Louis Gossett Jr.
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.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
27 May 1936
Death Day
29 March 2024
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr., Louis Gossett, Jr., Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., Lou Gossett, ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア, لوئیس گوست، جونیور
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
Iron Eagle III
1992-01-09Actor
Freeman
1977-12-31Actor
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03Actor
The Principal
1987-09-18Actor
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982-07-28Actor
Toy Soldiers
1991-04-24Actor
Momentum
2003-03-26Actor
The Deep
1977-06-17Actor
Iron Eagle
1986-01-17Actor
Finders Keepers
1984-05-18Actor
Delgo
2008-12-12Actor
Skin Game
1971-09-30Actor
Travels with My Aunt
1972-12-17Actor
The White Dawn
1974-07-21Actor
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000-03-12Actor
Iron Eagle II
1988-11-11Actor
Enemy Mine
1985-12-12Actor
The Punisher
1989-10-05Actor
Firewalker
1986-11-21Actor
The New Girl
1960-01-01Actor
Solar Attack
2006-05-25Actor
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995-12-01Actor
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010-04-02Actor
I Love Liberty
1982-03-21Actor
The Laughing Policeman
1973-12-20Actor
A Raisin in the Sun
1961-05-28Actor
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009-01-01Actor
J.D.'s Revenge
1976-08-25Actor
Daddy's Little Girls
2007-02-14Actor
Left Behind: World at War
2005-10-21Actor
The Landlord
1970-05-20Actor
Y2K
1999-07-01Actor
Club Soda
2006-09-22Actor
Jaws 3-D
1983-07-22Actor
The Least Among You
2009-01-12Actor
Miracle in East Texas
2020-02-07Actor
The Choirboys
1977-12-23Actor
All In
2006-03-14Actor
Diggstown
1992-08-14Actor
El Diablo
1990-07-22Actor
Dog Jack
2011-12-02Actor
Cover
2007-05-08Actor
Three Months
2022-02-23Actor
Managua
1996-04-09Actor
The Perfect Game
2009-11-09Actor
The River Niger
1976-04-14Actor
A Gathering of Old Men
1987-05-10Actor
Smitty
2012-04-10Actor
Cover-Up
1991-02-22Actor
The Josephine Baker Story
1991-03-16Actor
Roots: The Gift
1988-12-11Actor
Gridiron Gang
Actor
Deceived
2002-03-26Actor
Monolith
1993-09-16Actor
The Color Purple
2023-12-25Actor
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979-09-04Actor
Little Ladies of the Night
1977-01-16Actor
Carolina Skeletons
1991-09-30Actor
Black Bart
1975-01-01Actor
It's Good to Be Alive
1974-02-22Actor
Sudie and Simpson
1990-09-11Actor
Lackawanna Blues
2005-02-12Actor
In His Father's Shoes
1997-06-05Actor, Executive Producer
Legend of the Mummy
1998-03-30Actor
Flashfire
1994-09-15Actor
The Bushbaby
1969-09-01Actor
IF
2024-05-08Actor, In Memory Of
Curse of the Starving Class
1994-09-13Actor
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996-06-16Actor
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993-04-19Actor
A Father for Charlie
1995-01-01Actor, Executive Producer
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000-03-19Actor, Executive Producer
Sidekicks
1974-03-21Actor
The Guardian
1984-10-20Actor
I Forgive
2021-10-01Actor
The Father Clements Story
1987-12-13
The Inspectors
1998-09-20Actor
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05Actor
The Dependables
2014-06-03Actor
Sidney
2022-09-10Actor
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988-05-31Actor
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975-04-19Actor
Blue Chips
1994-02-18Actor
Inside
1996-08-25Actor, Executive Producer
For Love of Olivia
2001-03-18Actor, Executive Producer
Miracle at Gate 213
2013-12-10Actor
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980-08-05Actor
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008-02-12Actor
A Good Man in Africa
1994-07-14Actor
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023-09-15Actor
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988-12-03Actor
Boiling Pot
2015-09-29Actor
Companions in Nightmare
1968-11-23Actor
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996-04-14Actor
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992-11-11Actor
A Fighting Man
2014-04-24Actor
To Dance with Olivia
1997-03-09Actor, Executive Producer
Straight Up
Actor
Double Play
2017-01-27Actor
The Highwayman
2000-01-01Actor
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
1995-01-01Actor
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016-10-14Actor
Lawman Without a Gun
1979-05-30Actor
Undercover Grandpa
2017-07-07Actor
Breaking Brooklyn
2018-05-25Actor
Zora is My Name!
1990-01-01
King of the Dancehall
2017-01-13Actor
Hal
2019-03-28Actor
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017-10-14Actor
The Black List: Volume One
2008-01-22Actor
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994-05-13Actor
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995-03-20Actor
Keeper of the City
1991-12-20Actor
Strange Justice
1999-08-29Actor
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002-05-31Actor
Supervized
2019-07-16Actor
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016-05-13Actor
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981-05-31Actor
The Gang Activists
2019-07-04Actor
Zooman
1995-03-19Actor
The Cuban
2020-07-31Actor
Jasper, Texas
2003-06-08Actor
Love Songs
1999-04-25Actor, Director
Benny's Place
1982-05-31Actor
The Grace Card
2011-02-25Actor
Foster Boy
2019-10-03Actor
The Reason
2020-09-12Actor
A Love Story of Today
2008-02-12Actor
A Special Kind of Love
2008-02-12Actor
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983-07-15Actor
Stories USA
2007-11-10Actor
Crimes of Violence
Actor
Forget to Remember
Not to Forget
2021-11-26Actor
To Kill a Cop
1978-04-10Actor
The Undershepherd
2012-02-15Actor
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998-02-10Actor
Amazing Racer
2009-04-23Actor
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18Actor
Dr. Lucille
2001-01-01
The Wall That Heals
1998-05-06Actor
Sin
2025-08-01Actor
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990-09-15Actor
Good Times
1974-02-08
The Rookies
1972-09-11
Half & Half
2002-09-23Actor
Family Guy
1999-01-31Actor
The Dead Zone
2002-06-16Actor
Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11Actor
The Batman
2004-09-11Actor
Early Edition
1996-09-28Actor
The Jeffersons
1975-01-18
Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05
The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01Actor
The Bill Cosby Show
1969-09-14Actor
Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27Actor
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993-11-14Actor
Backstairs at the White House
1979-01-29Actor
ER
1994-09-19Actor
Gideon Oliver
1989-02-20
Police Story
1973-03-20
McCloud
1970-02-17
The Young Rebels
1970-09-20
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982-09-17Actor, Director
Roots
1977-01-23Actor
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980-03-20
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02Actor
The Oscars
1953-03-19Actor
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979-09-04Actor
Black in the 80s
2005-02-01
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11Actor
Psych
2006-07-07Actor
Extant
2014-07-09Actor
Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20Actor
The Book of Negroes
2015-01-07Actor
The Spoils Before Dying
2015-07-08Actor
The Good Fight
2017-02-19Actor
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20Actor
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18Actor
Sadat
1983-10-31Actor
Bonanza
1959-09-12Actor
Promised Land
1996-09-17Actor
The Rockford Files
1974-09-13Actor
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009-10-03Actor
Hercules
1998-08-31Actor
American Experience
1988-10-04Actor
Petrocelli
1974-09-11Actor
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16Actor
The Partridge Family
1970-09-25Actor
Love, American Style
1969-09-29Actor
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969-09-14Actor
The Mod Squad
1968-09-24Actor
Cowboy in Africa
1967-09-11Actor
Daktari
1966-01-11Actor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01Actor
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11Actor
The Invaders
1967-01-10Actor
The Critical List
1978-09-11Actor
Please Turn the Page
1977-04-20Actor
Ellen
1994-03-29Actor
Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21Actor
Watchmen
2019-10-20Actor
Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20Actor
Harry O
1974-09-12Actor
Madam Secretary
2014-09-21Actor
Picket Fences
1992-09-18Actor
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
2010-02-01Executive Producer
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