Louis Gossett Jr.
May 27, 1936 (89 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Louis Gossett Jr. 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 has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · IF as Lewis (voice)
- 2023 · The Color Purple as Ol' Mister
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Sidney as Self
- 2022 · Three Months as Benny
- 2020 · The Reason as Pastor Jim
- 2020 · The Cuban as Luis Garcia
- 2020 · Miracle in East Texas as Irving Tanner Jr.
- 2019 · Watchmen as Old Man / Will Reeves
- 2019 · Foster Boy as Judge George Taylor
- 2019 · Supervized as Pendle
- 2019 · Hal as Self
- 2018 · Breaking Brooklyn as Miles Bryant
- 2017 · Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self
- 2017 · Undercover Grandpa as Mother
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Carl Reddick
- 2017 · Double Play as Coco
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as The Bishop
- 2016 · Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Detective Haven
- 2015 · The Spoils Before Dying as Duke Webster
- 2015 · The Book of Negroes as Daddy Moses
- 2014 · Madam Secretary as Laurent Vasseur
- 2014 · Extant as Quinn
- 2014 · The Dependables as Lou Jones
- 2013 · Miracle at Gate 213 as Roy Peddington
- 2012 · Smitty as Mr. Smith
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Lou's father
- 2010 · Why Did I Get Married Too? as Porter
- 2009 · The Perfect Game as Cool Papa Bell
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Max Donovan
- 2008 · Delgo as King Zahn (voice)
- 2008 · A Love Story of Today as Self
- 2008 · A Special Kind of Love as Self
- 2008 · The Black List: Volume One as Self
- 2006 · Club Soda as Doc
- 2006 · Psych as Lloyd Marr
- 2006 · Solar Attack as President Ryan Gordon
- 2005 · Left Behind: World at War as President Geral Fitzhugh
- 2004 · The Batman as Lucius Fox (voice)
- 2002 · Half & Half as Ray Willis
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as Pastor David Lewis
- 2001 · For Love of Olivia as Daniel Stewart
- 2001 · Dr. Lucille as
- 2000 · The Color of Love: Jacey's Story as Lou Hastings
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Frank
- 2000 · The Highwayman as Phil Bishop
- 1999 · Strange Justice as Vernon Jordan
- 1999 · Y2K as Morgan
- 1999 · Family Guy as Drill Sargent (voice)
- 1998 · The Inspectors as Inspector Frank Hughes
- 1998 · Hercules as Chiron (voice)
- 1998 · Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Gerak
- 1997 · To Dance with Olivia as Daniel Stewart
- 1996 · Early Edition as Jim Matthews
- 1996 · Promised Land as Anderson Walker
- 1996 · Inside as Questioner
- 1996 · Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Bob Kersee
- 1996 · Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as James Mink
- 1995 · Iron Eagle on the Attack as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1995 · Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Ray Alexander
- 1995 · Zooman as Rueben Tate
- 1995 · A Father for Charlie as Walter Osgood
- 1995 · Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing as Narrator
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Anderson Walker
- 1994 · ER as Leo Malcolm
- 1994 · Flashfire as Ben Durand
- 1994 · Curse of the Starving Class as Ellis
- 1994 · A Good Man in Africa as Prof. Sam Adekunle
- 1994 · Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice as Ray Alexander
- 1994 · Ellen as Sgt. Timko
- 1994 · Blue Chips as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Isom Pickett
- 1993 · Monolith as Capt. MacCandless
- 1992 · Diggstown as "Honey" Roy Palmer
- 1992 · Iron Eagle III as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1991 · Keeper of the City as Det. James Dela
- 1991 · Carolina Skeletons as James Bragg
- 1991 · Toy Soldiers as Dean Parker
- 1991 · The Josephine Baker Story as Sidney Williams
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Commander Clash (voice)
- 1990 · Sudie and Simpson as Simpson
- 1990 · El Diablo as Van Leek
- 1989 · The Punisher as Jake Berkowitz
- 1989 · Gideon Oliver as
- 1988 · Roots: The Gift as Fiddler
- 1988 · Iron Eagle II as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1988 · American Experience as Self - Narrator
- 1987 · The Father Clements Story as
- 1987 · The Principal as Jake Phillips
- 1987 · A Gathering of Old Men as Mathu
- 1986 · Firewalker as Leo Porter
- 1986 · Iron Eagle as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1985 · Enemy Mine as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
- 1984 · Finders Keepers as Century
- 1983 · Jaws 3-D as Calvin Bouchard
- 1983 · The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as narrator
- 1982 · The Powers of Matthew Star as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
- 1982 · An Officer and a Gentleman as Sergeant Emil Foley
- 1982 · Benny's Place as Benny Moore
- 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
- 1979 · Lawman Without a Gun as Tom Hayward
- 1979 · Backstairs at the White House as Levi Mercer, Houseman
- 1978 · The Critical List as Lem Harper
- 1978 · To Kill a Cop as Everett Walker
- 1977 · The Choirboys as Calvin Motts
- 1977 · The Deep as Henri Cloche
- 1977 · Please Turn the Page as Self
- 1977 · Roots as Fiddler
- 1977 · Little Ladies of the Night as Russ Garfield
- 1976 · J.D.'s Revenge as Rev. Elija Bliss
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Delancey Street: The Crisis Within as Otis James
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1975 · Black Bart as Black Bart
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
- 1974 · Harry O as Cleon Jackson
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as Henry Hill
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Kurt Olson, DA
- 1974 · Petrocelli as District Attorney Kurt Olson
- 1974 · Good Times as
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as O'Flaherty
- 1973 · The Laughing Policeman as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Lt. Carl Fellows
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as
- 1970 · The Partridge Family as Sam Simon
- 1970 · The Landlord as Copee Johnson
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Freddy
- 1969 · The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Karnes
- 1969 · The Bill Cosby Show as Hurricane Smith
- 1968 · Companions in Nightmare as Lt. Adam McKay
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Smitty
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Lloyd
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Charley Jameson
- 1967 · The Invaders as Ollie
- 1966 · Daktari as Mkono
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · Bonanza as Buck Walter
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Future · Straight Up as Cosmo
- 1980 · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as
- 1974 · Sidekicks as Jason O'Rourke
- 1971 · Skin Game as Jason O'Rourke
- 1970 · The Young Rebels as
- 1961 · A Raisin in the Sun as George Murchison
- Future · Forget to Remember as
- 2025 · Sin as Elijah
- 2021 · Not to Forget as Pastor John
- 2021 · I Forgive as God (voice)
- 2019 · The Gang Activists as Self
- 2016 · A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Himself
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Cubby
- 2012 · The Undershepherd as Bishop Redford
- 2011 · Dog Jack as Grown up Jed
- 2011 · The Grace Card as George Wright
- 2009 · The Least Among You as Samuel Benton
- 2009 · Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
- 2008 · Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
- 2007 · Stories USA as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
- 2007 · Cover as Detective Hicks
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Willie
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · All In as Caps
- 2005 · Lackawanna Blues as Ol'lem Taylor
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2003 · Jasper, Texas as R.C. Horn
- 2003 · Momentum as Raymond Addison
- 2002 · What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away as Dr. Barnes
- 2002 · Deceived as Col. David Garrett
- 1999 · Love Songs as Reuben
- 1998 · The Wall That Heals as Self - Host
- 1998 · Legend of the Mummy as Corbeck
- 1997 · In His Father's Shoes as Frank Crosby / Richard
- 1996 · Managua as Paul
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1993 · Father & Son: Dangerous Relations as
- 1992 · Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II as Reader
- 1991 · Cover-Up as Lou Jackson
- 1990 · Zora is My Name! as
- 1988 · Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as Big John Creed
- 1988 · Sam Found Out: A Triple Play as Sam
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1984 · The Guardian as John Mack
- 1983 · Sadat as Anwar al-Sadat
- 1981 · Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
- 1980 · It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Leo Garcia
- 1979 · The Lazarus Syndrome as MacArthur St. Clair
- 1978 · The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
- 1977 · Freeman as Rex
- 1976 · The River Niger as Dr. Dudley Stanton
- 1974 · The White Dawn as Portagee
- 1974 · It's Good to Be Alive as Sam Brockington
- 1972 · Travels with My Aunt as Wordsworth
- 1969 · The Bushbaby as Tembo
- 1967 · Cowboy in Africa as Fulah
- 1967 · Cowboy in Africa as Joseph Hemera
- 1960 · The New Girl as Mary's Brother
- Future · Crimes of Violence as Self - Host
- Future · Gridiron Gang as Host