Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Birthday: 1936-05-27
Deathday: 2024-03-29
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as: Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.

Bio

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.

Movies with Louis Gossett Jr.

Iron Eagle III

1992
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Freeman

1977
As Rex
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007
As Self
The Principal

1987
As Jake Phillips
An Officer and a Gentleman

1982
As Sergeant Emil Foley
Toy Soldiers

1991
As Dean Parker
Momentum

2003
As Raymond Addison
The Deep

1977
As Henri Cloche
Iron Eagle

1986
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Finders Keepers

1984
As Century
Delgo

2008
As King Zahn (voice)
Skin Game

1971
As Jason O'Rourke
Travels with My Aunt

1972
As Wordsworth
The White Dawn

1974
As Portagee
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

2000
As Frank
Iron Eagle II

1988
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Enemy Mine

1985
As Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
The Punisher

1989
As Jake Berkowitz
Firewalker

1986
As Leo Porter
The New Girl

1960
As Mary's Brother
Solar Attack

2006
As President Ryan Gordon
Iron Eagle on the Attack

1995
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010
As Porter
I Love Liberty

1982
As Self
The Laughing Policeman

1973
As Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
A Raisin in the Sun

1961
As George Murchison
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009
As Self
J.D.'s Revenge

1976
As Rev. Elija Bliss
Daddy's Little Girls

2007
As Willie
Left Behind: World at War

2005
As President Geral Fitzhugh
The Landlord

1970
As Copee Johnson
Y2K

1999
As Morgan
Club Soda

2006
As Doc
Jaws 3-D

1983
As Calvin Bouchard
The Least Among You

2009
As Samuel Benton
Miracle in East Texas

2020
As Irving Tanner Jr.
The Choirboys

1977
As Calvin Motts
All In

2006
As Caps
Diggstown

1992
As "Honey" Roy Palmer
El Diablo

1990
As Van Leek
Dog Jack

2011
As Grown up Jed
Cover

2007
As Detective Hicks
Three Months

2022
As Benny
Managua

1996
As Paul
The Perfect Game

2009
As Cool Papa Bell
The River Niger

1976
As Dr. Dudley Stanton
A Gathering of Old Men

1987
As Mathu
Smitty

2012
As Mr. Smith
Cover-Up

1991
As Lou Jackson
The Josephine Baker Story

1991
As Sidney Williams
Roots: The Gift

1988
As Fiddler
Gridiron Gang

0000
As Host
Deceived

2002
As Col. David Garrett
Monolith

1993
As Capt. MacCandless
The Color Purple

2023
As Ol' Mister
The Lazarus Syndrome

1979
As Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Little Ladies of the Night

1977
As Russ Garfield
Carolina Skeletons

1991
As James Bragg
Black Bart

1975
As Black Bart
It's Good to Be Alive

1974
As Sam Brockington
Sudie and Simpson

1990
As Simpson
Lackawanna Blues

2005
As Ol'lem Taylor
In His Father's Shoes

1997
As Frank Crosby / Richard
Legend of the Mummy

1998
As Corbeck
Flashfire

1994
As Ben Durand
The Bushbaby

1969
As Tembo
IF

2024
As Lewis (voice)
Curse of the Starving Class

1994
As Ellis
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

1996
As Bob Kersee
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

1993
As Leonard Clay
A Father for Charlie

1995
As Walter Osgood
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

2000
As Lou Hastings
Sidekicks

1974
As Jason O'Rourke
The Guardian

1984
As John Mack
I Forgive

2021
As God (voice)
The Father Clements Story

1987
As
The Inspectors

1998
As Inspector Frank Hughes
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995
As Self
The Dependables

2014
As Lou Jones
Sidney

2022
As Self
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

1988
As Sam
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975
As Otis James
Blue Chips

1994
As Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Inside

1996
As Questioner
For Love of Olivia

2001
As Daniel Stewart
Miracle at Gate 213

2013
As Roy Peddington
It Rained All Night the Day I Left

1980
As Leo Garcia
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2008
As Self
A Good Man in Africa

1994
As Prof. Sam Adekunle
Outlaw Johnny Black

2023
As Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

1988
As Big John Creed
Boiling Pot

2015
As Detective Haven
Companions in Nightmare

1968
As Lt. Adam McKay
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

1996
As James Mink
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

1992
As Reader
A Fighting Man

2014
As Cubby
To Dance with Olivia

1997
As Daniel Stewart
Straight Up

0000
As Cosmo
Double Play

2017
As Coco
The Highwayman

2000
As Phil Bishop
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

1995
As Narrator
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016
As Self
Lawman Without a Gun

1979
As Tom Hayward
Undercover Grandpa

2017
As Mother
Breaking Brooklyn

2018
As Miles Bryant
Zora is My Name!

1990
As
King of the Dancehall

2017
As The Bishop
Hal

2019
As Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017
As Self
The Black List: Volume One

2008
As Self
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

1994
As Ray Alexander
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

1995
As Ray Alexander
Keeper of the City

1991
As Det. James Dela
Strange Justice

1999
As Vernon Jordan
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

2002
As Dr. Barnes
Supervized

2019
As Pendle
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

2016
As Himself
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

1981
As Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
The Gang Activists

2019
As Self
Zooman

1995
As Rueben Tate
The Cuban

2020
As Luis Garcia
Jasper, Texas

2003
As R.C. Horn
Love Songs

1999
As Reuben
Benny's Place

1982
As Benny Moore
The Grace Card

2011
As George Wright
Foster Boy

2019
As Judge George Taylor
The Reason

2020
As Pastor Jim
A Love Story of Today

2008
As Self
A Special Kind of Love

2008
As Self
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

1983
As narrator
Stories USA

2007
As Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Crimes of Violence

0000
As Self - Host
Forget to Remember

0000
As
Not to Forget

2021
As Pastor John
To Kill a Cop

1978
As Everett Walker
The Undershepherd

2012
As Bishop Redford
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998
As Self
Amazing Racer

2009
As Max Donovan
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987
As Self
Dr. Lucille

2001
As
The Wall That Heals

1998
As Self - Host
Sin

2025
As Elijah

TV Shows with Louis Gossett Jr.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990
As Commander Clash (voice)
Good Times

1974
As
The Rookies

1972
As
Half & Half

2002
As Ray Willis
Family Guy

1999
As Drill Sargent (voice)
The Dead Zone

2002
As Pastor David Lewis
Little House on the Prairie

1974
As Henry Hill
The Batman

2004
As Lucius Fox (voice)
Early Edition

1996
As Jim Matthews
The Jeffersons

1975
As
Alias Smith and Jones

1971
As
The Merv Griffin Show

1962
As Self
The Bill Cosby Show

1969
As Hurricane Smith
Stargate SG-1

1997
As Gerak
Return to Lonesome Dove

1993
As Isom Pickett
Backstairs at the White House

1979
As Levi Mercer, Houseman
ER

1994
As Leo Malcolm
Gideon Oliver

1989
As
Police Story

1973
As
McCloud

1970
As
The Young Rebels

1970
As
The Powers of Matthew Star

1982
As Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Roots

1977
As Fiddler
Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980
As
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
As Self
The Oscars

1953
As Self
The Lazarus Syndrome

1979
As MacArthur St. Clair
Black in the 80s

2005
As
Saturday Night Live

1975
As Self - Host
Psych

2006
As Lloyd Marr
Extant

2014
As Quinn
Hawaii Five-0

2010
As Lou's father
The Book of Negroes

2015
As Daddy Moses
The Spoils Before Dying

2015
As Duke Webster
The Good Fight

2017
As Carl Reddick
The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
As Self
The Six Million Dollar Man

1974
As O'Flaherty
Sadat

1983
As Anwar al-Sadat
Bonanza

1959
As Buck Walter
Promised Land

1996
As Anderson Walker
The Rockford Files

1974
As Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
The Rockford Files

1974
As Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009
As Self
Hercules

1998
As Chiron (voice)
American Experience

1988
As Self - Narrator
Petrocelli

1974
As Kurt Olson, DA
Petrocelli

1974
As District Attorney Kurt Olson
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971
As Lt. Carl Fellows
The Partridge Family

1970
As Sam Simon
Love, American Style

1969
As Freddy
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969
As Dr. Karnes
The Mod Squad

1968
As Smitty
The Mod Squad

1968
As Lloyd
The Mod Squad

1968
As Charley Jameson
Cowboy in Africa

1967
As Fulah
Cowboy in Africa

1967
As Joseph Hemera
Daktari

1966
As Mkono
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
As Self
The Mike Douglas Show

1961
As Self
The Invaders

1967
As Ollie
The Critical List

1978
As Lem Harper
Please Turn the Page

1977
As Self
Ellen

1994
As Sgt. Timko
Touched by an Angel

1994
As Anderson Walker
Watchmen

2019
As Old Man / Will Reeves
Golden Globe Awards

1944
As Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards

1944
As Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards

1944
As Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards

1944
As Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards

1944
As Self - Nominee / Presenter
Harry O

1974
As Cleon Jackson
Madam Secretary

2014
As Laurent Vasseur
Picket Fences

1992
As Rick Jennings

Production Credits

Inside

1996
As Executive Producer
In His Father's Shoes

1997
As Executive Producer
For Love of Olivia

2001
As Executive Producer
To Dance with Olivia

1997
As Executive Producer
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

2000
As Executive Producer
IF

2024
As In Memory Of
A Father for Charlie

1995
As Executive Producer
Love Songs

1999
As Director