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Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

ActingBorn May 27, 1936Died March 29, 2024 (age 87)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.

Filmography

2025
Sin

as Elijah

Movie
2024
IF

as Lewis (voice)

Movie
2023
The Color Purple

as Ol' Mister

Movie
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black

as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2022
Sidney

as Self

Movie
2022
Three Months

as Benny

Movie
2021
Not to Forget

as Pastor John

Movie
2021
I Forgive

as God (voice)

Movie
2020
The Reason

as Pastor Jim

Movie
2020
The Cuban

as Luis Garcia

Movie
2020
Miracle in East Texas

as Irving Tanner Jr.

Movie
2019
Watchmen

as Old Man / Will Reeves

TV
2019
Foster Boy

as Judge George Taylor

Movie
2019
Supervized

as Pendle

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Hal

as Self

Movie
2018
Breaking Brooklyn

as Miles Bryant

Movie
2017Movie
2017
The Good Fight

as Carl Reddick

TV
2017Movie
2017Movie
2016Movie
2015
Boiling Pot

as Detective Haven

Movie
2015TV
2015
The Book of Negroes

as Daddy Moses

TV
2014
Madam Secretary

as Laurent Vasseur

TV
2014
Extant

as Quinn

TV
2014
The Dependables

as Lou Jones

Movie
2014Movie
2013
Miracle at Gate 213

as Roy Peddington

Movie
2013Movie
2012
Smitty

as Mr. Smith

Movie
2012
The Undershepherd

as Bishop Redford

Movie
2011
Dog Jack

as Grown up Jed

Movie
2011
The Grace Card

as George Wright

Movie
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Lou's father

TV
2010Movie
2009
The Perfect Game

as Cool Papa Bell

Movie
2009
Amazing Racer

as Max Donovan

Movie
2009
The Least Among You

as Samuel Benton

Movie
2008
Delgo

as King Zahn (voice)

Movie
2008Movie
2008Movie
2007
Stories USA

as Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Movie
2007
Cover

as Detective Hicks

Movie
2007Movie
2006
Club Soda

as Doc

Movie
2006
Psych

as Lloyd Marr

TV
2006
Solar Attack

as President Ryan Gordon

Movie
2006
All In

as Caps

Movie
2005
Left Behind: World at War

as President Geral Fitzhugh

Movie
2005
Lackawanna Blues

as Ol'lem Taylor

Movie
2004
The Batman

as Lucius Fox (voice)

TV
2003
Jasper, Texas

as R.C. Horn

Movie
2003
Momentum

as Raymond Addison

Movie
2002
Half & Half

as Ray Willis

TV
2002
The Dead Zone

as Pastor David Lewis

TV
2002
Deceived

as Col. David Garrett

Movie
2001
For Love of Olivia

as Daniel Stewart

Movie
2001Movie
2000Movie
2000
The Highwayman

as Phil Bishop

Movie
1999
Strange Justice

as Vernon Jordan

Movie
1999
Y2K

as Morgan

Movie
1999
Love Songs

as Reuben

Movie
1999
Family Guy

as Drill Sargent (voice)

TV
1998
The Inspectors

as Inspector Frank Hughes

Movie
1998
Hercules

as Chiron (voice)

TV
1998
The Wall That Heals

as Self - Host

Movie
1998Movie
1997TV
1997
In His Father's Shoes

as Frank Crosby / Richard

Movie
1997
To Dance with Olivia

as Daniel Stewart

Movie
1996
Early Edition

as Jim Matthews

TV
1996
Promised Land

as Anderson Walker

TV
1996
Inside

as Questioner

Movie
1996
Managua

as Paul

Movie
1995
Iron Eagle on the Attack

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Zooman

as Rueben Tate

Movie
1995
A Father for Charlie

as Walter Osgood

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Anderson Walker

TV
1994
ER

as Leo Malcolm

TV
1994
Flashfire

as Ben Durand

Movie
1994
A Good Man in Africa

as Prof. Sam Adekunle

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Ellen

as Sgt. Timko

TV
1994
Blue Chips

as Father Dawkins (uncredited)

Movie
1993TV
1993
Monolith

as Capt. MacCandless

Movie
1993Movie
1992
Picket Fences

as Rick Jennings

TV
1992Movie
1992
Diggstown

as "Honey" Roy Palmer

Movie
1992
Iron Eagle III

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Movie
1991
Keeper of the City

as Det. James Dela

Movie
1991
Carolina Skeletons

as James Bragg

Movie
1991
Toy Soldiers

as Dean Parker

Movie
1991
The Josephine Baker Story

as Sidney Williams

Movie
1991
Cover-Up

as Lou Jackson

Movie
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Commander Clash (voice)

TV
1990Movie
1990
El Diablo

as Van Leek

Movie
1989
The Punisher

as Jake Berkowitz

Movie
1988
Roots: The Gift

as Fiddler

Movie
1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

as Big John Creed

Movie
1988
Iron Eagle II

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Movie
1988
American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1988
Straight Up

as Cosmo

Movie
1987
The Principal

as Jake Phillips

Movie
1987Movie
1986
Firewalker

as Leo Porter

Movie
1986
Iron Eagle

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Movie
1985
Enemy Mine

as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

Movie
1984
The Guardian

as John Mack

Movie
1984
Finders Keepers

as Century

Movie
1983
Sadat

as Anwar al-Sadat

TV
1983
Jaws 3-D

as Calvin Bouchard

Movie
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star

as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

TV
1982
An Officer and a Gentleman

as Sergeant Emil Foley

Movie
1982
Benny's Place

as Benny Moore

Movie
1982Movie
1979
The Lazarus Syndrome

as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Movie
1979
The Lazarus Syndrome

as MacArthur St. Clair

TV
1979
Lawman Without a Gun

as Tom Hayward

Movie
1979
Backstairs at the White House

as Levi Mercer, Houseman

TV
1978
The Critical List

as Lem Harper

TV
1978
To Kill a Cop

as Everett Walker

Movie
1978
To Kill a Cop

as Everett Walker

TV
1977
Freeman

as Rex

Movie
1977
The Choirboys

as Calvin Motts

Movie
1977
The Deep

as Henri Cloche

Movie
1977
Roots

as Fiddler

TV
1977Movie
1976
J.D.'s Revenge

as Rev. Elija Bliss

Movie
1976
The River Niger

as Dr. Dudley Stanton

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Black Bart

as Black Bart

Movie
1974
The Rockford Files

as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien

TV
1974
The Rockford Files

as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes

TV
1974
Harry O

as Cleon Jackson

TV
1974TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Kurt Olson, DA

TV
1974
Petrocelli

as District Attorney Kurt Olson

TV
1974
The White Dawn

as Portagee

Movie
1974
Sidekicks

as Jason O'Rourke

Movie
1974
It's Good to Be Alive

as Sam Brockington

Movie
1974TV
1973
The Laughing Policeman

as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Movie
1972Movie
1971
Skin Game

as Jason O'Rourke

Movie
1971TV
1970TV
1970
The Landlord

as Copee Johnson

Movie
1970TV
1969TV
1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Hurricane Smith

TV
1969
The Bushbaby

as Tembo

Movie
1968
Companions in Nightmare

as Lt. Adam McKay

Movie
1968
The Mod Squad

as Smitty

TV
1968TV
1968
The Mod Squad

as Charley Jameson

TV
1967TV
1967
Cowboy in Africa

as Joseph Hemera

TV
1967
The Invaders

as Ollie

TV
1966
Daktari

as Mkono

TV
1961
A Raisin in the Sun

as George Murchison

Movie
1960
The New Girl

as Mary's Brother

Movie
1959
Bonanza

as Buck Walter

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

TV
Crimes of Violence

as Self - Host

Movie
Unplugged

as Amos Burton (voice)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 27, 1936
Day of DeathMarch 29, 2024
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity1.3