Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. (87)

1936-05-27 - 2024-03-29 | 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.

On Movies

  • IF
  • The Color Purple
  • Outlaw Johnny Black
  • Three Months
  • Not to Forget
  • I Forgive
  • The Reason
  • The Cuban
  • Miracle in East Texas
  • Foster Boy
  • Supervized
  • Breaking Brooklyn
  • Undercover Grandpa
  • Double Play
  • King of the Dancehall
  • Boiling Pot
  • The Dependables
  • A Fighting Man
  • Smitty
  • The Undershepherd
  • Dog Jack
  • The Grace Card
  • Why Did I Get Married Too?
  • The Perfect Game
  • Amazing Racer
  • The Least Among You
  • Delgo
  • Stories USA
  • Cover
  • Daddy's Little Girls
  • Club Soda
  • Solar Attack
  • All In
  • Left Behind: World at War
  • Lackawanna Blues
  • Jasper, Texas
  • Momentum
  • What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
  • Deceived
  • For Love of Olivia
  • Dr. Lucille
  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
  • The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
  • The Highwayman
  • Strange Justice
  • Y2K
  • Love Songs
  • The Inspectors
  • Legend of the Mummy
  • In His Father's Shoes
  • To Dance with Olivia
  • Inside
  • Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
  • Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
  • Managua
  • Iron Eagle on the Attack
  • Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
  • Zooman
  • A Father for Charlie
  • Flashfire
  • Curse of the Starving Class
  • A Good Man in Africa
  • Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
  • Blue Chips
  • Monolith
  • Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
  • Diggstown
  • Iron Eagle III
  • Keeper of the City
  • Carolina Skeletons
  • Toy Soldiers
  • The Josephine Baker Story
  • Cover-Up
  • Sudie and Simpson
  • El Diablo
  • Zora is My Name!
  • The Punisher
  • Roots: The Gift
  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
  • Iron Eagle II
  • The Father Clements Story
  • The Principal
  • A Gathering of Old Men
  • Firewalker
  • Iron Eagle
  • Enemy Mine
  • The Guardian
  • Finders Keepers
  • Jaws 3-D
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
  • It Rained All Night the Day I Left
  • Lawman Without a Gun
  • To Kill a Cop
  • The Lazarus Syndrome
  • The Choirboys
  • The Deep
  • Little Ladies of the Night
  • J.D.'s Revenge
  • The River Niger
  • Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
  • Black Bart
  • The White Dawn
  • Sidekicks
  • It's Good to Be Alive
  • The Laughing Policeman
  • Travels with My Aunt
  • Skin Game
  • The Landlord
  • The Bushbaby
  • Companions in Nightmare
  • A Raisin in the Sun

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