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Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Acting · Born 1936-05-27 (died at 87) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

35 movies · 61 TV shows

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
IMDb7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
Family Guy
IMDb7.4

Family Guy

1999
Hawaii Five-0
IMDb7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010
Saturday Night Live
IMDb6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975
Stargate SG-1
IMDb8.3

Stargate SG-1

1997
Psych
IMDb7.9

Psych

2006
The Mike Douglas Show
IMDb5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Bonanza
IMDb7.6

Bonanza

1959
ER
IMDb7.8

ER

1994
The Merv Griffin Show
IMDb6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
Little House on the Prairie
IMDb8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974
The Rockford Files
IMDb7.6

The Rockford Files

1974
Golden Globe Awards
IMDb7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944
Love, American Style
IMDb6.2

Love, American Style

1969
American Playhouse
IMDb6.6

American Playhouse

1982
American Experience
IMDb6.5

American Experience

1988
Madam Secretary
IMDb7.0

Madam Secretary

2014
Touched by an Angel
IMDb7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994
The Six Million Dollar Man
IMDb7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974
The Good Fight
IMDb7.6

The Good Fight

2017
Ellen
IMDb6.1

Ellen

1994
The Dead Zone
IMDb7.3

The Dead Zone

2002
Early Edition
IMDb7.4

Early Edition

1996
The Batman
IMDb8.0

The Batman

2004
Hercules
IMDb6.9

Hercules

1998
The Ed Sullivan Show
IMDb6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Jeffersons
IMDb7.3

The Jeffersons

1975
The Partridge Family
IMDb6.8

The Partridge Family

1970
Picket Fences
IMDb7.4

Picket Fences

1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
IMDb6.9

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990
The Invaders
IMDb6.9

The Invaders

1967
The Oscars
IMDb7.0

The Oscars

1953
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
IMDb6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971
Good Times
IMDb8.0

Good Times

1974
McCloud
IMDb7.2

McCloud

1970
The Rookies
IMDb6.9

The Rookies

1972
Celebrity Ghost Stories
IMDb7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009
Watchmen
IMDb7.6

Watchmen

2019
Extant
IMDb6.3

Extant

2014
Petrocelli
IMDb7.2

Petrocelli

1974
IF
IMDb6.9

IF

2024
Half & Half
IMDb8.3

Half & Half

2002
Police Story
IMDb7.0

Police Story

1973
Harry O
IMDb5.2

Harry O

1974
Alias Smith and Jones
IMDb7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
The Mod Squad
IMDb6.1

The Mod Squad

1968
Daktari
IMDb7.3

Daktari

1966
The Bill Cosby Show
IMDb5.5

The Bill Cosby Show

1969
Roots
IMDb7.4

Roots

1977
Cowboy in Africa
IMDb6.0

Cowboy in Africa

1967
An Officer and a Gentleman
IMDb7.0

An Officer and a Gentleman

1982
Promised Land
IMDb6.5

Promised Land

1996
Jaws 3-D
IMDb4.5

Jaws 3-D

1983
The Punisher
IMDb5.8

The Punisher

1989
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
IMDb4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969
The Color Purple
IMDb6.9

The Color Purple

2023
The Powers of Matthew Star
IMDb5.8

The Powers of Matthew Star

1982
Iron Eagle
IMDb5.6

Iron Eagle

1986
Enemy Mine
IMDb7.0

Enemy Mine

1985
Sidney
IMDb7.0

Sidney

2022
The Deep
IMDb6.1

The Deep

1977
Iron Eagle II
IMDb4.5

Iron Eagle II

1988
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
IMDb6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
Firewalker
IMDb5.4

Firewalker

1986
Return to Lonesome Dove
IMDb7.0

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993
Toy Soldiers
IMDb6.5

Toy Soldiers

1991
The Spoils Before Dying
IMDb6.0

The Spoils Before Dying

2015
Why Did I Get Married Too?
IMDb6.5

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010
The Principal
IMDb6.5

The Principal

1987
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
IMDb6.3

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980
The Book of Negroes
IMDb6.6

The Book of Negroes

2015
Undercover Grandpa
IMDb5.7

Undercover Grandpa

2017
Iron Eagle III
IMDb4.1

Iron Eagle III

1992
Blue Chips
IMDb6.1

Blue Chips

1994
The Young Rebels
IMDb5.7

The Young Rebels

1970
Backstairs at the White House
IMDb6.1

Backstairs at the White House

1979
A Fighting Man
IMDb5.5

A Fighting Man

2014
Daddy's Little Girls
IMDb6.9

Daddy's Little Girls

2007
Cover-Up
IMDb4.0

Cover-Up

1991
Iron Eagle on the Attack
IMDb3.9

Iron Eagle on the Attack

1995
The Perfect Game
IMDb7.3

The Perfect Game

2009
Unplugged
0

Unplugged

Black in the 80s
0

Black in the 80s

2005
I Forgive
IMDb4.7

I Forgive

2021
A Raisin in the Sun
IMDb7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961
Diggstown
IMDb6.3

Diggstown

1992
Sin
0

Sin

2025
To Kill a Cop
0

To Kill a Cop

1978
Supervized
IMDb5.2

Supervized

2019
Dog Jack
IMDb4.0

Dog Jack

2011
To Kill a Cop
IMDb8.0

To Kill a Cop

1978
Outlaw Johnny Black
IMDb5.4

Outlaw Johnny Black

2023
The Undershepherd
IMDb6.0

The Undershepherd

2012
Skin Game
IMDb6.6

Skin Game

1971
The Laughing Policeman
IMDb6.2

The Laughing Policeman

1973
Zooman
IMDb6.2

Zooman

1995