
Louis Gossett Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1936
- Died
- March 29, 2024 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Crimes of Violence
Movie · as Self - Host
Forget to Remember
Movie

Unplugged
Movie · as Amos Burton (voice)

Sin
Movie · as Elijah

IF
Movie · as Lewis (voice)

The Color Purple
Movie · as Ol' Mister

Outlaw Johnny Black
Movie · as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Three Months
Movie · as Benny

Sidney
Movie · as Self

African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
Movie · as Self

I Forgive
Movie · as God (voice)

Not to Forget
Movie · as Pastor John

Miracle in East Texas
Movie · as Irving Tanner Jr.

The Cuban
Movie · as Luis Garcia

The Reason
Movie · as Pastor Jim

Hal
Movie · as Self

Supervized
Movie · as Pendle
The Gang Activists
Movie · as Self

Foster Boy
Movie · as Judge George Taylor

Watchmen
TV · as Old Man / Will Reeves · 7 eps

Breaking Brooklyn
Movie · as Miles Bryant

Double Play
Movie · as Coco

Undercover Grandpa
Movie · as Mother

King of the Dancehall
Movie · as The Bishop

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Movie · as Self

The Good Fight
TV · as Carl Reddick · 1 ep

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie · as Self

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Movie · as Himself

Boiling Pot
Movie · as Detective Haven

The Book of Negroes
TV · as Daddy Moses · 6 eps

The Spoils Before Dying
TV · as Duke Webster · 6 eps

The Dependables
Movie · as Lou Jones

A Fighting Man
Movie · as Cubby

Extant
TV · as Quinn · 4 eps

Madam Secretary
TV · as Laurent Vasseur · 1 ep

Miracle at Gate 213
Movie · as Roy Peddington

Breaking at the Edge
Movie · as Floyd

Smitty
Movie · as Mr. Smith

The Undershepherd
Movie · as Bishop Redford

Dog Jack
Movie · as Grown up Jed

The Grace Card
Movie · as George Wright

Why Did I Get Married Too?
Movie · as Porter

Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Lou's father · 1 ep

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie · as Self
The Least Among You
Movie · as Samuel Benton

The Perfect Game
Movie · as Cool Papa Bell

Amazing Racer
Movie · as Max Donovan

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Delgo
Movie · as King Zahn (voice)
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Movie · as Self

The Black List: Volume One
Movie · as Self

A Special Kind of Love
Movie · as Self

A Love Story of Today
Movie · as Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Movie · as Self

Daddy's Little Girls
Movie · as Willie

Cover
Movie · as Detective Hicks

Stories USA
Movie · as Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Solar Attack
Movie · as President Ryan Gordon

Club Soda
Movie · as Doc

All In
Movie · as Caps

Psych
TV · as Lloyd Marr · 1 ep

Left Behind: World at War
Movie · as President Geral Fitzhugh

Lackawanna Blues
Movie · as Ol'lem Taylor
The Distance: Boxing from the Inside Out
Movie

Black in the 80s
TV · as Self · 3 eps

The Batman
TV · as Lucius Fox (voice) · 3 eps

Momentum
Movie · as Raymond Addison

Jasper, Texas
Movie · as R.C. Horn

Deceived
Movie · as Col. David Garrett

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Movie · as Dr. Barnes

Half & Half
TV · as Ray Willis · 2 eps

The Dead Zone
TV · as Pastor David Lewis · 1 ep

For Love of Olivia
Movie · as Daniel Stewart

Dr. Lucille
Movie

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
Movie · as Frank

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Movie · as Lou Hastings

The Highwayman
Movie · as Phil Bishop

Y2K
Movie · as Morgan

Strange Justice
Movie · as Vernon Jordan

Love Songs
Movie · as Reuben

Family Guy
TV · as Drill Sargent (voice) · 1 ep

Legend of the Mummy
Movie · as Corbeck

The Inspectors
Movie · as Inspector Frank Hughes

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Movie · as Self

The Wall That Heals
Movie · as Self - Host

Hercules
TV · as Chiron (voice) · 1 ep

In His Father's Shoes
Movie · as Frank Crosby / Richard

To Dance with Olivia
Movie · as Daniel Stewart

Stargate SG-1
TV · as Gerak · 5 eps

Managua
Movie · as Paul
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Movie · as Bob Kersee

Inside
Movie · as Questioner

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Movie · as James Mink

Early Edition
TV · as Jim Matthews · 1 ep

Promised Land
TV · as Anderson Walker · 1 ep

Iron Eagle on the Attack
Movie · as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

A Father for Charlie
Movie · as Walter Osgood

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Movie · as Narrator

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Movie · as Ray Alexander

Zooman
Movie · as Rueben Tate

Flashfire
Movie · as Ben Durand

Curse of the Starving Class
Movie · as Ellis

Blue Chips
Movie · as Father Dawkins (uncredited)

A Good Man in Africa
Movie · as Prof. Sam Adekunle

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Movie · as Ray Alexander

ER
TV · as Leo Malcolm · 1 ep

Ellen
TV · as Sgt. Timko · 1 ep

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Anderson Walker · 1 ep

Monolith
Movie · as Capt. MacCandless

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Movie · as Leonard Clay

Return to Lonesome Dove
TV · as Isom Pickett · 4 eps

Iron Eagle III
Movie · as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Diggstown
Movie · as "Honey" Roy Palmer

Gridiron Gang
Movie · as Host
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Movie · as Reader (voice)

Picket Fences
TV · as Rick Jennings · 1 ep

Toy Soldiers
Movie · as Dean Parker

Cover-Up
Movie · as Lou Jackson

The Josephine Baker Story
Movie · as Sidney Williams

Carolina Skeletons
Movie · as James Bragg

Keeper of the City
Movie · as Det. James Dela
A Party For Richard Pryor
Movie · as Self

El Diablo
Movie · as Van Leek

Sudie and Simpson
Movie · as Simpson

Zora is My Name!
Movie

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · as Commander Clash (voice) · 2 eps

The Punisher
Movie · as Jake Berkowitz

Gideon Oliver
TV · 5 eps

Iron Eagle II
Movie · as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Roots: The Gift
Movie · as Fiddler

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Movie · as Sam

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Movie · as Big John Creed
Straight Up
Movie · as Cosmo

American Experience
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

The Principal
Movie · as Jake Phillips

A Gathering of Old Men
Movie · as Mathu

The Father Clements Story
Movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self

Iron Eagle
Movie · as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Firewalker
Movie · as Leo Porter

Enemy Mine
Movie · as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

Finders Keepers
Movie · as Century

The Guardian
Movie · as John Mack

Jaws 3-D
Movie · as Calvin Bouchard

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
Movie
Sadat
TV · as Anwar al-Sadat · 2 eps

An Officer and a Gentleman
Movie · as Sergeant Emil Foley

I Love Liberty
Movie · as Self

Benny's Place
Movie · as Benny Moore

The Powers of Matthew Star
TV · as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) · 22 eps

American Playhouse
TV · 1 ep

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

It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Movie · as Leo Garcia

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV · 1 ep

The Lazarus Syndrome
Movie · as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Lawman Without a Gun
Movie · as Tom Hayward

Backstairs at the White House
TV · as Levi Mercer, Houseman · 4 eps

The Lazarus Syndrome
TV · as MacArthur St. Clair · 10 eps

To Kill a Cop
Movie · as Everett Walker
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
Movie · as Self

The Critical List
TV · as Lem Harper · 2 eps

To Kill a Cop
TV · as Everett Walker · 2 eps

Freeman
Movie · as Rex

The Deep
Movie · as Henri Cloche

The Choirboys
Movie · as Calvin Motts

Little Ladies of the Night
Movie · as Russ Garfield

Roots
TV · as Fiddler · 3 eps
Please Turn the Page
TV · as Self · 1 ep

J.D.'s Revenge
Movie · as Rev. Elija Bliss

The River Niger
Movie · as Dr. Dudley Stanton

Black Bart
Movie · as Black Bart

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Movie · as Otis James

The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

The White Dawn
Movie · as Portagee

It's Good to Be Alive
Movie · as Sam Brockington

Sidekicks
Movie · as Jason O'Rourke

Good Times
TV · 2 eps

Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Henry Hill · 1 ep

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as O'Flaherty · 1 ep

The Rockford Files
TV · as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien, Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes · 1 ep

Petrocelli
TV · as Kurt Olson, DA, District Attorney Kurt Olson · 1 ep

Harry O
TV · as Cleon Jackson · 1 ep

The Laughing Policeman
Movie · as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Police Story
TV · 2 eps

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Travels with My Aunt
Movie · as Wordsworth

The Rookies
TV · 1 ep

Skin Game
Movie · as Jason O'Rourke

Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Lt. Carl Fellows · 1 ep

The Landlord
Movie · as Copee Johnson

McCloud
TV · 1 ep

The Young Rebels
TV · 15 eps

The Partridge Family
TV · as Sam Simon · 1 ep

The Bushbaby
Movie · as Tembo

The Bill Cosby Show
TV · as Hurricane Smith · 1 ep

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV · as Dr. Karnes · 1 ep

Love, American Style
TV · as Freddy · 1 ep

Companions in Nightmare
Movie · as Lt. Adam McKay

The Mod Squad
TV · as Smitty, Charley Jameson, Lloyd · 1 ep

Cowboy in Africa
TV · as Fulah, Joseph Hemera · 1 ep

The Invaders
TV · as Ollie · 1 ep

Daktari
TV · as Mkono · 1 ep

The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps

A Raisin in the Sun
Movie · as George Murchison

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The New Girl
Movie · as Mary's Brother

Bonanza
TV · as Buck Walter · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member, Self - Presenter, Self - Host, Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 ep





