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 ForActing
- Born27 May 1936 (age 89)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Louis Gossett Jr.
- Known ForActing
- Born27 May 1936 (age 89)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS
IF
7.037
2024
The Color Purple
7.07
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
5.774
2023
Three Months
7.048
2022
Sidney
7.514
2022
I Forgive
4.7
2021
Not to Forget
6.7
2021
Miracle in East Texas
1.0
2020
The Cuban
5.2
2020
The Reason
7.6
2020
Hal
6.5
2019
Supervized
5.1
2019
The Gang Activists
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2019
Foster Boy
6.9
2019
Breaking Brooklyn
7.8
2018
Double Play
3.8
2017
Undercover Grandpa
5.6
2017
King of the Dancehall
7.556
2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.2
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
8.0
2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
-
2016
Boiling Pot
5.2
2015
The Dependables
3.1
2014
A Fighting Man
5.438
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.991
2014
Miracle at Gate 213
6.0
2013
Smitty
5.9
2012
The Undershepherd
2.0
2012
Dog Jack
4.0
2011
The Grace Card
7.2
2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.516
2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8.0
2009
The Least Among You
5.0
2009
The Perfect Game
7.1
2009
Amazing Racer
6.0
2009
Delgo
4.5
2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
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2008
The Black List: Volume One
6.5
2008
A Love Story of Today
-
2008
A Special Kind of Love
-
2008
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
-
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
6.9
2007
Cover
5.243
2007
Stories USA
3.9
2007
Solar Attack
5.233
2006
Club Soda
-
2006
All In
4.273
2006
Left Behind: World at War
4.1
2005
Lackawanna Blues
5.907
2005
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
4.621
2004
Momentum
4.8
2003
Jasper, Texas
5.813
2003
Deceived
4.2
2002
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
7.0
2002
For Love of Olivia
1.0
2001
Dr. Lucille
-
2001
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
5.769
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
7.0
2000
The Highwayman
4.5
2000
Love Songs
8.0
1999
Y2K
5.3
1999
Strange Justice
6.0
1999
Legend of the Mummy
4.1
1998
The Inspectors
5.875
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
-
1998
In His Father's Shoes
3.5
1997
To Dance with Olivia
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1997
Managua
4.3
1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
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1996
Inside
4.6
1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
3.833
1996
Iron Eagle on the Attack
3.8
1995
A Father for Charlie
6.6
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.143
1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
-
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
-
1995
Zooman
6.0
1995
Flashfire
4.3
1994
Curse of the Starving Class
4.1
1994
Blue Chips
6.073
1994
A Good Man in Africa
5.026
1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
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1994
Monolith
4.3
1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
6.0
1993
Iron Eagle III
4.1
1992
Diggstown
6.3
1992
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
5.0
1992
Toy Soldiers
6.501
1991
Cover-Up
3.9
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
6.0
1991
Carolina Skeletons
6.8
1991
Keeper of the City
5.5
1991
El Diablo
5.6
1990
Sudie and Simpson
6.5
1990
Zora is My Name!
-
1990
The Punisher
5.8
1989
Iron Eagle II
4.45
1988
Roots: The Gift
6.8
1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
-
1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
10.0
1988
The Principal
6.5
1987
A Gathering of Old Men
6.0
1987
The Father Clements Story
-
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
5.667
1987
Iron Eagle
5.584
1986
Firewalker
5.3
1986
Enemy Mine
6.9
1985
Finders Keepers
5.3
1984
The Guardian
4.2
1984
Jaws 3-D
4.5
1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
5.0
1983
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.0
1982
I Love Liberty
-
1982
Benny's Place
10.0
1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
6.0
1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
4.8
1980
Lawman Without a Gun
-
1979
The Lazarus Syndrome
4.6
1978
To Kill a Cop
-
1978
Freeman
5.0
1977
The Deep
6.033
1977
The Choirboys
5.45
1977
Little Ladies of the Night
3.3
1977
J.D.'s Revenge
5.774
1976
The River Niger
6.75
1976
Black Bart
3.7
1975
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
-
1975
The White Dawn
6.5
1974
It's Good to Be Alive
6.6
1974
Sidekicks
6.0
1974
The Laughing Policeman
6.254
1973
Travels with My Aunt
5.905
1972
Skin Game
6.6
1971
The Landlord
5.9
1970
The Bushbaby
6.0
1969
Companions in Nightmare
4.0
1968
A Raisin in the Sun
7.685
1961
The New Girl
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