Louis Gossett Jr.
Acteur, Producer, Regisseur
27 mei 1936 — 29 maart 2024 (87 years)
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.
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| 2025 | Sin · as Elijah |
| 2024 | IF · as Lewis (voice) |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Ol' Mister |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black · as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Kingdom Business · as Jeremiah |
| 2022 | Three Months · as Benny |
| 2021 | Not to Forget · as Pastor John |
| 2021 | I FORGIVE · as God (voice) |
| 2020 | The Reason · as Pastor Jim |
| 2020 | Canaan Land · as Talk Show Guest |
| 2019 | Miracle in East Texas · as Irving Tanner Jr. |
| 2019 | Supervized · as Pendle |
| 2019 | The Cuban · as Luis GarciaOp Plex |
| 2019 | Watchmen · as Old Man / Will Reeves |
| 2019 | Foster Boy · as Judge George TaylorOp Plex |
| 2018 | Breaking Brooklyn · as Miles Bryant |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa · as MotherOp Plex |
| 2017 | Double Play · as Coco |
| 2017 | The Good Fight · as Carl Reddick |
| 2016 | King of the Dancehall · as The Bishop |
| 2016 | Hap and Leonard · as Bacon |
| 2015 | Boiling Pot · as Detective Haven |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying · as Duke WebsterOp Plex |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes · as Daddy MosesOp Plex |
| 2014 | The Miracle of Tony Davis · as God |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary · as Laurent Vasseur |
| 2014 | Extant · as Quinn |
| 2014 | Pride of Lions · as Lou Jones |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man · as Cubby |
| 2013 | Miracle at Gate 213 · as Roy Peddington |
| 2013 | Breaking at the Edge · as FloydOp Plex |
| 2012 | Smitty · as Mr. Smith |
| 2012 | The Undershepherd · as Bishop RedfordOp Plex |
| 2010 | Dog Jack · as Grown Up JedOp Plex |
| 2010 | The Grace Card · as George Wright |
| 2010 | The Lamp · as Charles Montgomery IiiOp Plex |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 · as Lou's Father |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire · as Oscar Boneau |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? · as Porter |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game · as Cool Papa Bell |
| 2009 | Amazing Racer · as Max Donovan |
| 2009 | The Least Among You · as Samuel Benton |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Delgo · as King Zahn (voice) |
| 2007 | Stories USA · as Doc (segment "club Soda") |
| 2007 | Premio Donostia a Richard Gere · as Sgt. Emil Foley |
| 2007 | Cover · as Detective Hicks |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls · as Willie |
| 2006 | Club Soda · as DocOp Plex |
| 2006 | Psych · as Lloyd Marr |
| 2006 | Solar Attack · as President Ryan GordonOp Plex |
| 2006 | All In · as Caps |
| 2005 | Left Behind III: World at War · as President Geral Fitzhugh |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues · as Ol'lem Taylor |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | The Batman · as Lucius Fox (voice) |
| 2004 | The Best TV Shows That Never Were · as Marcus Aurelius 'gabby' Hayes |
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made · as CastOp Plex |
| 2003 | Momentum · as Raymond Addison |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas · as R.c. HornOp Plex |
| 2002 | Half & Half · as Ray Willis |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone · as Pastor David LewisOp Plex |
| 2002 | What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway · as Dr. Barnes |
| 2002 | Deceived · as Col. David Garrett |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia · as Daniel Stewart |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Resurrection Blvd. · as Ezekiel 'zeke' Grant |
| 2000 | The Highwayman · as Phil Bishop |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story · as Lou Hastings |
| 2000 | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence · as FrankOp Plex |
| 2000 | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Strange Justice · as Vernon Jordan |
| 1999 | Terminal Countdown · as MorganOp Plex |
| 1999 | Love Songs · as ReubenOp Plex |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as Drill Sargent (voice) |
| 1998 | The Inspectors · as Inspector Frank HughesOp Plex |
| 1998 | Hercules · as Chiron (voice) |
| 1998 | Legend of the Mummy · as CorbeckOp Plex |
| 1997 | Managua · as Paul |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 · as Gerak |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes · as Frank Crosby / Richard |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia · as Daniel StewartOp Plex |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century · as W.e.b. Du Bois |
| 1996 | Early Edition · as Jim Matthews |
| 1996 | Promised Land · as Anderson Walker |
| 1996 | Inside · as QuestionerOp Plex |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story · as Bob KerseeOp Plex |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story · as James Mink |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack · as Charles 'chappy' SinclairOp Plex |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · as Ray Alexander |
| 1995 | Zooman · as Rueben TateOp Plex |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie · as Walter Osgood |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel · as Anderson Walker |
| 1994 | ER · as Leo Malcolm |
| 1994 | Flashfire · as Ben Durand |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class · as Ellis |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa · as Prof. Sam Adekunle |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice · as Ray Alexander |
| 1994 | Ellen · as Sgt. Timko |
| 1994 | Blue Chips · as Father Dawkins (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove · as Isom PickettOp Plex |
| 1993 | Monolith · as Capt. Maccandless |
| 1993 | On the Streets of L.A. · as Leonard ClayOp Plex |
| 1992 | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II · as Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | Picket Fences · as Rick Jennings |
| 1992 | Gridiron Gang · as Host |
| 1992 | Diggstown · as "honey" Roy Palmer |
| 1992 | Aces: Iron Eagle III · as Charles 'chappy' Sinclair |
| 1991 | Keeper of the City · as Det. James Dela |
| 1991 | Carolina Skeletons · as James BraggOp Plex |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers · as Dean Parker |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story · as Sidney Williams |
| 1991 | Cover-Up · as Lou JacksonOp Plex |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpson · as SimpsonOp Plex |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers · as Commander Clash (voice) |
| 1990 | El Diablo · as Van Leek |
| 1989 | The Punisher · as Jake Berkowitz |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift · as Fiddler |
| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July · as Big John Creed |
| 1988 | Iron Eagle II · as Charles 'chappy' SinclairOp Plex |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | The Principal · as Jake Phillips |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men · as Mathu |
| 1986 | Firewalker · as Leo Porter |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle · as Charles 'chappy' Sinclair |
| 1985 | Enemy Mine · as Jeriba 'jerry' Shigan |
| 1984 | The Guardian · as John Mack |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers · as Century |
| 1983 | Sadat · as Anwar Al-Sadat |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D · as Calvin Bouchard |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star · as Walter "walt" Shepherd (d'hai) |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman · as Sergeant Emil Foley |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige · as Leroy 'satchel' Paige |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Cast |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left · as Leo Garcia |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome · as Dr. Macarthur St. Clair |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House · as Levi Mercer, Houseman |
| 1978 | Lawman Without a Gun · as Tom Hayward |
| 1978 | To Kill a Cop · as Everett Walker |
| 1977 | The Choirboys · as Calvin Motts |
| 1977 | The Deep · as Henri Cloche |
| 1977 | Roots · as Fiddler |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night · as Russ Garfield |
| 1976 | Visions (1976) · as Rex |
| 1976 | J.D.'s Revenge · as Rev. Elija Bliss |
| 1976 | The River Niger · as Dr. Dudley Stanton |
| 1975 | Black Bart · as Black Bart |
| 1975 | Caribe · as David Wallace |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | Petrocelli · as Kurt Olson, Da |
| 1974 | The White Dawn · as Portagee |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner · as Bobby Koball |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie · as Henry Hill |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files · as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'brien |
| 1974 | Sidekicks · as Jason O'rourke |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive · as Sam BrockingtonOp Plex |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man · as O'flaherty |
| 1973 | The Laughing Policeman · as Insp. James Larrimore Sfpd |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Harry O · as Cleon Jackson |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt · as Wordsworth |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Skin Game · as Jason O'rourke |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law · as Lt. Carl Fellows |
| 1971 | Longstreet · as Sergeant Cory |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family · as Sam Simon |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | The Landlord · as Copee Johnson |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style · as Freddy |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors · as Dr. Karnes |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show · as Hurricane Smith |
| 1969 | The Bushbaby · as Tembo |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad · as Charley Jameson |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa · as Joseph Hemera |
| 1967 | The Invaders · as Ollie |
| 1966 | Daktari · as Mkono |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side · as Martin Powers |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses · as William Taylor |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun · as George Murchison |
| 1960 | Insight · as The Man |
| 1959 | Bonanza · as Buck WalterOp Plex |
| 1949 | The Big Story · as Jamie Goodwin |
| 2010 | For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1998 | The Inspectors · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1997 | Managua · as Co-Producer |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1996 | Inside · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Love SongsOp Plex |
| 1982 |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1993 | On the Streets of L.A. · as Co-Executive ProducerOp Plex |