger

as Dr. Dudley Stanton

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

as Otis James

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as Unknown

Black Bart

Black Bart

as Black Bart

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes

Harry O

Harry O

as Cleon Jackson

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

as Henry Hill

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as Kurt Olson, DA

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as District Attorney Kurt Olson

The White Dawn

The White Dawn

as Portagee

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

as Jason O'Rourke

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

as Sam Brockington

Good Times

Good Times

as Unknown

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as O'Flaherty

The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman

as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Police Story

Police Story

as Unknown

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

as Wordsworth

The Rookies

The Rookies

as Unknown

Skin Game

Skin Game

as Jason O'Rourke

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Lt. Carl Fellows

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as Unknown

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

as Sam Simon

The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

as Unknown

The Landlord

The Landlord

as Copee Johnson

McCloud

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

McCloud

as Unknown

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Freddy

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as Hurricane Smith

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Dr. Karnes

The Bushbaby

The Bushbaby

as Tembo

Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare

as Lt. Adam McKay

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Smitty

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Lloyd

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Charley Jameson

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

as Fulah

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

as Joseph Hemera

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Ollie

Daktari

Daktari

as Mkono

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Peacock Premium

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

as George Murchison

The New Girl

as Mary's Brother

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Buck Walter

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

Crimes of Violence

as Self - Host

Forget to Remember

as Unknown

Unplugged

Unplugged

as Amos Burton (voice)