Louis Gossett Jr.
Born May 27, 1936 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
IF
Jaws 3-D
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Punisher
The Color Purple
The Deep
Unreleased
Unplugged
Enemy Mine
Iron Eagle
Firewalker
Why Did I Get Married Too?
The Principal
Daddy's Little Girls
Toy Soldiers
Blue Chips
The Perfect Game
Supervized
Cover-Up
Outlaw Johnny Black
I Forgive
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Amazing Racer
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Sidney
Undercover Grandpa
Diggstown
Iron Eagle III
El Diablo
Y2K
King of the Dancehall
Dog Jack
The Reason
Foster Boy
Solar Attack
The Undershepherd
Three Months
Cover
A Raisin in the Sun
Little Ladies of the Night
A Gathering of Old Men
Finders Keepers
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
It's Good to Be Alive
Travels with My Aunt
Stories USA
Breaking at the Edge
The Laughing Policeman
Zooman
Iron Eagle II
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
The Josephine Baker Story
Delgo
Sin
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Curse of the Starving Class
Left Behind: World at War
Skin Game
The Choirboys
Monolith
TV Shows
Stargate SG-1
The Mike Douglas Show
Psych
Saturday Night Live
Bonanza
Golden Globe Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Madam Secretary
Little House on the Prairie
Love, American Style
American Experience
The Good Fight
The Rockford Files
The Partridge Family
The Dead Zone
Touched by an Angel
Ellen
The Six Million Dollar Man
American Playhouse
Early Edition
The Invaders
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Hercules
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
The Batman
The Rookies
The Jeffersons
McCloud
Picket Fences
Extant
Watchmen
Good Times
Half & Half
Alias Smith and Jones
The Mod Squad
Police Story
Harry O
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Petrocelli
Roots
Daktari
Promised Land
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Bill Cosby Show
Cowboy in Africa
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Return to Lonesome Dove
The Book of Negroes
The Spoils Before Dying
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Young Rebels
Backstairs at the White House
Black in the 80s
The Critical List
To Kill a Cop
The Lazarus Syndrome
More Movies
Keeper of the City
The Landlord
Club Soda
The Father Clements Story
Managua
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Inspectors
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Carolina Skeletons
Love Songs
The Grace Card
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
All In
A Fighting Man
Legend of the Mummy
J.D.'s Revenge
The White Dawn
A Father for Charlie
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
A Good Man in Africa
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Sidekicks
Flashfire
The Cuban
Hal
In His Father's Shoes
Lackawanna Blues
The Black List: Volume One
Companions in Nightmare
Breaking Brooklyn
Momentum
Freeman
Lawman Without a Gun
Gridiron Gang
The Dependables
Roots: The Gift
I Love Liberty
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
The Lazarus Syndrome
Not to Forget
Zora is My Name!
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
The River Niger
Inside
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Double Play
The Highwayman
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Miracle in East Texas
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Smitty
To Kill a Cop
Strange Justice
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
A Special Kind of Love
Benny's Place
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
To Dance with Olivia
Miracle at Gate 213
Black Bart
For Love of Olivia
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Sudie and Simpson
The Wall That Heals
Boiling Pot
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Jasper, Texas
The Guardian
Deceived
A Love Story of Today
The Bushbaby
Dr. Lucille
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
