Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
Born May 27, 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died March 29, 2024
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
Filmography
IF
2024 · Lewis (voice)
The Color Purple
2023 · Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Three Months
2022 · Benny
Sidney
2022 · Self
Not to Forget
2021 · Pastor John
The Reason
2020 · Pastor Jim
Hal
2019 · Self
Supervized
2019 · Pendle
Foster Boy
2019 · Judge George Taylor
Breaking Brooklyn
2018 · Miles Bryant
Double Play
2017 · Coco
Undercover Grandpa
2017 · Mother
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
The Dependables
2014 · Lou Jones
A Fighting Man
2014 · Cubby
Breaking at the Edge
2013 · Floyd
Smitty
2012 · Mr. Smith
The Grace Card
2011 · George Wright
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Porter
The Perfect Game
2009 · Cool Papa Bell
Amazing Racer
2009 · Max Donovan
Delgo
2008 · King Zahn (voice)
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 · Willie
Cover
2007 · Detective Hicks
Stories USA
2007 · Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Solar Attack
2006 · President Ryan Gordon
All In
2006 · Caps
Left Behind: World at War
2005 · President Geral Fitzhugh
Lackawanna Blues
2005 · Ol'lem Taylor
Momentum
2003 · Raymond Addison
Jasper, Texas
2003 · R.C. Horn
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000 · Frank
Y2K
1999 · Morgan
Legend of the Mummy
1998 · Corbeck
The Inspectors
1998 · Inspector Frank Hughes
Inside
1996 · Questioner
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Blue Chips
1994 · Father Dawkins (uncredited)
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Prof. Sam Adekunle
Monolith
1993 · Capt. MacCandless
Iron Eagle III
1992 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Diggstown
1992 · "Honey" Roy Palmer
Toy Soldiers
1991 · Dean Parker
Cover-Up
1991 · Lou Jackson
The Josephine Baker Story
1991 · Sidney Williams
El Diablo
1990 · Van Leek
The Punisher
1989 · Jake Berkowitz
Iron Eagle II
1988 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Roots: The Gift
1988 · Fiddler
The Principal
1987 · Jake Phillips
A Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Mathu
Iron Eagle
1986 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Firewalker
1986 · Leo Porter
Enemy Mine
1985 · Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Finders Keepers
1984 · Century
Jaws 3-D
1983 · Calvin Bouchard
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Sergeant Emil Foley
The Deep
1977 · Henri Cloche
The Choirboys
1977 · Calvin Motts
J.D.'s Revenge
1976 · Rev. Elija Bliss
Black Bart
1975 · Black Bart
The White Dawn
1974 · Portagee
The Laughing Policeman
1973 · Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Travels with My Aunt
1972 · Wordsworth
Skin Game
1971 · Jason O'Rourke
The Landlord
1970 · Copee Johnson
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · George Murchison