Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
Born: 1936-05-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2024-03-29
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Sin
2025
Elijah
IF
2024
Lewis (voice)
The Color Purple
2023
Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Sidney
2022
Self
Three Months
2022
Benny
Not to Forget
2021
Pastor John
I Forgive
2021
God (voice)
The Reason
2020
Pastor Jim
The Cuban
2020
Luis Garcia
Miracle in East Texas
2020
Irving Tanner Jr.
Foster Boy
2019
Judge George Taylor
Supervized
2019
Pendle
The Gang Activists
2019
Self
Hal
2019
Self
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
Miles Bryant
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
Self
Undercover Grandpa
2017
Mother
Double Play
2017
Coco
King of the Dancehall
2017
The Bishop
📺 TV Shows (20)
Watchmen
2019
Old Man / Will Reeves
The Good Fight
2017
Carl Reddick
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
Duke Webster
The Book of Negroes
2015
Daddy Moses
Madam Secretary
2014
Laurent Vasseur
Extant
2014
Quinn
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Lou's father
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Self
Psych
2006
Lloyd Marr
Black in the 80s
2005
The Batman
2004
Lucius Fox (voice)
Half & Half
2002
Ray Willis
The Dead Zone
2002
Pastor David Lewis
Family Guy
1999
Drill Sargent (voice)
Hercules
1998
Chiron (voice)
Stargate SG-1
1997
Gerak
Early Edition
1996
Jim Matthews
Promised Land
1996
Anderson Walker
Touched by an Angel
1994
Anderson Walker
ER
1994
Leo Malcolm