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Louis Gossett Jr.

Acting
May 27, 1936
— March 29, 2024(87 years old)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity: 1
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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.

Also Known As

Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. • Louis Gossett, Jr. • Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. • Lou Gossett • ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア

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IF movie poster (2024)
7.0

IF

In Memory Of • May 2024

Known For

Family Guy series poster (1999)
7.4
Trending

Family Guy

Drill Sargent (voice)

Stargate SG-1 series poster (1997)
8.3

Stargate SG-1

Gerak

Hawaii Five-0 series poster (2010)
7.7

Hawaii Five-0

Lou's father

ER series poster (1994)
7.8

ER

Leo Malcolm

Psych series poster (2006)
7.9

Psych

Lloyd Marr

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Buck Walter

Little House on the Prairie series poster (1974)
7.9
Gem

Little House on the Prairie

Henry Hill

The Good Fight series poster (2017)
7.5

The Good Fight

Carl Reddick

Photos of Louis Gossett Jr.

Filmography

2020s

IF movie poster (2024)
7.0

IF

Lewis (voice)

The Color Purple movie poster (2023)
7.0

The Color Purple

Ol' Mister

Outlaw Johnny Black movie poster (2023)
5.4

Outlaw Johnny Black

Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Three Months movie poster (2022)
7.0

Three Months

Benny

Sidney movie poster (2022)
7.4

Sidney

Self

I Forgive movie poster (2021)
4.7

I Forgive

God (voice)

Miracle in East Texas movie poster (2020)
5.5

Miracle in East Texas

Irving Tanner Jr.

2010s

Double Play movie poster (2017)
3.5

Double Play

Coco

Boiling Pot movie poster (2015)
5.2

Boiling Pot

Detective Haven

The Dependables movie poster (2014)
3.1

The Dependables

Lou Jones

A Fighting Man movie poster (2014)
5.4

A Fighting Man

Cubby

Miracle at Gate 213 movie poster (2013)
6.0

Miracle at Gate 213

Roy Peddington

Smitty movie poster (2012)
5.9

Smitty

Mr. Smith

Dog Jack movie poster (2011)
4.0

Dog Jack

Grown up Jed

Why Did I Get Married Too? movie poster (2010)
6.5

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Porter

2000s

The Perfect Game movie poster (2009)
7.1

The Perfect Game

Cool Papa Bell

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy movie poster (2009)
8.0

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Self

Delgo movie poster (2008)
4.5

Delgo

King Zahn (voice)

Daddy's Little Girls movie poster (2007)
6.9

Daddy's Little Girls

Willie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas movie poster (2007)

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Self

Cover movie poster (2007)
5.0

Cover

Detective Hicks

Solar Attack movie poster (2006)
5.2

Solar Attack

President Ryan Gordon

All In movie poster (2006)
4.3

All In

Caps

Club Soda movie poster (2006)

Club Soda

Doc

Lackawanna Blues movie poster (2005)
5.8

Lackawanna Blues

Ol'lem Taylor

Left Behind: World at War movie poster (2005)
4.2

Left Behind: World at War

President Geral Fitzhugh

Momentum movie poster (2003)
4.8

Momentum

Raymond Addison

Deceived movie poster (2002)
4.2

Deceived

Col. David Garrett

For Love of Olivia movie poster (2001)
1.0

For Love of Olivia

Daniel Stewart

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence movie poster (2000)
5.8

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

Frank

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story movie poster (2000)
7.0

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

Lou Hastings

The Highwayman movie poster (2000)
3.8

The Highwayman

Phil Bishop

1990s

Y2K movie poster (1999)
5.4

Y2K

Morgan

Love Songs movie poster (1999)
8.0

Love Songs

Director

The Inspectors movie poster (1998)
5.9

The Inspectors

Inspector Frank Hughes

Legend of the Mummy movie poster (1998)
4.0

Legend of the Mummy

Corbeck

In His Father's Shoes movie poster (1997)
3.5

In His Father's Shoes

Frank Crosby / Richard

To Dance with Olivia movie poster (1997)

To Dance with Olivia

Daniel Stewart

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story movie poster (1996)
3.8

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

James Mink

Managua movie poster (1996)
4.3

Managua

Paul

Inside movie poster (1996)
4.3

Inside

Questioner

Iron Eagle on the Attack movie poster (1995)
3.8

Iron Eagle on the Attack

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies movie poster (1995)
7.8

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

A Father for Charlie movie poster (1995)
6.7

A Father for Charlie

Walter Osgood

Blue Chips movie poster (1994)
6.1

Blue Chips

Father Dawkins (uncredited)

A Good Man in Africa movie poster (1994)
4.9

A Good Man in Africa

Prof. Sam Adekunle

Curse of the Starving Class movie poster (1994)
3.8

Curse of the Starving Class

Ellis

Flashfire movie poster (1994)
4.0

Flashfire

Ben Durand

Monolith movie poster (1993)
4.4

Monolith

Capt. MacCandless

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations movie poster (1993)
6.0

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Leonard Clay

Diggstown movie poster (1992)
6.3

Diggstown

"Honey" Roy Palmer

Iron Eagle III movie poster (1992)
4.1

Iron Eagle III

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Toy Soldiers movie poster (1991)
6.5

Toy Soldiers

Dean Parker

The Josephine Baker Story movie poster (1991)
5.7

The Josephine Baker Story

Sidney Williams

Cover-Up movie poster (1991)
3.9

Cover-Up

Lou Jackson

Carolina Skeletons movie poster (1991)
6.8

Carolina Skeletons

James Bragg

El Diablo movie poster (1990)
5.5

El Diablo

Van Leek

Sudie and Simpson movie poster (1990)
6.5

Sudie and Simpson

Simpson

1980s

The Punisher movie poster (1989)
5.8

The Punisher

Jake Berkowitz

Iron Eagle II movie poster (1988)
4.5

Iron Eagle II

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Roots: The Gift movie poster (1988)
6.8

Roots: The Gift

Fiddler

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July movie poster (1988)
10.0

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Big John Creed

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play movie poster (1988)

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

Sam

The Principal movie poster (1987)
6.5

The Principal

Jake Phillips

A Gathering of Old Men movie poster (1987)
6.0

A Gathering of Old Men

Mathu

The Father Clements Story movie poster (1987)

The Father Clements Story

Firewalker movie poster (1986)
5.3

Firewalker

Leo Porter

Iron Eagle movie poster (1986)
5.6

Iron Eagle

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Enemy Mine movie poster (1985)
7.0

Enemy Mine

Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

Finders Keepers movie poster (1984)
5.3

Finders Keepers

Century

The Guardian movie poster (1984)
5.0

The Guardian

John Mack

Jaws 3-D movie poster (1983)
4.5

Jaws 3-D

Calvin Bouchard

An Officer and a Gentleman movie poster (1982)
7.0

An Officer and a Gentleman

Sergeant Emil Foley

I Love Liberty movie poster (1982)

I Love Liberty

Self

It Rained All Night the Day I Left movie poster (1980)
4.8

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

Leo Garcia

1970s

The Lazarus Syndrome movie poster (1979)
4.0

The Lazarus Syndrome

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

The Deep movie poster (1977)
6.0

The Deep

Henri Cloche

The Choirboys movie poster (1977)
5.4

The Choirboys

Calvin Motts

Little Ladies of the Night movie poster (1977)
2.8

Little Ladies of the Night

Russ Garfield

Freeman movie poster (1977)
5.0

Freeman

Rex

J.D.'s Revenge movie poster (1976)
5.7

J.D.'s Revenge

Rev. Elija Bliss

The River Niger movie poster (1976)
6.8

The River Niger

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Black Bart movie poster (1975)
3.5

Black Bart

Black Bart

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within movie poster (1975)

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Otis James

Sidekicks movie poster (1974)
6.0

Sidekicks

Jason O'Rourke

The White Dawn movie poster (1974)
6.6

The White Dawn

Portagee

It's Good to Be Alive movie poster (1974)
6.6

It's Good to Be Alive

Sam Brockington

The Laughing Policeman movie poster (1973)
6.2

The Laughing Policeman

Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Travels with My Aunt movie poster (1972)
5.9

Travels with My Aunt

Wordsworth

Skin Game movie poster (1971)
6.5

Skin Game

Jason O'Rourke

The Landlord movie poster (1970)
5.8

The Landlord

Copee Johnson

1960s

The Bushbaby movie poster (1969)
6.0

The Bushbaby

Tembo

Companions in Nightmare movie poster (1968)
4.0

Companions in Nightmare

Lt. Adam McKay

A Raisin in the Sun movie poster (1961)
7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

George Murchison