Louis Gossett Jr.
May 27, 1936 (89 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Louis Gossett Jr. (born 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 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 · Miracle in East Texas as Irving Tanner Jr.
- 2019 · Foster Boy as Judge George Taylor
- 2019 · Supervized as Pendle
- 2017 · Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self
- 2017 · Undercover Grandpa as Mother
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Detective Haven
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Cubby
- 2012 · Smitty as Mr. Smith
- 2011 · Dog Jack as Grown up Jed
- 2011 · The Grace Card as George Wright
- 2010 · Why Did I Get Married Too? as Porter
- 2009 · The Perfect Game as Cool Papa Bell
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Max Donovan
- 2008 · A Special Kind of Love as Self
- 2006 · Solar Attack as President Ryan Gordon
- 2005 · Left Behind: World at War as President Geral Fitzhugh
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2002 · Deceived as Col. David Garrett
- 1998 · The Inspectors as Inspector Frank Hughes
- 1998 · Legend of the Mummy as Corbeck
- 1997 · In His Father's Shoes as Frank Crosby / Richard
- 1996 · Inside as Questioner
- 1995 · Iron Eagle on the Attack as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1995 · Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing as Narrator
- 1994 · Curse of the Starving Class as Ellis
- 1994 · Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice as Ray Alexander
- 1993 · Father & Son: Dangerous Relations as
- 1992 · Diggstown as "Honey" Roy Palmer
- 1992 · Iron Eagle III as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1991 · Carolina Skeletons as James Bragg
- 1990 · Sudie and Simpson as Simpson
- 1990 · El Diablo as Van Leek
- 1989 · Gideon Oliver as
- 1988 · Iron Eagle II as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Firewalker as Leo Porter
- 1984 · The Guardian as John Mack
- 1984 · Finders Keepers as Century
- 1983 · Sadat as Anwar al-Sadat
- 1982 · The Powers of Matthew Star as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
- 1980 · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as
- 1979 · Backstairs at the White House as Levi Mercer, Houseman
- 1978 · The Critical List as Lem Harper
- 1977 · Little Ladies of the Night as Russ Garfield
- 1976 · J.D.'s Revenge as Rev. Elija Bliss
- 1975 · Delancey Street: The Crisis Within as Otis James
- 1974 · Sidekicks as Jason O'Rourke
- 1971 · Skin Game as Jason O'Rourke
- 1970 · The Landlord as Copee Johnson
- Future · Crimes of Violence as Self - Host
- 1969 · The Bushbaby as Tembo
- 1967 · Cowboy in Africa as Fulah
- 1967 · Cowboy in Africa as Joseph Hemera
- Future · Straight Up as Cosmo
- 2021 · Not to Forget as Pastor John
- 2021 · I Forgive as God (voice)
- 2020 · The Cuban as Luis Garcia
- 2019 · Watchmen as Old Man / Will Reeves
- 2019 · The Gang Activists as Self
- 2019 · Hal as Self
- 2018 · Breaking Brooklyn as Miles Bryant
- 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
- 2016 · A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Himself
- 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 · The Undershepherd as Bishop Redford
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Lou's father
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · The Least Among You as Samuel Benton
- 2009 · Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
- 2008 · Delgo as King Zahn (voice)
- 2008 · A Love Story of Today as Self
- 2008 · Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
- 2008 · The Black List: Volume One 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 · Club Soda as Doc
- 2006 · Psych as Lloyd Marr
- 2006 · All In as Caps
- 2005 · Lackawanna Blues as Ol'lem Taylor
- 2004 · The Batman as Lucius Fox (voice)
- 2003 · Jasper, Texas as R.C. Horn
- 2003 · Momentum as Raymond Addison
- 2002 · Half & Half as Ray Willis
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as Pastor David Lewis
- 2002 · What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away as Dr. Barnes
- 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 · Love Songs as Reuben
- 1999 · Family Guy as Drill Sargent (voice)
- 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 · Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Bob Kersee
- 1996 · Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as James Mink
- 1996 · Managua as Paul
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1995 · Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Ray Alexander
- 1995 · Zooman as Rueben Tate
- 1995 · A Father for Charlie as Walter Osgood
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Anderson Walker
- 1994 · ER as Leo Malcolm
- 1994 · Flashfire as Ben Durand
- 1994 · A Good Man in Africa as Prof. Sam Adekunle
- 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 · Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II as Reader
- 1991 · Keeper of the City as Det. James Dela
- 1991 · Toy Soldiers as Dean Parker
- 1991 · The Josephine Baker Story as Sidney Williams
- 1991 · Cover-Up as Lou Jackson
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Commander Clash (voice)
- 1990 · Zora is My Name! as
- 1989 · The Punisher as Jake Berkowitz
- 1988 · Roots: The Gift as Fiddler
- 1988 · Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as Big John Creed
- 1988 · American Experience as Self - Narrator
- 1988 · Sam Found Out: A Triple Play as Sam
- 1987 · The Father Clements Story as
- 1987 · The Principal as Jake Phillips
- 1987 · A Gathering of Old Men as Mathu
- 1986 · Iron Eagle as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1985 · Enemy Mine as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
- 1983 · Jaws 3-D as Calvin Bouchard
- 1983 · The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as narrator
- 1982 · An Officer and a Gentleman as Sergeant Emil Foley
- 1982 · Benny's Place as Benny Moore
- 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
- 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
- 1979 · Lawman Without a Gun as Tom Hayward
- 1978 · To Kill a Cop as Everett Walker
- 1978 · The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
- 1977 · Freeman as Rex
- 1977 · The Choirboys as Calvin Motts
- 1977 · The Deep as Henri Cloche
- 1977 · Please Turn the Page as Self
- 1977 · Roots as Fiddler
- 1976 · The River Niger as Dr. Dudley Stanton
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 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 · The White Dawn as Portagee
- 1974 · It's Good to Be Alive as Sam Brockington
- 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 · Travels with My Aunt as Wordsworth
- 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 Young Rebels as
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Freddy
- 1969 · The Bill Cosby Show as Hurricane Smith
- 1969 · The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Karnes
- 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
- 1961 · A Raisin in the Sun as George Murchison
- 1960 · The New Girl as Mary's Brother
- 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 · Forget to Remember as
- Future · Everbrook (The Home) as
- Future · Gridiron Gang as Host