Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
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.
As actor 213
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Family Guy
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Saturday Night Live
1975
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Stargate SG-1
1997
Psych
2006
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Golden Globe Awards
1944
ER
1994
Bonanza
1959
Love, American Style
1969
The Good Fight
2017
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Madam Secretary
2014
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Rockford Files
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
American Experience
1988
American Playhouse
1982
The Dead Zone
2002
Early Edition
1996
The Batman
2004
Ellen
1994
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Hercules
1998
The Oscars
1953
The Invaders
1967
McCloud
1970
The Jeffersons
1975
The Rookies
1972
The Partridge Family
1970
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Half & Half
2002
Police Story
1973
Good Times
1974
Watchmen
2019
Extant
2014
Picket Fences
1992
The Mod Squad
1968
Harry O
1974
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Petrocelli
1974
Daktari
1966
IF
2024
Promised Land
1996
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Sidney
2022
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
The Color Purple
2023
Roots
1977
Please Turn the Page
1977
The Punisher
1989
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
Jaws 3-D
1983
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Enemy Mine
1985
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
Toy Soldiers
1991
Iron Eagle
1986
Cowboy in Africa
1967
The Deep
1977
The Book of Negroes
2015
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Black in the 80s
2005
Backstairs at the White House
1979
The Principal
1987
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
The Young Rebels
1970
Firewalker
1986
Blue Chips
1994
Three Months
2022
Gideon Oliver
1989
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
The Perfect Game
2009
The Critical List
1978
Diggstown
1992
I Forgive
2021
Left Behind: World at War
2005
The Laughing Policeman
1973
To Kill a Cop
1978
Travels with My Aunt
1972
To Kill a Cop
1978
Iron Eagle II
1988
A Good Man in Africa
1994
The Guardian
1984
Iron Eagle III
1992
Y2K
1999
Delgo
2008
Finders Keepers
1984
Cover-Up
1991
Undercover Grandpa
2017
Amazing Racer
2009
The Choirboys
1977
Supervized
2019
Skin Game
1971
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
A Fighting Man
2014
The Undershepherd
2012
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
The Landlord
1970
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Roots: The Gift
1988
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
Legend of the Mummy
1998
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
In His Father's Shoes
1997
Stories USA
2007
Zooman
1995
Sadat
1983
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
Monolith
1993
Foster Boy
2019
J.D.'s Revenge
1976
The Cuban
2020
Sin
2025
El Diablo
1990
All In
2006
The Inspectors
1998
Carolina Skeletons
1991
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
Unplugged
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Breaking at the Edge
2013
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
I Love Liberty
1982
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
A Party For Richard Pryor
1991
Miracle in East Texas
2020
The Grace Card
2011
Jasper, Texas
2003
King of the Dancehall
2017
Dog Jack
2011
Solar Attack
2006
Not to Forget
2021
Hal
2019
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Double Play
2017
Zora is My Name!
1990
The Reason
2020
The Black List: Volume One
2008
The River Niger
1976
The White Dawn
1974
Miracle at Gate 213
2013
Love Songs
1999
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
Momentum
2003
The Dependables
2014
A Father for Charlie
1995
Cover
2007
To Dance with Olivia
1997
Flashfire
1994
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
2022
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
A Love Story of Today
2008
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002
The Wall That Heals
1998
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
Strange Justice
1999
Deceived
2002
Black Bart
1975
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
Managua
1996
Freeman
1977
Club Soda
2006
For Love of Olivia
2001
Keeper of the City
1991
Boiling Pot
2015
A Special Kind of Love
2008
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
Sidekicks
1974
Smitty
2012
The Father Clements Story
1987
The Least Among You
2009
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
Gridiron Gang
1992
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988
The Highwayman
2000
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
1995
The New Girl
1960
Straight Up
1988
The Bushbaby
1969
Sudie and Simpson
1990
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Benny's Place
1982
The Gang Activists
2019
Inside
1996
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992
Companions in Nightmare
1968
Forget to Remember
Crimes of Violence
Dr. Lucille
2001
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
