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
Also known As
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
Lou Gossett
ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア
لوئیس گوست، جونیور
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
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1977
as Rex
2007
1987
as Jake Phillips
1982
as Sergeant Emil Foley
1991
as Dean Parker
2003
as Raymond Addison
1977
as Henri Cloche
1986
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1984
as Century
2008
as King Zahn (voice)
1971
as Jason O'Rourke
1972
as Wordsworth
1974
as Portagee
2000
1988
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1985
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
1989
as Jake Berkowitz
1986
as Leo Porter
1960
as Mary's Brother
2006
as President Ryan Gordon
1995
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
2010
as Porter
1982
as Self
1973
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
1961
as George Murchison
1976
as Rev. Elija Bliss
2007
as Willie
2005
as President Geral Fitzhugh
1970
as Copee Johnson
1999
as Morgan
2006
as Doc
1983
as Calvin Bouchard
2009
as Samuel Benton
2020
as Irving Tanner Jr.
1977
as Calvin Motts
2006
as Caps
1992
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
1990
as Van Leek
2011
as Grown up Jed
2007
as Detective Hicks
2022
as Benny
1996
as Paul
2009
as Cool Papa Bell
1976
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
1987
as Mathu
2012
as Mr. Smith
1991
as Lou Jackson
1991
as Sidney Williams
1988
as Fiddler
-
as Host
2002
as Col. David Garrett
1993
as Capt. MacCandless
2023
as Ol' Mister
1978
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
1977
as Russ Garfield
1991
as James Bragg
1975
as Black Bart
1974
as Sam Brockington
1990
as Simpson
2005
as Ol'lem Taylor
1997
as Frank Crosby / Richard
1998
as Corbeck
1994
as Ben Durand
1969
as Tembo
2024
as Lewis (voice)
1994
as Ellis
1996
as Bob Kersee
1995
as Walter Osgood
2000
as Lou Hastings
1974
as Jason O'Rourke
1984
as John Mack
2021
as God (voice)
1998
as Inspector Frank Hughes
2014
as Lou Jones
2022
as Self
1988
1975
as Otis James
1994
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
1996
as Questioner
2001
as Daniel Stewart
2013
as Roy Peddington
1980
as Leo Garcia
2008
1994
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
2023
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
1988
as Big John Creed
2015
as Detective Haven
1968
as Lt. Adam McKay
1996
as James Mink
1992
2004
as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
2014
as Cubby
1997
as Daniel Stewart
-
as Cosmo
2017
as Coco
2000
as Phil Bishop
1995
2016
1979
as Tom Hayward
2017
as Mother
2018
as Miles Bryant
1990
2017
as The Bishop
2019
as Self
2008
as Himself
1994
as Ray Alexander
1995
as Ray Alexander
1991
as Det. James Dela
1999
as Vernon Jordan
2002
as Dr. Barnes
2019
as Pendle
2016
as Himself
1981
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
2019
as Self
2014
as Self (archive footage)
1995
as Rueben Tate
2020
as Luis Garcia
2003
as R.C. Horn
1999
as Reuben
1982
as Benny Moore
2011
as George Wright
2019
as Judge George Taylor
2020
as Pastor Jim
2008
as Self
2008
as Self
1983
as narrator
2007
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
-
as Self - Host
2021
as Pastor John
1978
as Everett Walker
2012
as Bishop Redford
2009
as Max Donovan
1987
2001
Production
1996
as Executive Producer
1997
as Executive Producer
2001
as Executive Producer
1997
as Executive Producer
2000
as Executive Producer
2024
as In Memory Of
1995
as Executive Producer
1999
as Director
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