Louis Gossett Jr.
- Acting
- May 27, 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- March 29, 2024
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
Filmography
- Sin · Elijah
- IF · Lewis (Voice), In Memory Of
- The Color Purple · Ol' Mister
- Outlaw Johnny Black · Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
- Sidney · Self
- Three Months · Benny
- African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey · Self
- Not to Forget · Pastor John
- I Forgive · God (Voice)
- The Reason · Pastor Jim
- The Cuban · Luis Garcia
- Miracle in East Texas · Irving Tanner Jr.
- Watchmen · Old Man / Will Reeves
- Foster Boy · Judge George Taylor
- Supervized · Pendle
- The Gang Activists · Self
- Hal · Self
- Breaking Brooklyn · Miles Bryant
- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart · Self
- Undercover Grandpa · Mother
- The Good Fight · Carl Reddick
- Double Play · Coco
- King of the Dancehall · The Bishop
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise · Self
- A.C. Green: Iron Virgin · Self
- Boiling Pot · Detective Haven
- The Spoils Before Dying · Duke Webster
- The Book of Negroes · Daddy Moses
- Madam Secretary · Laurent Vasseur
- Extant · Quinn
- The Dependables · Lou Jones
- A Fighting Man · Cubby
- Miracle at Gate 213 · Roy Peddington
- Breaking at the Edge · Floyd
- Smitty · Mr. Smith
- The Undershepherd · Bishop Redford
- Dog Jack · Grown up Jed
- The Grace Card · George Wright
- Hawaii Five-0 · Lou's father
- Why Did I Get Married Too? · Porter
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots · Executive producer
- The Perfect Game · Cool Papa Bell
- Celebrity Ghost Stories · Self
- Amazing Racer · Max Donovan
- The Least Among You · Samuel Benton
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy · Self
- Delgo · King Zahn (Voice)
- Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth · Self
- A Love Story of Today · Self
- A Special Kind of Love · Self
- The Black List: Volume One · Self
- Stories USA · Doc (segment "Club Soda")
- Cover · Detective Hicks
- Daddy's Little Girls · Willie
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas · Self
- Club Soda · Doc
- Psych · Lloyd Marr
- Solar Attack · President Ryan Gordon
- All In · Caps
- Left Behind: World at War · President Geral Fitzhugh
- Black in the 80s · Self
- Lackawanna Blues · Ol'lem Taylor
- The Batman · Lucius Fox (Voice)
- Jasper, Texas · R.C. Horn
- Momentum · Raymond Addison
- Half & Half · Ray Willis
- The Dead Zone · Pastor David Lewis
- What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away · Dr. Barnes
- Deceived · Col. David Garrett
- For Love of Olivia · Daniel Stewart, Executive producer
- Dr. Lucille
- The Color of Love: Jacey's Story · Lou Hastings, Executive producer
- The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence · Frank
- The Highwayman · Phil Bishop
- Strange Justice · Vernon Jordan
- Y2K · Morgan
- Love Songs · Reuben, Director
- Family Guy · Drill Sargent (Voice)
- The Inspectors · Inspector Frank Hughes
- Hercules · Chiron (Voice)