Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Date of Birth:

May 27, 1936

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

filmography:

Companions in Nightmare Companions in Nightmare

1968

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

1996

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

1992

Boiling Pot Boiling Pot

2015

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

1988

Everbrook (The Home) Everbrook (The Home)

1970

Outlaw Johnny Black Outlaw Johnny Black

2023

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

2004

A Fighting Man A Fighting Man

2014

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

1995

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016

Lawman Without a Gun Lawman Without a Gun

1979

The Highwayman The Highwayman

2000

Double Play Double Play

2017

To Dance with Olivia To Dance with Olivia

1997

Straight Up Straight Up

1970

A Good Man in Africa A Good Man in Africa

1994

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2008

The Father Clements Story The Father Clements Story

1987

The Inspectors The Inspectors

1998

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

I Forgive I Forgive

2021

The Guardian The Guardian

1984

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

2000

Sidekicks Sidekicks

1974

The Dependables The Dependables

2014

Sidney Sidney

2022

For Love of Olivia For Love of Olivia

2001

Miracle at Gate 213 Miracle at Gate 213

2013

It Rained All Night the Day I Left It Rained All Night the Day I Left

1980

Inside Inside

1996

Blue Chips Blue Chips

1994

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

1988

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975

Undercover Grandpa Undercover Grandpa

2017

Breaking Brooklyn Breaking Brooklyn

2018

Foster Boy Foster Boy

2019

The Reason The Reason

2020

A Love Story of Today A Love Story of Today

2008

The Grace Card The Grace Card

2011

Benny's Place Benny's Place

1982

Jasper, Texas Jasper, Texas

2003

Love Songs Love Songs

1999

A Special Kind of Love A Special Kind of Love

2008

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

1983

To Kill a Cop To Kill a Cop

1978

The Undershepherd The Undershepherd

2012

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

Not to Forget Not to Forget

2021

Forget to Remember Forget to Remember

1970

Stories USA Stories USA

2007

Crimes of Violence Crimes of Violence

1970

The Cuban The Cuban

2020

Zooman Zooman

1995

The Black List: Volume One The Black List: Volume One

2008

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

1994

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

1995

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017

Hal Hal

2019

Zora is My Name! Zora is My Name!

1990

King of the Dancehall King of the Dancehall

2017

Keeper of the City Keeper of the City

1991

Strange Justice Strange Justice

1999

The Gang Activists The Gang Activists

2019

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

1981

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

2016

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

2002

Supervized Supervized

2019

A Father for Charlie A Father for Charlie

1995

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

1993

Why Did I Get Married Too? Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

I Love Liberty I Love Liberty

1982

The Laughing Policeman The Laughing Policeman

1973

Iron Eagle on the Attack Iron Eagle on the Attack

1995

Solar Attack Solar Attack

2006

Firewalker Firewalker

1986

The New Girl The New Girl

1960

A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun

1961

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

Y2K Y2K

1999

Club Soda Club Soda

2006

Jaws 3-D Jaws 3-D

1983

The Landlord The Landlord

1970

Left Behind: World at War Left Behind: World at War

2005

J.D.'s Revenge J.D.'s Revenge

1976

Daddy's Little Girls Daddy's Little Girls

2007

The Punisher The Punisher

1989

Enemy Mine Enemy Mine

1985

Toy Soldiers Toy Soldiers

1991

Momentum Momentum

2003

The Deep The Deep

1977

An Officer and a Gentleman An Officer and a Gentleman

1982

The Principal The Principal

1987

Freeman Freeman

1977

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

Iron Eagle Iron Eagle

1986

Delgo Delgo

2008

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

2000

Iron Eagle II Iron Eagle II

1988

The White Dawn The White Dawn

1974

Travels with My Aunt Travels with My Aunt

1972

Finders Keepers Finders Keepers

1984

Skin Game Skin Game

1971

The Least Among You The Least Among You

2009

Miracle in East Texas Miracle in East Texas

2020

Carolina Skeletons Carolina Skeletons

1991

Black Bart Black Bart

1975

It's Good to Be Alive It's Good to Be Alive

1974

Little Ladies of the Night Little Ladies of the Night

1977

The Lazarus Syndrome The Lazarus Syndrome

1978

Monolith Monolith

1993

The Color Purple The Color Purple

2023

Sudie and Simpson Sudie and Simpson

1990

Lackawanna Blues Lackawanna Blues

2005

IF IF

2024

Curse of the Starving Class Curse of the Starving Class

1994

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

1996

The Bushbaby The Bushbaby

1969

Flashfire Flashfire

1994

In His Father's Shoes In His Father's Shoes

1997

Legend of the Mummy Legend of the Mummy

1998

Deceived Deceived

2002

Gridiron Gang Gridiron Gang

1970

El Diablo El Diablo

1990

Cover Cover

2007

Three Months Three Months

2022

Dog Jack Dog Jack

2011

Diggstown Diggstown

1992

The Choirboys The Choirboys

1977

All In All In

2006

Managua Managua

1996

The Perfect Game The Perfect Game

2009

The Josephine Baker Story The Josephine Baker Story

1991

Roots: The Gift Roots: The Gift

1988

Cover-Up Cover-Up

1991

Smitty Smitty

2012

The River Niger The River Niger

1976

A Gathering of Old Men A Gathering of Old Men

1987

Iron Eagle III Iron Eagle III

1992

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