Birthday
1936/05/27
Day of death
2024/03/29 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know 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
Louis Gossett Jr. (born 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 has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.
(1992) Iron Eagle III
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
(1977) Freeman
as Rex
(2007) The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
(1987) The Principal
as Jake Phillips
(1982) An Officer and a Gentleman
as Sergeant Emil Foley
(1991) Toy Soldiers
as Dean Parker
(2003) Momentum
as Raymond Addison
(1977) The Deep
as Henri Cloche
(1986) Iron Eagle
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
(1984) Finders Keepers
as Century
(2008) Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
(1971) Skin Game
as Jason O'Rourke
(1972) Travels with My Aunt
as Wordsworth
(1974) The White Dawn
as Portagee
(2000) The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
as Frank
(1988) Iron Eagle II
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
(1985) Enemy Mine
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
(1989) The Punisher
as Jake Berkowitz
(1986) Firewalker
as Leo Porter
(1960) The New Girl
as Mary's Brother
(2006) Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
(1995) Iron Eagle on the Attack
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
(2010) Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter
(1982) I Love Liberty
as Self
(1973) The Laughing Policeman
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
(1961) A Raisin in the Sun
as George Murchison
(2009) Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
(1976) J.D.'s Revenge
as Rev. Elija Bliss
(2007) Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
(2005) Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh
(1970) The Landlord
as Copee Johnson
(1999) Y2K
as Morgan
(2006) Club Soda
as Doc
(1983) Jaws 3-D
as Calvin Bouchard
(2009) The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
(2020) Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.
(1977) The Choirboys
as Calvin Motts
(2006) All In
as Caps
(1992) Diggstown
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
(1990) El Diablo
as Van Leek
(2011) Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
(2007) Cover
as Detective Hicks
(2022) Three Months
as Benny
(1996) Managua
as Paul
(2009) The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
(1976) The River Niger
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
(1987) A Gathering of Old Men
as Mathu
(2012) Smitty
as Mr. Smith
(1991) Cover-Up
as Lou Jackson
(1991) The Josephine Baker Story
as Sidney Williams
(1988) Roots: The Gift
as Fiddler
Gridiron Gang
as Host
(2002) Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
(1993) Monolith
as Capt. MacCandless
(2023) The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
(1978) The Lazarus Syndrome
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
(1977) Little Ladies of the Night
as Russ Garfield
(1991) Carolina Skeletons
as James Bragg
(1975) Black Bart
as Black Bart
(1974) It's Good to Be Alive
as Sam Brockington
(1990) Sudie and Simpson
as Simpson
(2005) Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
(1997) In His Father's Shoes
as Frank Crosby / Richard
(1998) Legend of the Mummy
as Corbeck
(1994) Flashfire
as Ben Durand
(1969) The Bushbaby
as Tembo
(2024) IF
as Lewis (voice)
(1994) Curse of the Starving Class
as Ellis
(1996) Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Bob Kersee
(1993) Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as ---
(1995) A Father for Charlie
as Walter Osgood
(2000) The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Lou Hastings
(1974) Sidekicks
as Jason O'Rourke
(1984) The Guardian
as John Mack
(2021) I Forgive
as God (voice)
(1987) The Father Clements Story
as ---
(1998) The Inspectors
as Inspector Frank Hughes
(1995) The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
(2014) The Dependables
as Lou Jones
(2022) Sidney
as Self
(1988) Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Sam
(1975) Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Otis James
(1994) Blue Chips
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
(1996) Inside
as Questioner
(2001) For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
(2013) Miracle at Gate 213
as Roy Peddington
(1980) It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Leo Garcia
(2008) Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
(1994) A Good Man in Africa
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
Everbrook (The Home)
as ---
(2023) Outlaw Johnny Black
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
(1988) Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
as Big John Creed
(2015) Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
(1968) Companions in Nightmare
as Lt. Adam McKay
(1996) Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as James Mink
(1992) Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Reader
(2004) The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
(2014) A Fighting Man
as Cubby
(1997) To Dance with Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
Straight Up
as Cosmo
(2017) Double Play
as Coco
(2000) The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
(1995) Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
as Narrator
(2016) Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
(1979) Lawman Without a Gun
as Tom Hayward
(2017) Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
(2018) Breaking Brooklyn
as Miles Bryant
(1990) Zora is My Name!
as ---
(2017) King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop
(2019) Hal
as Self
(2017) Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
(2008) The Black List: Volume One
as Himself
(1994) Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Ray Alexander
(1995) Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Ray Alexander
(1991) Keeper of the City
as Det. James Dela
(1999) Strange Justice
as Vernon Jordan
(2002) What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
as Dr. Barnes
(2019) Supervized
as Pendle
(2016) A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Himself
(1981) Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
(2019) The Gang Activists
as Self
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Zooman
as Rueben Tate
(2020) The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
(2003) Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
(1999) Love Songs
as Reuben
(1982) Benny's Place
as Benny Moore
(2011) The Grace Card
as George Wright
(2019) Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
(2020) The Reason
as Pastor Jim
(2008) A Love Story of Today
as Self
(2008) A Special Kind of Love
as Self
(1983) The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
as narrator
(2007) Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Crimes of Violence
as Self - Host
Forget to Remember
as ---
(2021) Not to Forget
as Pastor John
(1978) To Kill a Cop
as Everett Walker
(2012) The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
(1998) Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
(1989) 惩罚者
as Jake Berkowitz
(1990) Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Commander Clash (voice)
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1972) The Rookies
as ---
(2002) Half & Half
as Ray Willis
(1999) Family Guy
as Drill Sargent (voice)
(2002) The Dead Zone
as Pastor David Lewis
(1974) Little House on the Prairie
as ---
(2004) The Batman
as Lucius Fox (voice)
(1996) Early Edition
as ---
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1971) Alias Smith and Jones
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as Hurricane Smith
(1997) Stargate SG-1
as Gerak
(1993) Return to Lonesome Dove
as Isom Pickett
(1979) Backstairs at the White House
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
(1994) ER
as Leo Malcolm
(1989) Gideon Oliver
as ---
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1970) McCloud
as ---
(1970) The Young Rebels
as ---
(1982) The Powers of Matthew Star
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
(1977) Roots
as Fiddler
(1980) Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as ---
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1979) The Lazarus Syndrome
as MacArthur St. Clair
(2005) Black in the 80s
as ---
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(2014) Madam Secretary
as Father Laurent Vasseur
(2006) Psych
as Lloyd Marr
(2014) Extant
as Quinn
(2010) Hawaii Five-0
as Lou's father
(2015) The Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses
(2015) The Spoils Before Dying
as Duke Webster
(2017) The Good Fight
as Carl Reddick
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1974) The Six Million Dollar Man
as O'Flaherty
(1983) Sadat
as Anwar al-Sadat
(1959) Bonanza
as Buck Walter
(1996) Promised Land
as Anderson Walker
(1974) The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
(1974) The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(1998) Hercules
as Chiron (voice)
(1988) American Experience
as Self - Narrator
(1974) Petrocelli
as District Attorney Kurt Olson
(1970) The Partridge Family
as Sam Simon
(1969) Love, American Style
as Freddy
(1974) Petrocelli
as Kurt Olson, DA
(1971) Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Lt. Carl Fellows
(1969) The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Dr. Karnes
(1967) Cowboy in Africa
as Joseph Hemera
(1967) Cowboy in Africa
as Fulah
(1968) The Mod Squad
as Smitty
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1968) The Mod Squad
as Charley Jameson
(1966) Daktari
as Mkono
(1968) The Mod Squad
as Lloyd
(1967) The Invaders
as Ollie
(1978) The Critical List
as Lem Harper
(1977) Bitte umblättern
as Self
(1994) Ellen
as Sgt. Timko
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Anderson Walker
(2019) Watchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
(1974) Harry O
as Cleon Jackson