Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
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.
Born: May 27, 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (134)
IF
2024
Actor: Lewis (voice)In Memory Of
The Color Purple
2023
Actor: Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
Actor: Reverend Tharringt…
Sidney
2022
Actor
Three Months
2022
Actor: Benny
Not to Forget
2021
Actor: Pastor John
The Reason
2020
Actor: Pastor Jim
The Cuban
2020
Actor: Luis Garcia
TV
Watchmen
2019
Actor: Old Man / Will Ree…
Foster Boy
2019
Actor: Judge George Taylo…
Supervized
2019
Actor: Pendle
Hal
2019
Actor
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
Actor: Miles Bryant
Undercover Grandpa
2017
Actor: Mother
TV
The Good Fight
2017
Actor: Carl Reddick
Double Play
2017
Actor: Coco
King of the Dancehall
2017
Actor: The Bishop
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Actor
TV
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
Actor: Duke Webster
TV
The Book of Negroes
2015
Actor: Daddy Moses
TV
Madam Secretary
2014
Actor: Laurent Vasseur
TV
Extant
2014
Actor: Quinn
The Dependables
2014
Actor: Lou Jones
A Fighting Man
2014
Actor: Cubby
Breaking at the Edge
2013
Actor: Floyd
Smitty
2012
Actor: Mr. Smith
The Grace Card
2011
Actor: George Wright
TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Actor: Lou's father
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
Actor: Porter
The Perfect Game
2009
Actor: Cool Papa Bell
TV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Actor
Amazing Racer
2009
Actor: Max Donovan
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Actor
Delgo
2008
Actor: King Zahn (voice)
Stories USA
2007
Actor: Doc (segment "Club…
Cover
2007
Actor: Detective Hicks
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
Actor: Willie
TV
Psych
2006
Actor: Lloyd Marr
Solar Attack
2006
Actor: President Ryan Gor…
All In
2006
Actor: Caps
Left Behind: World at War
2005
Actor: President Geral Fi…
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Actor: Ol'lem Taylor
TV
The Batman
2004
Actor: Lucius Fox (voice)
Jasper, Texas
2003
Actor: R.C. Horn
Momentum
2003
Actor: Raymond Addison
TV
Half & Half
2002
Actor: Ray Willis
TV
The Dead Zone
2002
Actor: Pastor David Lewis
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
Actor: Frank
Y2K
1999
Actor: Morgan
TV
Family Guy
1999
Actor: Drill Sargent (voi…
The Inspectors
1998
Actor: Inspector Frank Hu…
TV
Hercules
1998
Actor: Chiron (voice)
Legend of the Mummy
1998
Actor: Corbeck
TV
Stargate SG-1
1997
Actor: Gerak
TV
Early Edition
1996
Actor: Jim Matthews
TV
Promised Land
1996
Actor: Anderson Walker
Inside
1996
Actor: QuestionerExecutive Producer
Managua
1996
Actor: Paul
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
Actor: Charles 'Chappy' S…
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Actor
A Father for Charlie
1995
Actor: Walter OsgoodExecutive Producer
TV
Touched by an Angel
1994
Actor: Anderson Walker
TV
ER
1994
Actor: Leo Malcolm
Flashfire
1994
Actor: Ben Durand
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
Actor: Ellis
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Actor: Prof. Sam Adekunle
TV
Ellen
1994
Actor: Sgt. Timko
Blue Chips
1994
Actor: Father Dawkins (un…
TV
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
Actor: Isom Pickett
Monolith
1993
Actor: Capt. MacCandless
TV
Picket Fences
1992
Actor: Rick Jennings
Diggstown
1992
Actor: "Honey" Roy Palmer
Iron Eagle III
1992
Actor: Charles 'Chappy' S…
Carolina Skeletons
1991
Actor: James Bragg
Toy Soldiers
1991
Actor: Dean Parker
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
Actor: Sidney Williams
Cover-Up
1991
Actor: Lou Jackson
TV
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Actor: Commander Clash (v…
El Diablo
1990
Actor: Van Leek
The Punisher
1989
Actor: Jake Berkowitz
Roots: The Gift
1988
Actor: Fiddler
Iron Eagle II
1988
Actor: Charles 'Chappy' S…
TV
American Experience
1988
Actor: Narrator (voice)
The Principal
1987
Actor: Jake Phillips
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Actor
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
Actor: Mathu
Firewalker
1986
Actor: Leo Porter
Iron Eagle
1986
Actor: Charles 'Chappy' S…
Enemy Mine
1985
Actor: Jeriba 'Jerry' Shi…
Finders Keepers
1984
Actor: Century
Jaws 3-D
1983
Actor: Calvin Bouchard
TV
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Actor: Walter "Walt" Shep…Director
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Actor: Sergeant Emil Fole…
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Actor: Dr. MacArthur St. …
The Choirboys
1977
Actor: Calvin Motts
The Deep
1977
Actor: Henri Cloche
TV
Roots
1977
Actor: Fiddler
J.D.'s Revenge
1976
Actor: Rev. Elija Bliss
TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
Actor: Self - Host
TV
The Jeffersons
1975
Actor
Black Bart
1975
Actor: Black Bart
TV
The Rockford Files
1974
Actor: Marcus Aurelius Ha…Actor: Marcus Aurelius 'G…
TV
Harry O
1974
Actor: Cleon Jackson
TV
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Actor: Henry Hill
TV
Petrocelli
1974
Actor: Kurt Olson, DAActor: District Attorney …
The White Dawn
1974
Actor: Portagee
TV
Good Times
1974
Actor
TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Actor: O'Flaherty
The Laughing Policeman
1973
Actor: Insp. James Larrim…
TV
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Actor
TV
Police Story
1973
Actor
Travels with My Aunt
1972
Actor: Wordsworth
TV
The Rookies
1972
Actor
Skin Game
1971
Actor: Jason O'Rourke
TV
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Actor: Lt. Carl Fellows
TV
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Actor
TV
The Partridge Family
1970
Actor: Sam Simon
TV
The Young Rebels
1970
Actor
The Landlord
1970
Actor: Copee Johnson
TV
McCloud
1970
Actor
TV
Love, American Style
1969
Actor: Freddy
TV
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Actor: Hurricane Smith
TV
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Actor: Dr. Karnes
TV
The Mod Squad
1968
Actor: SmittyActor: Lloyd+1
TV
The Invaders
1967
Actor: Ollie
TV
Daktari
1966
Actor: Mkono
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Actor
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Actor
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
Actor: George Murchison
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Buck Walter
TV
The Oscars
1953
Actor
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Actor
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor: Self - NomineeActor: Self - Audience Me…+3