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Louis Gossett Jr.
- Name: Louis Gossett Jr.
- Birthday: 1936-05-27
- Also known as: Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.,Louis Gossett, Jr.,Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.,Lou Gossett,ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア,لوئیس گوست، جونیور
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 0.295
Biography:
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| IF as Lewis (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
| The Color Purple as Ol' Mister | 2023-12-25 |
| Outlaw Johnny Black as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) | 2023-09-15 |
| Sidney as Self | 2022-09-10 |
| Three Months as Benny | 2022-02-23 |
| Not to Forget as Pastor John | 2021-11-26 |
| I Forgive as God (voice) | 2021-10-01 |
| The Reason as Pastor Jim | 2020-09-12 |
| The Cuban as Luis Garcia | 2020-07-31 |
| Miracle in East Texas as Irving Tanner Jr. | 2020-02-07 |
| Foster Boy as Judge George Taylor | 2019-10-03 |
| Supervized as Pendle | 2019-07-16 |
| The Gang Activists as Self | 2019-07-04 |
| Hal as Self | 2019-03-28 |
| Breaking Brooklyn as Miles Bryant | 2018-05-25 |
| Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self | 2017-10-14 |
| Undercover Grandpa as Mother | 2017-07-07 |
| Double Play as Coco | 2017-01-27 |
| King of the Dancehall as The Bishop | 2017-01-13 |
| Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self | 2016-10-14 |
| A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Himself | 2016-05-13 |
| Boiling Pot as Detective Haven | 2015-09-29 |
| The Dependables as Lou Jones | 2014-06-03 |
| A Fighting Man as Cubby | 2014-04-24 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Miracle at Gate 213 as Roy Peddington | 2013-12-10 |
| Smitty as Mr. Smith | 2012-04-10 |
| The Undershepherd as Bishop Redford | 2012-02-15 |
| Dog Jack as Grown up Jed | 2011-12-02 |
| The Grace Card as George Wright | 2011-02-25 |
| Why Did I Get Married Too? as Porter | 2010-04-02 |
| The Perfect Game as Cool Papa Bell | 2009-11-09 |
| Amazing Racer as Max Donovan | 2009-04-23 |
| The Least Among You as Samuel Benton | 2009-01-12 |
| Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self | 2009-01-01 |
| Delgo as King Zahn (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
| Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self | 2008-02-12 |
| A Love Story of Today as Self | 2008-02-12 |
| A Special Kind of Love as Self | 2008-02-12 |
| The Black List: Volume One as Himself | 2008-01-22 |
| Stories USA as Doc (segment "Club Soda") | 2007-11-10 |
| Cover as Detective Hicks | 2007-05-08 |
| Daddy's Little Girls as Willie | 2007-02-14 |
| The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self | 2007-02-03 |
| Club Soda as Doc | 2006-09-22 |
| Solar Attack as President Ryan Gordon | 2006-05-25 |
| All In as Caps | 2006-03-14 |
| Left Behind: World at War as President Geral Fitzhugh | 2005-10-21 |
| Lackawanna Blues as Ol'lem Taylor | 2005-02-12 |
| The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
| Jasper, Texas as R.C. Horn | 2003-06-08 |
| Momentum as Raymond Addison | 2003-03-26 |
| What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away as Dr. Barnes | 2002-05-31 |
| Deceived as Col. David Garrett | 2002-03-26 |
| For Love of Olivia as Daniel Stewart | 2001-03-18 |
| The Color of Love: Jacey's Story as Lou Hastings | 2000-03-19 |
| The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Frank | 2000-03-12 |
| The Highwayman as Phil Bishop | 2000-01-01 |
| Strange Justice as Vernon Jordan | 1999-08-29 |
| Y2K as Morgan | 1999-07-01 |
| Love Songs as Reuben | 1999-04-25 |
| The Inspectors as Inspector Frank Hughes | 1998-09-20 |
| Legend of the Mummy as Corbeck | 1998-03-30 |
| Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self | 1998-02-10 |
| In His Father's Shoes as Frank Crosby / Richard | 1997-06-05 |
| To Dance with Olivia as Daniel Stewart | 1997-03-09 |
| Inside as Questioner | 1996-08-25 |
| Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Bob Kersee | 1996-06-16 |
| Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as James Mink | 1996-04-14 |
| Managua as Paul | 1996-04-09 |
| Iron Eagle on the Attack as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1995-12-01 |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self | 1995-06-05 |
| Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Ray Alexander | 1995-03-20 |
| Zooman as Rueben Tate | 1995-03-19 |
| A Father for Charlie as Walter Osgood | 1995-01-01 |
| Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing as Narrator | 1995-01-01 |
| Flashfire as Ben Durand | 1994-09-15 |
| Curse of the Starving Class as Ellis | 1994-09-13 |
| A Good Man in Africa as Prof. Sam Adekunle | 1994-07-14 |
| Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice as Ray Alexander | 1994-05-13 |
| Blue Chips as Father Dawkins (uncredited) | 1994-02-18 |
| Monolith as Capt. MacCandless | 1993-09-16 |
| Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | 1993-04-19 |
| Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II as Reader | 1992-11-11 |
| Diggstown as "Honey" Roy Palmer | 1992-08-14 |
| Iron Eagle III as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1992-01-09 |
| Keeper of the City as Det. James Dela | 1991-12-20 |
| Carolina Skeletons as James Bragg | 1991-09-30 |
| Toy Soldiers as Dean Parker | 1991-04-24 |
| The Josephine Baker Story as Sidney Williams | 1991-03-16 |
| Cover-Up as Lou Jackson | 1991-02-22 |
| Sudie and Simpson as Simpson | 1990-09-11 |
| El Diablo as Van Leek | 1990-07-22 |
| Zora is My Name! | 1990-01-01 |
| The Punisher as Jake Berkowitz | 1989-10-05 |
| Roots: The Gift as Fiddler | 1988-12-11 |
| Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as Big John Creed | 1988-12-03 |
| Iron Eagle II as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1988-11-11 |
| Sam Found Out: A Triple Play as Sam | 1988-05-31 |
| The Father Clements Story | 1987-12-13 |
| The Principal as Jake Phillips | 1987-09-18 |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self | 1987-05-18 |
| A Gathering of Old Men as Mathu | 1987-05-10 |
| Firewalker as Leo Porter | 1986-11-21 |
| Iron Eagle as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1986-01-17 |
| Enemy Mine as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan | 1985-12-12 |
| The Guardian as John Mack | 1984-10-20 |
| Finders Keepers as Century | 1984-05-18 |
| Jaws 3-D as Calvin Bouchard | 1983-07-22 |
| The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as narrator | 1983-07-15 |
| An Officer and a Gentleman as Sergeant Emil Foley | 1982-07-28 |
| Benny's Place as Benny Moore | 1982-05-31 |
| I Love Liberty as Self | 1982-03-21 |
| Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | 1981-05-31 |
| It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Leo Garcia | 1980-08-05 |
| Lawman Without a Gun as Tom Hayward | 1979-05-30 |
| To Kill a Cop as Everett Walker | 1978-04-10 |
| The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | 1978-01-01 |
| Freeman as Rex | 1977-12-31 |
| The Choirboys as Calvin Motts | 1977-12-23 |
| The Deep as Henri Cloche | 1977-06-17 |
| Little Ladies of the Night as Russ Garfield | 1977-01-16 |
| J.D.'s Revenge as Rev. Elija Bliss | 1976-08-25 |
| The River Niger as Dr. Dudley Stanton | 1976-04-14 |
| Delancey Street: The Crisis Within as Otis James | 1975-04-19 |
| Black Bart as Black Bart | 1975-01-01 |
| The White Dawn as Portagee | 1974-07-21 |
| Sidekicks as Jason O'Rourke | 1974-03-21 |
| It's Good to Be Alive as Sam Brockington | 1974-02-22 |
| The Laughing Policeman as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD | 1973-12-20 |
| Travels with My Aunt as Wordsworth | 1972-12-17 |
| Skin Game as Jason O'Rourke | 1971-09-30 |
| The Landlord as Copee Johnson | 1970-05-20 |
| The Bushbaby as Tembo | 1969-09-01 |
| Companions in Nightmare as Lt. Adam McKay | 1968-11-23 |
| A Raisin in the Sun as George Murchison | 1961-05-28 |
| The New Girl as Mary's Brother | 1960-01-01 |
