Acting
Louis Gossett Jr.
1936-05-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Stargate SG-1
Hawaii Five-0
Watchmen
IF
Jaws 3-D
An Officer and a Gentleman
Enemy Mine
Psych
Little House on the Prairie
ER
The Punisher
Saturday Night Live
The Batman
Bonanza
The Six Million Dollar Man
Movie credits · 147
Sin
IF
The Color Purple
Outlaw Johnny Black
Sidney
Three Months
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
Not to Forget
I Forgive
The Reason
The Cuban
Miracle in East Texas
Foster Boy
Supervized
The Gang Activists
Hal
Breaking Brooklyn
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Undercover Grandpa
Double Play
King of the Dancehall
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Boiling Pot
The Dependables
A Fighting Man
Miracle at Gate 213
Breaking at the Edge
Smitty
The Undershepherd
Dog Jack
The Grace Card
Why Did I Get Married Too?
The Perfect Game
Amazing Racer
The Least Among You
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Delgo
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
A Love Story of Today
TV credits · 67
Watchmen
The Good Fight
The Spoils Before Dying
The Book of Negroes
Madam Secretary
Extant
Hawaii Five-0
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Psych
Black in the 80s
The Batman
Half & Half
The Dead Zone
Family Guy
Hercules
Stargate SG-1
Early Edition
Promised Land
Touched by an Angel
ER
Ellen
Return to Lonesome Dove
Picket Fences
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gideon Oliver
American Experience
Sadat
The Powers of Matthew Star
American Playhouse
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
The Lazarus Syndrome
Backstairs at the White House
The Critical List
To Kill a Cop
Please Turn the Page
Roots
Saturday Night Live
The Jeffersons
The Rockford Files
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