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  • BIRTH 27/05/1936
  • DEATH 29/03/2024
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 32
  • MOVIES 58
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 4
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Louis Gossett Jr.

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.

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Shows (32)

Watchmen
Watchmen
Old Man / Will Reeves
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Gerak
Family Guy
Family Guy
Drill Sargent (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
Lou's father
ER
ER
Leo Malcolm
Psych
Psych
Lloyd Marr
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
Carl Reddick
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
Father Laurent Vasseur / Laurent Vasseur
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Early Edition
Early Edition
Jim Matthews
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
Pastor David Lewis
Hercule (1998)
Hercule (1998)
Chiron (voice)
Extant
Extant
Quinn
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member / Self - Host / Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
The Batman
The Batman
Lucius Fox (voice)
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
O'Flaherty
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Anderson Walker
The Invaders
The Invaders
Ollie
Daktari
Daktari
Mkono
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes
Daddy Moses
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes / Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Commander Clash (voice)
Roots
Roots
Fiddler
Ellen
Ellen
Sgt. Timko
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
American Experience
American Experience
Self - Narrator
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
Charley Jameson / Lloyd / Smitty
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star
Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Bonanza
Bonanza
Buck Walter
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove
Isom Pickett
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying
Duke Webster

Movies (58)

IF
IF
Lewis (voice)
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D
Calvin Bouchard
The Punisher
The Punisher
Jake Berkowitz
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Porter
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Ol' Mister
An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls
Willie
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Sidney
Sidney
Self
Cover-Up
Cover-Up
Lou Jackson
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
Prof. Sam Adekunle
Stories USA
Stories USA
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Iron Eagle II
Iron Eagle II
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Amazing Racer
Amazing Racer
Max Donovan
Iron Eagle III
Iron Eagle III
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
The Principal
The Principal
Jake Phillips
Inside
Inside
Questioner
J.D.'s Revenge
J.D.'s Revenge
Rev. Elija Bliss
To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia
Daniel Stewart
Keeper of the City
Keeper of the City
Det. James Dela
The Black List: Volume One
The Black List: Volume One
Self
Roots: The Gift
Roots: The Gift
Fiddler
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
Century
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot
Detective Haven
Three Months
Three Months
Benny
El Diablo
El Diablo
Van Leek
The Landlord
The Landlord
Copee Johnson
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
Dean Parker
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game
Cool Papa Bell
Cover
Cover
Detective Hicks
The Dependables
The Dependables
Lou Jones
Iron Eagle IV
Iron Eagle IV
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
The Choirboys
The Choirboys
Calvin Motts
Supervized
Supervized
Pendle
Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt
Wordsworth
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Leo Garcia
The White Dawn
The White Dawn
Portagee
Delgo
Delgo
King Zahn (voice)
The White Dawn
The White Dawn
Portagee
Momentum
Momentum
Raymond Addison
A Father for Charlie
A Father for Charlie
Walter Osgood
Solar Strike
Solar Strike
President Ryan Gordon
Diggstown
Diggstown
"Honey" Roy Palmer
A Fighting Man
A Fighting Man
Cubby
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison
The Grace Card
The Grace Card
George Wright
Smitty
Smitty
Mr. Smith
Stories USA
Stories USA
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Left Behind: World at War
Left Behind: World at War
President Geral Fitzhugh
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Lou Hastings
The Deep
The Deep
Henri Cloche
Undercover Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa
Mother
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Firewalker
Firewalker
Leo Porter
All In
All In
Caps
Legend of the Mummy
Legend of the Mummy
Corbeck

Director

The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star
(1 episode)

Production (4)

Inside
Inside
To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia
A Father for Charlie
A Father for Charlie
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

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