Louis Gossett Jr.
Born: 1936-05-27
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
IF
2024★ 7.0
Solar Attack
2006★ 5.2
Love Songs
1999★ 8.0
Blue Chips
1994★ 6.1
Finders Keepers
1984★ 5.3
Stories USA
2007★ 3.9
The Color Purple
2023★ 7.0
Foster Boy
2019★ 7.0
Supervized
2019★ 5.2
Undercover Grandpa
2017★ 5.6
The Dependables
2014★ 3.1
Cover-Up
1991★ 3.9
Jaws 3-D
1983★ 4.5
Diggstown
1992★ 6.3
The Highwayman
2000★ 3.8
The Guardian
1984★ 4.2
Iron Eagle
1986★ 5.6
Firewalker
1986★ 5.3
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982★ 7.0
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996★ 3.8
Y2K
1999★ 5.4
Jasper, Texas
2003★ 5.8
Skin Game
1971★ 6.6
Sidney
2022★ 7.6
Monolith
1993★ 4.4
The Deep
1977★ 6.0
Amazing Racer
2009★ 6.0
The Josephine Baker Story
1991★ 5.7
Freeman
1977★ 5.0
Hal
2019★ 6.5
Smitty
2012★ 5.9
The Choirboys
1977★ 5.3
Carolina Skeletons
1991★ 6.8
Sidekicks
1974★ 6.0
The Punisher
1989★ 5.8
Inside
1996★ 4.3
Managua
1996★ 4.3
Zooman
1995★ 6.0
Dr. Lucille
2001★ 0.0
Double Play
2017★ 3.5
Delgo
2008★ 4.5
Deceived
2002★ 4.2
The Cuban
2020★ 4.8
A Fighting Man
2014★ 5.4
Flashfire
1994★ 4.0
Club Soda
2006★ 0.0
The Undershepherd
2012★ 2.0
Daddy's Little Girls
2007★ 6.9
Enemy Mine
1985★ 6.9
Black Bart
1975★ 3.4
Iron Eagle III
1992★ 4.1
The Father Clements Story
1987★ 0.0
Toy Soldiers
1991★ 6.5
Cover
2007★ 5.0
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010★ 6.5
The Perfect Game
2009★ 7.1
The Principal
1987★ 6.5
The White Dawn
1974★ 6.6
Iron Eagle II
1988★ 4.5
The River Niger
1976★ 6.8
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988★ 10.0
The Reason
2020★ 7.8
King of the Dancehall
2017★ 7.6
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023★ 5.5
I Love Liberty
1982★ 0.0
A Raisin in the Sun
1961★ 7.7
For Love of Olivia
2001★ 1.0
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995★ 3.8
Left Behind: World at War
2005★ 4.1
The Grace Card
2011★ 7.3
I Forgive
2021★ 4.7
The Laughing Policeman
1973★ 6.2
J.D.'s Revenge
1976★ 5.7
The Inspectors
1998★ 5.9
El Diablo
1990★ 5.5
A Gathering of Old Men
1987★ 6.0
Dog Jack
2011★ 4.0
All In
2006★ 4.3
Sin
2025★ 0.0
Roots: The Gift
1988★ 6.8
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987★ 5.7
Benny's Place
1982★ 10.0
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000★ 7.0
A Good Man in Africa
1994★ 4.9
Three Months
2022★ 7.0
To Kill a Cop
1978★ 0.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995★ 7.8
Legend of the Mummy
1998★ 4.0
The Landlord
1970★ 5.8
Travels with My Aunt
1972★ 5.9
Lackawanna Blues
2005★ 5.7
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007★ 0.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016★ 8.0
Momentum
2003★ 4.8
The Black List: Volume One
2008★ 6.5
Companions in Nightmare
1968★ 4.0
Breaking Brooklyn
2018★ 7.8
In His Father's Shoes
1997★ 3.5
Not to Forget
2021★ 6.7
The Bushbaby
1969★ 6.0
Curse of the Starving Class
1994★ 3.8
Miracle in East Texas
2020★ 5.5
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009★ 8.0
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000★ 5.8
Boiling Pot
2015★ 5.2
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995★ 0.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994★ 0.0
Strange Justice
1999★ 6.0
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993★ 6.0
A Father for Charlie
1995★ 6.7
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979★ 4.0
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975★ 0.0
Little Ladies of the Night
1977★ 2.8
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016★ 0.0
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983★ 5.0
The Wall That Heals
1998★ 0.0
It's Good to Be Alive
1974★ 6.6
Zora is My Name!
1990★ 0.0
To Dance with Olivia
1997★ 0.0
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002★ 7.0
Keeper of the City
1991★ 4.0
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998★ 0.0
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017★ 6.2
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981★ 6.0
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988★ 0.0
Lawman Without a Gun
1979★ 0.0
A Special Kind of Love
2008★ 0.0
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980★ 4.8
A Love Story of Today
2008★ 0.0
Miracle at Gate 213
2013★ 6.0