Louis Gossett Jr.
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.
Known For
Acting
Born
May 27, 1936
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
March 29, 2024 age 87
1992Iron Eagle III
1977Freeman
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
1987The Principal
1982An Officer and a Gentleman
1991Toy Soldiers
2003Momentum
1977The Deep
1986Iron Eagle
1984Finders Keepers
2008Delgo
1971Skin Game
1972Travels with My Aunt
1974The White Dawn
2000The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
1988Iron Eagle II
1985Enemy Mine
1989The Punisher
1986Firewalker
1960The New Girl
2006Solar Attack
1995Iron Eagle on the Attack
2010Why Did I Get Married Too?
1982I Love Liberty
1973The Laughing Policeman
1961A Raisin in the Sun
2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
1976J.D.'s Revenge
2007Daddy's Little Girls
2005Left Behind: World at War
1970The Landlord
1999Y2K
2006Club Soda
1983Jaws 3-D
2009The Least Among You
2020Miracle in East Texas
1977The Choirboys
2006All In
1992Diggstown
1990El Diablo
2011Dog Jack
2007Cover
2022Three Months
1996Managua
2009The Perfect Game
1976The River Niger
1987A Gathering of Old Men
2012Smitty
1991Cover-Up
1991The Josephine Baker Story
1988Roots: The Gift
NaNGridiron Gang
2002Deceived
1993Monolith
2023The Color Purple
1978The Lazarus Syndrome
1977Little Ladies of the Night
1991Carolina Skeletons
1975Black Bart
1974It's Good to Be Alive
1990Sudie and Simpson
2005Lackawanna Blues
1997In His Father's Shoes
1998Legend of the Mummy
1994Flashfire
1969The Bushbaby
2024IF
1994Curse of the Starving Class
1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1993Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1995A Father for Charlie
2000The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
1974Sidekicks
1984The Guardian
2021I Forgive
1987The Father Clements Story
1998The Inspectors
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
2014The Dependables
2022Sidney
1988Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1975Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1994Blue Chips
1996Inside
2001For Love of Olivia
2013Miracle at Gate 213
1980It Rained All Night the Day I Left
2008Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
1994A Good Man in Africa
NaNEverbrook (The Home)
2023Outlaw Johnny Black
1988Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
2015Boiling Pot
1968Companions in Nightmare
1996Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1992Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
2004The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
2014A Fighting Man
1997To Dance with Olivia
NaNStraight Up
2017Double Play
2000The Highwayman
1995Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
1979Lawman Without a Gun
2017Undercover Grandpa
2018Breaking Brooklyn
1990Zora is My Name!
2017King of the Dancehall
2019Hal
2017Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2008The Black List: Volume One
1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1991Keeper of the City
1999Strange Justice
2002What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2019Supervized
2016A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
2019The Gang Activists
2014And the Oscar Goes To...
1995Zooman
2020The Cuban
2003Jasper, Texas
1999Love Songs
1982Benny's Place
2011The Grace Card
2019Foster Boy
2020The Reason
2008A Love Story of Today
2008A Special Kind of Love
1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
2007Stories USA
NaNCrimes of Violence
NaNForget to Remember
2021Not to Forget
1978To Kill a Cop
2012The Undershepherd
1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
2009Amazing Racer
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
2023Captain Planet and the Planeteers
2023Good Times
2023The Rookies
2023Half & Half
2023Family Guy
2023The Dead Zone
2023Little House on the Prairie
2023The Batman
2023Early Edition
2023The Jeffersons
2023Alias Smith and Jones
2023The Merv Griffin Show
2023The Bill Cosby Show
2023Stargate SG-1
2023Return to Lonesome Dove
2023Backstairs at the White House
2023ER
2023Gideon Oliver
2023Police Story
2023McCloud
2023The Young Rebels
2023The Powers of Matthew Star
2023Roots
2023Palmerstown, U.S.A.
2023The American Film Institute Salute to ...
2023The Oscars
2023The Lazarus Syndrome
2023Black in the 80s
2023Saturday Night Live
2023Madam Secretary
2023Psych
2023Extant
2023Hawaii Five-0
2023The Book of Negroes
2023The Spoils Before Dying
2023The Good Fight
2023The Ed Sullivan Show
2023The Six Million Dollar Man
2023Sadat
2023Bonanza
2023Promised Land
2023The Rockford Files
2023The Rockford Files
2023Celebrity Ghost Stories
2023Hercules
2023American Experience
2023Petrocelli
2023The Partridge Family
2023Love, American Style
2023Petrocelli
2023Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
2023The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
2023Cowboy in Africa
2023Cowboy in Africa
2023The Mod Squad
2023The Mike Douglas Show
2023The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2023The Mod Squad
2023Daktari
2023The Mod Squad
2023The Invaders
2023The Critical List
2023Please Turn the Page
2023Ellen
2023Touched by an Angel
2023Watchmen
2023Golden Globe Awards
2023Golden Globe Awards
2023Golden Globe Awards
2023Golden Globe Awards
2023Golden Globe Awards
2023Harry O
1996Inside
1997In His Father's Shoes
2001For Love of Olivia
1997To Dance with Olivia
2000The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2024IF
1995A Father for Charlie
1999Love Songs
2023The Powers of Matthew Star
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