Louis Gossett Jr.
Born:5/27/1936•Died:3/29/2024
Place of Birth:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
IF
20247.0
The Color Purple
20237.0
Outlaw Johnny Black
20235.8
Sidney
20227.6
Three Months
20227.1
I Forgive
20214.7
Miracle in East Texas
20201.0
Hal
20196.5
Breaking Brooklyn
20187.8
Undercover Grandpa
20175.6
Double Play
20173.8
King of the Dancehall
20177.6
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
20168.0
Boiling Pot
20155.2
The Dependables
20143.1
A Fighting Man
20145.5
Miracle at Gate 213
20136.0
Smitty
20125.9
Dog Jack
20114.0
Why Did I Get Married Too?
20106.5
The Perfect Game
20097.1
The Least Among You
20095.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
20098.0
Delgo
20084.5
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
20080.0
Cover
20075.2
Daddy's Little Girls
20077.0
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
20070.0
Club Soda
20060.0
Solar Attack
20065.2
All In
20064.3
Left Behind: World at War
20054.2
Lackawanna Blues
20055.9
Momentum
20034.8
Deceived
20024.2
For Love of Olivia
20011.0
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
20007.0
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
20005.8
The Highwayman
20004.5
Y2K
19995.3
The Inspectors
19985.9
Legend of the Mummy
19984.1
In His Father's Shoes
19973.5
To Dance with Olivia
19970.0
Inside
19964.6
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
19960.0
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
19963.8
Managua
19964.3
Iron Eagle on the Attack
19953.8
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
19958.1
A Father for Charlie
19956.5
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
19950.0
Flashfire
19944.3
Curse of the Starving Class
19944.1
A Good Man in Africa
19944.9
Blue Chips
19946.1
Monolith
19934.3
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
19936.0
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
19925.0
Diggstown
19926.3
Iron Eagle III
19924.1
Carolina Skeletons
19916.8
Toy Soldiers
19916.5
The Josephine Baker Story
19916.0
Cover-Up
19913.9
Sudie and Simpson
19906.5
El Diablo
19905.6
Zora is My Name!
19900.0
The Punisher
19895.8
Roots: The Gift
19886.8
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
198810.0
Iron Eagle II
19884.5
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
19880.0
The Father Clements Story
19870.0
The Principal
19876.5
A Gathering of Old Men
19876.0
Firewalker
19865.3
Iron Eagle
19865.6
Enemy Mine
19856.9
The Guardian
19844.2
Finders Keepers
19845.3
Jaws 3-D
19834.5
An Officer and a Gentleman
19827.0
I Love Liberty
19820.0
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
19804.8
The Lazarus Syndrome
19794.6
Lawman Without a Gun
19790.0
Freeman
19775.0
The Choirboys
19775.5
The Deep
19776.0
Little Ladies of the Night
19773.3
J.D.'s Revenge
19765.8
The River Niger
19766.8
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
19750.0
The White Dawn
19746.6
Sidekicks
19746.0
The Laughing Policeman
19736.3
Travels with My Aunt
19726.0
Skin Game
19716.6
The Landlord
19705.9
Companions in Nightmare
19684.0
A Raisin in the Sun
19617.7
Gridiron Gang
NaN0.0
Black Bart
19753.7
It's Good to Be Alive
19746.6
The Bushbaby
19696.0
Straight Up
NaN0.0
Sin
20250.0
Not to Forget
20216.7
The Reason
20207.6
The Cuban
20205.2
Foster Boy
20197.0
Supervized
20195.2
The Gang Activists
20190.0
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
20176.2
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
20160.0
The Undershepherd
20122.0
The Grace Card
20117.2
Amazing Racer
20096.0
A Love Story of Today
20080.0
A Special Kind of Love
20080.0
The Black List: Volume One
20086.5
Stories USA
20073.9
Jasper, Texas
20035.8
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
20027.0
Dr. Lucille
20010.0
Strange Justice
19996.0
Love Songs
19998.0
The Wall That Heals
19980.0
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
19980.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
19950.0
Zooman
19956.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
19940.0
Keeper of the City
19915.5
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
19835.0
Benny's Place
198210.0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
19816.0
Crimes of Violence
NaN0.0
Forget to Remember
NaN0.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
19875.7
To Kill a Cop
19780.0
The New Girl
19600.0