LJ
Louis Gossett Jr.
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born May 27, 1936Died March 29, 2024 (87 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2024 | IF · as Lewis (voice) |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Ol' Mister |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black · as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Kingdom Business (TV Series) · 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 Garcia |
| 2019 | Watchmen (TV Series) · as Old Man / Will Reeves |
| 2019 | Foster Boy · as Judge George Taylor |
| 2018 | Breaking Brooklyn · as Miles Bryant |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa · as Mother |
| 2017 | Double Play · as Coco |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Carl Reddick |
| 2016 | King of the Dancehall · as The Bishop |
| 2016 | Hap and Leonard (TV Series) · as Bacon |
| 2015 | Boiling Pot · as Detective Haven |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying (TV Series) · as Duke Webster |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes (TV Series) · as Daddy Moses |
| 2014 | The Miracle of Tony Davis · as God |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary (TV Series) · as Father Laurent Vasseur |
| 2014 | Extant (TV Series) · 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 Floyd |
| 2012 | Smitty · as Mr. Smith |
| 2012 | The Undershepherd · as Bishop Redford |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The Grace Card · as George Wright |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (TV Series) · as Lou's Father |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · 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 | Psych (TV Series) · as Lloyd Marr |
| 2006 | Solar Attack · as President Ryan Gordon |
| 2006 | All In · as Caps |
| 2005 | Left Behind III: World at War · as President Geral Fitzhugh |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues · as Ol'lem Taylor |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) |
| 2004 | The Batman (TV Series) · 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 Rev. Elija Bliss (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Momentum · as Raymond Addison |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas · as R.c. Horn |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Ray Willis |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone (TV Series) |
| 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 | Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story · as David Mulera |
| 2000 | Resurrection Blvd. (TV Series) · as Ezekiel 'zeke' Grant |
| 2000 | The Highwayman · as Phil Bishop |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story · as Lou Hastings |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Strange Justice · as Vernon Jordan |
| 1999 | Terminal Countdown · as Morgan |
| 1999 | Love Songs · as Reuben |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Drill Sargent (voice) |
| 1998 | The Inspectors · as Inspector Frank Hughes |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Chiron (voice) |
| 1998 | Legend of the Mummy · as Corbeck |
| 1997 | Managua · as Paul |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) · as Gerak |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes · as Frank Crosby / Richard |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia · as Daniel Stewart |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV Series) · as W.e.b. Du Bois |
| 1996 | Early Edition (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Anderson Walker |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story · as Bob Kersee |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story · as James Mink |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack · as Charles 'chappy' Sinclair |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · as Ray Alexander |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie · as Walter Osgood |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Anderson Walker |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Sgt. Timko |
| 1994 | Blue Chips · as Father Dawkins (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove (TV Series) · as Isom Pickett |
| 1993 | Monolith · as Capt. Maccandless |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · 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 Bragg |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers · as Dean Parker |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story · as Sidney Williams |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpson · as Simpson |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) · as Commander Clash (voice) |
| 1990 | El Diablo · as Van Leek |
| 1989 | The Punisher · as Jake Berkowitz |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift · as Fiddler |
| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July · as Big John Creed |
| 1988 | Iron Eagle II · as Charles 'chappy' Sinclair |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Anwar Al-Sadat |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D · as Calvin Bouchard |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left · as Leo Garcia |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome · as Dr. Macarthur St. Clair |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House (TV Series) · 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 | Freeman · as Rex |
| 1977 | The Deep · as Henri Cloche |
| 1977 | Roots (TV Series) · as Fiddler |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night · as Russ Garfield |
| 1976 | Visions (1976) (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as David Wallace |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as District Attorney Kurt Olson |
| 1974 | The White Dawn · as Portagee |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner (TV Series) · as Bobby Koball |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'brien |
| 1974 | Sidekicks · as Jason O'rourke |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive · as Sam Brockington |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as O'flaherty |
| 1973 | The Laughing Policeman · as Insp. James Larrimore Sfpd |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt · as Wordsworth |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Skin Game · as Jason O'rourke |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Lt. Carl Fellows |
| 1971 | Longstreet (TV Series) · as Sergeant Cory |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Sam Simon |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Landlord · as Copee Johnson |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Freddy |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Dr. Karnes |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Hurricane Smith |
| 1969 | The Bushbaby · as Tembo |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Smitty |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) · as Joseph Hemera |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Ollie |
| 1966 | Daktari (TV Series) · as Mkono |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side (TV Series) · as Martin Powers |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as William Taylor |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun · as George Murchison |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as The Man |
| 1959 | |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Jamie Goodwin |