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  • BIRTH 27/05/1936
  • DEATH 29/03/2024
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 20
  • MOVIES 53
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 4
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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.

Louis Gossett Jr.
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Shows (20)

Psych
Psych
Lloyd Marr
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Gerak
Watchmen
Watchmen
Old Man / Will Reeves
Family Guy
Family Guy
Drill Sargent (voice)
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
Carl Reddick
ER
ER
Leo Malcolm
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
Father Laurent Vasseur
Extant
Extant
Quinn
The Batman
The Batman
Lucius Fox (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes
Daddy Moses
The Invaders
The Invaders
Ollie
Roots
Roots
Fiddler
Bonanza
Bonanza
Buck Walter
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star
Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
American Experience
American Experience
Self - Narrator
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes / Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove
Isom Pickett
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying
Duke Webster

Movies (53)

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

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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