Louis Gossett Jr.
125 movies · 56 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1936
- Died
- Mar 29, 2024 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. · Louis Gossett, Jr. · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. · Lou Gossett
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.
Known for
Louis Gossett Jr.: movies and TV shows
Acting (180)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Unplugged
as Amos Burton (voice)
- 2025 Sin
as Elijah
- 2024 IF
as Lewis (voice)
- 2023 The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
- 2023 Outlaw Johnny Black
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022 Three Months
as Benny
- 2021 Not to Forget
as Pastor John
- 2021 I Forgive
as God (voice)
- 2020 The Reason
as Pastor Jim
- 2020 The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
- 2020 Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.
- 2019
- 2019 Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
- 2019 Supervized
as Pendle
- 2018 Breaking Brooklyn
as Miles Bryant
- 2017 Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
- 2017
- 2017 Double Play
as Coco
- 2017 King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop
- 2015 Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 The Dependables
as Lou Jones
- 2014 A Fighting Man
as Cubby
- 2013 Miracle at Gate 213
as Roy Peddington
- 2013 Breaking at the Edge
as Floyd
- 2012 Smitty
as Mr. Smith
- 2012 The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
- 2011 Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
- 2011 The Grace Card
as George Wright
- 2010
- 2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter
- 2009 The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
- 2009 Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
- 2009 The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
- 2008 Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
- 2007 Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
- 2007 Cover
as Detective Hicks
- 2007 Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
- 2006 Club Soda
as Doc
- 2006
- 2006 Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
- 2006 All In
as Caps
- 2005 Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh
- 2005 Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
- 2004
- 2003 Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
- 2003 Momentum
as Raymond Addison
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
as Dr. Barnes
- 2002 Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
- 2001 For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
- 2001
- 2000 The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Lou Hastings
- 2000
- 2000 The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
- 1999 Strange Justice
as Vernon Jordan
- 1999 Y2K
as Morgan
- 1999 Love Songs
as Reuben
- 1999
- 1998 The Inspectors
as Inspector Frank Hughes
- 1998
- 1998 Legend of the Mummy
as Corbeck
- 1997
- 1997 In His Father's Shoes
as Frank Crosby / Richard
- 1997 To Dance with Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Inside
as Questioner
- 1996 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Bob Kersee
- 1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as James Mink
- 1996 Managua
as Paul
- 1995 Iron Eagle on the Attack
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1995 Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Ray Alexander
- 1995 Zooman
as Rueben Tate
- 1995 A Father for Charlie
as Walter Osgood
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Flashfire
as Ben Durand
- 1994 Curse of the Starving Class
as Ellis
- 1994 A Good Man in Africa
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
- 1994 Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Ray Alexander
- 1994
- 1994 Blue Chips
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
- 1993
- 1993 Monolith
as Capt. MacCandless
- 1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Leonard Clay
- 1992 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Reader (voice)
- 1992
- 1992 Diggstown
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
- 1992 Iron Eagle III
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1991 Keeper of the City
as Det. James Dela
- 1991 Carolina Skeletons
as James Bragg
- 1991 Toy Soldiers
as Dean Parker
- 1991 The Josephine Baker Story
as Sidney Williams
- 1991 Cover-Up
as Lou Jackson
- 1990
- 1990 Sudie and Simpson
as Simpson
- 1990 El Diablo
as Van Leek
- 1990
- 1989 The Punisher
as Jake Berkowitz
- 1989
- 1988 Roots: The Gift
as Fiddler
- 1988 Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
as Big John Creed
- 1988 Iron Eagle II
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1988
- 1988 Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Sam
- 1988 Straight Up
as Cosmo
- 1987
- 1987 The Principal
as Jake Phillips
- 1987 A Gathering of Old Men
as Mathu
- 1986 Firewalker
as Leo Porter
- 1986 Iron Eagle
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
- 1985 Enemy Mine
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
- 1984 The Guardian
as John Mack
- 1984 Finders Keepers
as Century
- 1983
- 1983 Jaws 3-D
as Calvin Bouchard
- 1983 The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
as narrator
- 1982
- 1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
as Sergeant Emil Foley
- 1982 Benny's Place
as Benny Moore
- 1982
- 1981 Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
- 1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Leo Garcia
- 1980
- 1979 The Lazarus Syndrome
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
- 1979
- 1979 Lawman Without a Gun
as Tom Hayward
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 To Kill a Cop
as Everett Walker
- 1978
- 1977 Freeman
as Rex
- 1977 The Choirboys
as Calvin Motts
- 1977 The Deep
as Henri Cloche
- 1977
- 1977 Little Ladies of the Night
as Russ Garfield
- 1976 J.D.'s Revenge
as Rev. Elija Bliss
- 1976 The River Niger
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
- 1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Otis James
- 1975
- 1975 Black Bart
as Black Bart
- 1974 The Rockford Files · TV
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien / Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes · 2 episodes
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 The White Dawn
as Portagee
- 1974 Sidekicks
as Jason O'Rourke
- 1974 It's Good to Be Alive
as Sam Brockington
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 The Laughing Policeman
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
- 1973
- 1972 Travels with My Aunt
as Wordsworth
- 1972
- 1971 Skin Game
as Jason O'Rourke
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 The Landlord
as Copee Johnson
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Bushbaby
as Tembo
- 1968 Companions in Nightmare
as Lt. Adam McKay
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1961 A Raisin in the Sun
as George Murchison
- 1960 The New Girl
as Mary's Brother
- 1959
Behind the camera (10)
- 2024 IF
In Memory Of
- 2010
- 2001 For Love of Olivia
Executive Producer
- 2000 The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Executive Producer
- 1999 Love Songs
Director
- 1997 In His Father's Shoes
Executive Producer
- 1997 To Dance with Olivia
Executive Producer
- 1996 Inside
Executive Producer
- 1995 A Father for Charlie
Executive Producer
- 1982
Talk shows and appearances (33)
- Upcoming
- 2022
- 2022
- 2019
- 2019
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005 Black in the 80s
3 episodes
- 1998
- 1998
- 1995
- 1992
- 1991
- 1987
- 1982
- 1978
- 1977 Please Turn the Page
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1973
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
7 episodes