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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Sin
Character:Elijah
Release Date:01/08/2025
IF
Character:Lewis (voice)
Release Date:08/05/2024
The Color Purple
Character:Ol' Mister
Release Date:25/12/2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
Character:Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/2023
Sidney
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2022
Three Months
Character:Benny
Release Date:23/02/2022
Not to Forget
Character:Pastor John
Release Date:26/11/2021
I Forgive
Character:God (voice)
Release Date:01/10/2021
The Reason
Character:Pastor Jim
Release Date:12/09/2020
The Cuban
Character:Luis Garcia
Release Date:31/07/2020
Miracle in East Texas
Character:Irving Tanner Jr.
Release Date:07/02/2020
Foster Boy
Character:Judge George Taylor
Release Date:03/10/2019
Supervized
Character:Pendle
Release Date:16/07/2019
The Gang Activists
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2019
Hal
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2019
Breaking Brooklyn
Character:Miles Bryant
Release Date:25/05/2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2017
Undercover Grandpa
Character:Mother
Release Date:07/07/2017
Double Play
Character:Coco
Release Date:27/01/2017
King of the Dancehall
Character:The Bishop
Release Date:13/01/2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Character:Himself
Release Date:13/05/2016
Boiling Pot
Character:Detective Haven
Release Date:29/09/2015
The Dependables
Character:Lou Jones
Release Date:03/06/2014
A Fighting Man
Character:Cubby
Release Date:24/04/2014
Miracle at Gate 213
Character:Roy Peddington
Release Date:10/12/2013
Smitty
Character:Mr. Smith
Release Date:10/04/2012
The Undershepherd
Character:Bishop Redford
Release Date:15/02/2012
Dog Jack
Character:Grown up Jed
Release Date:02/12/2011
The Grace Card
Character:George Wright
Release Date:25/02/2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Character:Porter
Release Date:02/04/2010
The Perfect Game
Character:Cool Papa Bell
Release Date:09/11/2009
Amazing Racer
Character:Max Donovan
Release Date:23/04/2009
The Least Among You
Character:Samuel Benton
Release Date:12/01/2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2009
Delgo
Character:King Zahn (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:12/02/2008
A Love Story of Today
Character:Self
Release Date:12/02/2008
A Special Kind of Love
Character:Self
Release Date:12/02/2008
The Black List: Volume One
Character:Self
Release Date:22/01/2008
Stories USA
Character:Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Release Date:10/11/2007
Cover
Character:Detective Hicks
Release Date:08/05/2007
Daddy's Little Girls
Character:Willie
Release Date:14/02/2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2007
Club Soda
Character:Doc
Release Date:22/09/2006
Solar Attack
Character:President Ryan Gordon
Release Date:25/05/2006
All In
Character:Caps
Release Date:14/03/2006
Left Behind: World at War
Character:President Geral Fitzhugh
Release Date:21/10/2005
Lackawanna Blues
Character:Ol'lem Taylor
Release Date:12/02/2005
Jasper, Texas
Character:R.C. Horn
Release Date:08/06/2003
Momentum
Character:Raymond Addison
Release Date:26/03/2003
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Character:Dr. Barnes
Release Date:31/05/2002
Deceived
Character:Col. David Garrett
Release Date:26/03/2002
For Love of Olivia
Character:Daniel Stewart
Release Date:18/03/2001
Dr. Lucille
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2001
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Character:Lou Hastings
Release Date:19/03/2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
Character:Frank
Release Date:12/03/2000
The Highwayman
Character:Phil Bishop
Release Date:01/01/2000
Strange Justice
Character:Vernon Jordan
Release Date:29/08/1999
Y2K
Character:Morgan
Release Date:01/07/1999
Love Songs
Character:Reuben
Release Date:25/04/1999
The Inspectors
Character:Inspector Frank Hughes
Release Date:20/09/1998
The Wall That Heals
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:06/05/1998
Legend of the Mummy
Character:Corbeck
Release Date:30/03/1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1998
In His Father's Shoes
Character:Frank Crosby / Richard
Release Date:05/06/1997
To Dance with Olivia
Character:Daniel Stewart
Release Date:09/03/1997
Inside
Character:Questioner
Release Date:25/08/1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Character:Bob Kersee
Release Date:16/06/1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Character:James Mink
Release Date:14/04/1996
Managua
Character:Paul
Release Date:09/04/1996
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Character:Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Release Date:01/12/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Character:Ray Alexander
Release Date:20/03/1995
Zooman
Character:Rueben Tate
Release Date:19/03/1995
A Father for Charlie
Character:Walter Osgood
Release Date:01/01/1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1995
Flashfire
Character:Ben Durand
Release Date:15/09/1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Character:Ellis
Release Date:13/09/1994
A Good Man in Africa
Character:Prof. Sam Adekunle
Release Date:14/07/1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Character:Ray Alexander
Release Date:13/05/1994
Blue Chips
Character:Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1994
Monolith
Character:Capt. MacCandless
Release Date:16/09/1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Character:Leonard Clay
Release Date:19/04/1993
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Character:Reader
Release Date:11/11/1992
Diggstown
Character:"Honey" Roy Palmer
Release Date:14/08/1992
Iron Eagle III
Character:Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Release Date:09/01/1992
Keeper of the City
Character:Det. James Dela
Release Date:20/12/1991
Carolina Skeletons
Character:James Bragg
Release Date:30/09/1991
Toy Soldiers
Character:Dean Parker
Release Date:24/04/1991
The Josephine Baker Story
Character:Sidney Williams
Release Date:16/03/1991
Cover-Up
Character:Lou Jackson
Release Date:22/02/1991
Sudie and Simpson
Character:Simpson
Release Date:11/09/1990
El Diablo
Character:Van Leek
Release Date:22/07/1990
Zora is My Name!
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
The Punisher
Character:Jake Berkowitz
Release Date:05/10/1989
Roots: The Gift
Character:Fiddler
Release Date:11/12/1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Character:Big John Creed
Release Date:03/12/1988
Iron Eagle II
Character:Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Release Date:11/11/1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Character:Sam
Release Date:31/05/1988
The Father Clements Story
Character:
Release Date:13/12/1987
The Principal
Character:Jake Phillips
Release Date:18/09/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
A Gathering of Old Men
Character:Mathu
Release Date:10/05/1987
Firewalker
Character:Leo Porter
Release Date:21/11/1986
Iron Eagle
Character:Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Release Date:17/01/1986
Enemy Mine
Character:Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Release Date:12/12/1985
The Guardian
Character:John Mack
Release Date:20/10/1984
Finders Keepers
Character:Century
Release Date:18/05/1984
Jaws 3-D
Character:Calvin Bouchard
Release Date:22/07/1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
Character:narrator
Release Date:15/07/1983
An Officer and a Gentleman
Character:Sergeant Emil Foley
Release Date:28/07/1982
Benny's Place
Character:Benny Moore
Release Date:31/05/1982
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Character:Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Release Date:31/05/1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Character:Leo Garcia
Release Date:05/08/1980
The Lazarus Syndrome
Character:Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Release Date:04/09/1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Character:Tom Hayward
Release Date:30/05/1979
To Kill a Cop
Character:Everett Walker
Release Date:10/04/1978
Freeman
Character:Rex
Release Date:31/12/1977
The Choirboys
Character:Calvin Motts
Release Date:23/12/1977
The Deep
Character:Henri Cloche
Release Date:17/06/1977
Little Ladies of the Night
Character:Russ Garfield
Release Date:16/01/1977
J.D.'s Revenge
Character:Rev. Elija Bliss
Release Date:25/08/1976
The River Niger
Character:Dr. Dudley Stanton
Release Date:14/04/1976
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Character:Otis James
Release Date:19/04/1975
Black Bart
Character:Black Bart
Release Date:01/01/1975
The White Dawn
Character:Portagee
Release Date:21/07/1974
Sidekicks
Character:Jason O'Rourke
Release Date:21/03/1974
It's Good to Be Alive
Character:Sam Brockington
Release Date:22/02/1974
The Laughing Policeman
Character:Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Release Date:20/12/1973
Travels with My Aunt
Character:Wordsworth
Release Date:17/12/1972
Skin Game
Character:Jason O'Rourke
Release Date:30/09/1971
The Landlord
Character:Copee Johnson
Release Date:20/05/1970
The Bushbaby
Character:Tembo
Release Date:01/09/1969
Companions in Nightmare
Character:Lt. Adam McKay
Release Date:23/11/1968
A Raisin in the Sun
Character:George Murchison
Release Date:28/05/1961
The New Girl
Character:Mary's Brother
Release Date:01/01/1960
Television Appearances
Watchmen
Character:Old Man / Will Reeves
The Good Fight
Character:Carl Reddick
The Spoils Before Dying
Character:Duke Webster
The Book of Negroes
Character:Daddy Moses
Madam Secretary
Character:Laurent Vasseur
Extant
Character:Quinn
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Lou's father
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Psych
Character:Lloyd Marr
Black in the 80s
Character:
The Batman
Character:Lucius Fox (voice)
Half & Half
Character:Ray Willis
The Dead Zone
Character:Pastor David Lewis
Family Guy
Character:Drill Sargent (voice)
Hercules
Character:Chiron (voice)
Stargate SG-1
Character:Gerak
Early Edition
Character:Jim Matthews
Promised Land
Character:Anderson Walker
Touched by an Angel
Character:Anderson Walker
ER
Character:Leo Malcolm
Ellen
Character:Sgt. Timko
Return to Lonesome Dove
Character:Isom Pickett
Picket Fences
Character:Rick Jennings
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Character:Commander Clash (voice)
Gideon Oliver
Character:
American Experience
Character:Self - Narrator
Sadat
Character:Anwar al-Sadat
The Powers of Matthew Star
Character:Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Character:
The Lazarus Syndrome
Character:MacArthur St. Clair
Backstairs at the White House
Character:Levi Mercer, Houseman
The Critical List
Character:Lem Harper
Please Turn the Page
Character:Self
Roots
Character:Fiddler
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Jeffersons
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
The Rockford Files
Character:Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Harry O
Character:Cleon Jackson
Little House on the Prairie
Character:Henry Hill
Petrocelli
Character:District Attorney Kurt Olson
Petrocelli
Character:Kurt Olson, DA
Good Times
Character:
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:O'Flaherty
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Police Story
Character:
The Rookies
Character:
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Character:Lt. Carl Fellows
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
The Partridge Family
Character:Sam Simon
The Young Rebels
Character:
McCloud
Character:
Love, American Style
Character:Freddy
The Bill Cosby Show
Character:Hurricane Smith
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Character:Dr. Karnes
The Mod Squad
Character:Smitty
The Mod Squad
Character:Charley Jameson
The Mod Squad
Character:Lloyd
Cowboy in Africa
Character:Joseph Hemera
Cowboy in Africa
Character:Fulah
The Invaders
Character:Ollie
Daktari
Character:Mkono
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Bonanza
Character:Buck Walter
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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