Louis Gossett Jr.

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-27 (88 years old)

Deathday

2024-03-29

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Louis Gossett Jr.

Biography

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.

Acting

1992

Iron Eagle III

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

1977

Freeman

as Rex

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

1974

The White Dawn

as Portagee

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

1982

1973

The Laughing Policeman

as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

1961

A Raisin in the Sun

as George Murchison

1976

J.D.'s Revenge

as Rev. Elija Bliss

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

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

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

1991

Carolina Skeletons

as James Bragg

1975

Black Bart

as Black Bart

1974

It's Good to Be Alive

as Sam Brockington

1990

2005

Lackawanna Blues

as Ol'lem Taylor

1997

In His Father's Shoes

as Frank Crosby / Richard

1998

1994

Flashfire

as Ben Durand

1969

The Bushbaby

as Tembo

2024

IF

as Lewis (voice)

1995

A Father for Charlie

as Walter Osgood

1974

Sidekicks

as Jason O'Rourke

1984

The Guardian

as John Mack

2021

I Forgive

as God (voice)

1998

The Inspectors

as Inspector Frank Hughes

2014

The Dependables

as Lou Jones

2022

Sidney

as Self

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

1994

A Good Man in Africa

as Prof. Sam Adekunle

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

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)

2014

1997

To Dance with Olivia

as Daniel Stewart

-

Straight Up

as Cosmo

2017

2000

The Highwayman

as Phil Bishop

1979

Lawman Without a Gun

as Tom Hayward

2017

2018

Breaking Brooklyn

as Miles Bryant

2017

2019

Hal

as Self

1991

Keeper of the City

as Det. James Dela

1999

Strange Justice

as Vernon Jordan

2019

Supervized

as Pendle

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

2007

Stories USA

as Doc (segment "Club Soda")

-

Crimes of Violence

as Self - Host

2021

Not to Forget

as Pastor John

1978

To Kill a Cop

as Everett Walker

2012

The Undershepherd

as Bishop Redford

2009

Amazing Racer

as Max Donovan

Production

1996

Inside

as Executive Producer

1997

In His Father's Shoes

as Executive Producer

2001

For Love of Olivia

as Executive Producer

1997

To Dance with Olivia

as Executive Producer

2000

2024

IF

as In Memory Of

1995

A Father for Charlie

as Executive Producer

1999

Love Songs

as Director

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