Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
Born: May 27, 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 29, 2024 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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
Family Guy
1999
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Stargate SG-1
1997
IF
2024
Watchmen
2019
Jaws 3-D
1983
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Enemy Mine
1985
Psych
2006
Little House on the Prairie
1974
ER
1994
The Punisher
1989
Photos (6)
Movies (118)
IF
Lewis (voice)
An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley
The Punisher
Jake Berkowitz
Jaws 3-D
Calvin Bouchard
The Color Purple
Ol' Mister
Firewalker
Leo Porter
Enemy Mine
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Iron Eagle
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
The Principal
Jake Phillips
The Deep
Henri Cloche
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Porter
Iron Eagle III
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
The Perfect Game
Cool Papa Bell
Iron Eagle II
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Toy Soldiers
Dean Parker
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Daddy's Little Girls
Willie
Undercover Grandpa
Mother
Outlaw Johnny Black
Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Blue Chips
Father Dawkins (uncredited)
A Fighting Man
Cubby
Breaking Brooklyn
Miles Bryant
Dog Jack
Grown up Jed
Supervized
Pendle
A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison
Amazing Racer
Max Donovan
The Laughing Policeman
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Finders Keepers
Century
El Diablo
Van Leek
Diggstown
"Honey" Roy Palmer
Cover-Up
Lou Jackson
Y2K
Morgan
The White Dawn
Portagee
Sin
Elijah
Left Behind: World at War
President Geral Fitzhugh
Three Months
Benny
I Forgive
God (voice)
A Good Man in Africa
Prof. Sam Adekunle
The Choirboys
Calvin Motts
Stories USA
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Skin Game
Jason O'Rourke
Travels with My Aunt
Wordsworth
Zooman
Rueben Tate
Delgo
King Zahn (voice)
Foster Boy
Judge George Taylor
Sidekicks
Jason O'Rourke
Roots: The Gift
Fiddler
Flashfire
Ben Durand
Breaking at the Edge
Floyd
Black Bart
Black Bart
The Landlord
Copee Johnson
Monolith
Capt. MacCandless
The Cuban
Luis Garcia
Solar Attack
President Ryan Gordon
The Josephine Baker Story
Sidney Williams
The Dependables
Lou Jones
Strange Justice
Vernon Jordan
Cover
Detective Hicks
Curse of the Starving Class
Ellis
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander
The Guardian
John Mack
Momentum
Raymond Addison
King of the Dancehall
The Bishop
Club Soda
Doc
The Undershepherd
Bishop Redford
A Father for Charlie
Walter Osgood
The Grace Card
George Wright
Legend of the Mummy
Corbeck
Managua
Paul
The Reason
Pastor Jim
J.D.'s Revenge
Rev. Elija Bliss
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Leonard Clay
Jasper, Texas
R.C. Horn
Not to Forget
Pastor John
Carolina Skeletons
James Bragg
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Dr. Barnes
To Kill a Cop
Everett Walker
All In
Caps
A Gathering of Old Men
Mathu
Smitty
Mr. Smith
Zora is My Name!
1990
Love Songs
Reuben
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
James Mink
The Inspectors
Inspector Frank Hughes
Lackawanna Blues
Ol'lem Taylor
The River Niger
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Deceived
Col. David Garrett
To Dance with Olivia
Daniel Stewart
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
Frank
Companions in Nightmare
Lt. Adam McKay
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Little Ladies of the Night
Russ Garfield
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
narrator
In His Father's Shoes
Frank Crosby / Richard
Keeper of the City
Det. James Dela
Boiling Pot
Detective Haven
Double Play
Coco
Lawman Without a Gun
Tom Hayward
Miracle in East Texas
Irving Tanner Jr.
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Lou Hastings
Gridiron Gang
Host
Dr. Lucille
2001
For Love of Olivia
Daniel Stewart
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Ray Alexander
The Bushbaby
Tembo
The Lazarus Syndrome
Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Otis James
Inside
Questioner
Miracle at Gate 213
Roy Peddington
The Highwayman
Phil Bishop
Freeman
Rex
Sudie and Simpson
Simpson
The Father Clements Story
1987
It's Good to Be Alive
Sam Brockington
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Big John Creed
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Sam
Benny's Place
Benny Moore
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Leo Garcia
TV Shows (58)
Family Guy
Drill Sargent (voice) · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Lou's father · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Gerak · 5 eps
Psych
Lloyd Marr · 1 eps
ER
Leo Malcolm · 1 eps
Bonanza
Buck Walter · 1 eps
American Playhouse
1 eps
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Laurent Vasseur · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Henry Hill · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Anderson Walker · 1 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Freddy · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
O'Flaherty · 1 eps
Ellen
Sgt. Timko · 1 eps
The Good Fight
Carl Reddick · 1 eps
The Partridge Family
Sam Simon · 1 eps
The Dead Zone
Pastor David Lewis · 1 eps
Hercules
Chiron (voice) · 1 eps
Early Edition
Jim Matthews · 1 eps
The Batman
Lucius Fox (voice) · 3 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Commander Clash (voice) · 2 eps
The Invaders
Ollie · 1 eps
Picket Fences
Rick Jennings · 1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
The Jeffersons
1 eps
Police Story
2 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
Half & Half
Ray Willis · 2 eps
Extant
Quinn · 4 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Watchmen
Old Man / Will Reeves · 7 eps
Harry O
Cleon Jackson · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Lt. Carl Fellows · 1 eps
Good Times
2 eps
Petrocelli
District Attorney Kurt Olson · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Kurt Olson, DA · 1 eps
Daktari
Mkono · 1 eps
Roots
Fiddler · 3 eps
The Mod Squad
Smitty · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
Charley Jameson · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
Lloyd · 1 eps
Promised Land
Anderson Walker · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Karnes · 1 eps
The Bill Cosby Show
Hurricane Smith · 1 eps
Cowboy in Africa
Joseph Hemera · 1 eps
Cowboy in Africa
Fulah · 1 eps
The Spoils Before Dying
Duke Webster · 6 eps
The Powers of Matthew Star
Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) · 22 eps
Return to Lonesome Dove
Isom Pickett · 4 eps
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1 eps
Backstairs at the White House
Levi Mercer, Houseman · 4 eps
The Book of Negroes
Daddy Moses · 6 eps
The Young Rebels
15 eps
The Critical List
Lem Harper · 2 eps
To Kill a Cop
Everett Walker · 2 eps
The Lazarus Syndrome
MacArthur St. Clair · 10 eps
Self / Appearances (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Black in the 80s
Self · 3 eps
Sidney
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
I Love Liberty
Self
Hal
Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Self
The Black List: Volume One
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
The Wall That Heals
Self - Host
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Himself
A Special Kind of Love
Self
A Love Story of Today
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (2)
Producing (7)
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Executive Producer
A Father for Charlie
Executive Producer
To Dance with Olivia
Executive Producer
In His Father's Shoes
Executive Producer
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Executive Producer
For Love of Olivia
Executive Producer
Inside
Executive Producer