Louis Gossett Jr.
Actor, Producer, Director
27 May 1936 — 29 March 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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 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 GarciaOn Plex |
| 2019 | Watchmen · as Old Man / Will Reeves |
| 2019 | Foster Boy · as Judge George TaylorOn Plex |
| 2018 | Breaking Brooklyn · as Miles Bryant |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa · as MotherOn 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 WebsterOn Plex |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes · as Daddy MosesOn 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 FloydOn Plex |
| 2012 | Smitty · as Mr. Smith |
| 2012 | The Undershepherd · as Bishop RedfordOn Plex |
| 2010 | Dog Jack · as Grown Up JedOn Plex |
| 2010 | The Grace Card · as George Wright |
| 2010 | The Lamp · as Charles Montgomery IiiOn 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 DocOn Plex |
| 2006 | Psych · as Lloyd Marr |
| 2006 | Solar Attack · as President Ryan GordonOn 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 CastOn Plex |
| 2003 | Momentum · as Raymond Addison |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas · as R.c. HornOn Plex |
| 2002 | Half & Half · as Ray Willis |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone · as Pastor David LewisOn 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 FrankOn Plex |
| 2000 | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Strange Justice · as Vernon Jordan |
| 1999 | Terminal Countdown · as MorganOn Plex |
| 1999 | Love Songs · as ReubenOn Plex |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as Drill Sargent (voice) |
| 1998 | The Inspectors · as Inspector Frank HughesOn Plex |
| 1998 | Hercules · as Chiron (voice) |
| 1998 | Legend of the Mummy · as CorbeckOn 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 StewartOn 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 QuestionerOn Plex |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story · as Bob KerseeOn Plex |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story · as James Mink |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack · as Charles 'chappy' SinclairOn Plex |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · as Ray Alexander |
| 1995 | Zooman · as Rueben TateOn 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 PickettOn Plex |
| 1993 | Monolith · as Capt. Maccandless |
| 1993 | On the Streets of L.A. · as Leonard ClayOn 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 BraggOn Plex |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers · as Dean Parker |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story · as Sidney Williams |
| 1991 | Cover-Up · as Lou JacksonOn Plex |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpson · as SimpsonOn 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' SinclairOn 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 District Attorney Kurt Olson |
| 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 BrockingtonOn 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 WalterOn 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 ProducerOn Plex |
| 1998 | The Inspectors · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1997 | Managua · as Co-Producer |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1996 | Inside · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Love SongsOn Plex |
| 1982 |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1993 | On the Streets of L.A. · as Co-Executive ProducerOn Plex |