Actor
Louis Gossett Jr.
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. ...

Known For
Movie

IF

Movie

The Color Purple

Movie

Outlaw Johnny Black

Movie

Sidney

Movie

Three Months

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