Louis Gossett Jr.
Born May 27, 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
IF
The Punisher
Jaws 3-D
The Color Purple
An Officer and a Gentleman
Enemy Mine
Iron Eagle
The Deep
Unreleased
Unplugged
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Sidney
Toy Soldiers
Firewalker
The Principal
A Fighting Man
Blue Chips
Daddy's Little Girls
The Perfect Game
Cover-Up
Iron Eagle II
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
I Forgive
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Y2K
Love Songs
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Finders Keepers
Supervized
A Raisin in the Sun
The Undershepherd
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Zooman
El Diablo
Amazing Racer
Diggstown
Sin
Three Months
Stories USA
Solar Attack
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Foster Boy
Iron Eagle III
Dog Jack
Skin Game
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Undercover Grandpa
The Laughing Policeman
The Choirboys
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Delgo
The Landlord
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Left Behind: World at War
The Cuban
Hal
King of the Dancehall
Outlaw Johnny Black
The Reason
TV Shows
Saturday Night Live
Psych
The Mike Douglas Show
ER
Little House on the Prairie
Bonanza
Golden Globe Awards
The Good Fight
Madam Secretary
The Merv Griffin Show
The Rockford Files
Love, American Style
The Six Million Dollar Man
Touched by an Angel
American Experience
Ellen
Early Edition
The Dead Zone
The Batman
American Playhouse
The Oscars
The Invaders
Hercules
Celebrity Ghost Stories
The Partridge Family
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
The Rookies
McCloud
Watchmen
The Ed Sullivan Show
Extant
Picket Fences
The Jeffersons
Police Story
Good Times
Half & Half
Alias Smith and Jones
Harry O
Roots
Petrocelli
The Mod Squad
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Promised Land
Daktari
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bill Cosby Show
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Spoils Before Dying
Return to Lonesome Dove
The Book of Negroes
Backstairs at the White House
The Young Rebels
The Powers of Matthew Star
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Cowboy in Africa
Black in the 80s
To Kill a Cop
The Critical List
The Lazarus Syndrome
More Movies
Breaking at the Edge
Cover
The Josephine Baker Story
Travels with My Aunt
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Grace Card
Freeman
All In
A Good Man in Africa
Momentum
I Love Liberty
Sidekicks
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Little Ladies of the Night
The Inspectors
Curse of the Starving Class
Legend of the Mummy
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
The Black List: Volume One
It's Good to Be Alive
J.D.'s Revenge
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
To Kill a Cop
Club Soda
The White Dawn
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Lackawanna Blues
Managua
Breaking Brooklyn
The Dependables
Smitty
Jasper, Texas
Gridiron Gang
Companions in Nightmare
The Lazarus Syndrome
A Father for Charlie
The Guardian
Miracle in East Texas
Carolina Skeletons
Inside
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Flashfire
Deceived
The Father Clements Story
A Gathering of Old Men
Dr. Lucille
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
In His Father's Shoes
Roots: The Gift
Not to Forget
To Dance with Olivia
Keeper of the City
Lawman Without a Gun
Double Play
Zora is My Name!
Monolith
Strange Justice
Boiling Pot
The Bushbaby
Benny's Place
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
The Highwayman
The Wall That Heals
The River Niger
A Special Kind of Love
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Miracle at Gate 213
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
For Love of Olivia
Black Bart
Sudie and Simpson
A Love Story of Today
