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