Louis Gossett Jr. is 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.
Movie | Forget to Remember | 2025 | |
Movie | The Color Purple | Ol' Mister | 2023-12-25 |
Movie | Miracle in East Texas | Irving Tanner Jr. | 2020-02-07 |
Movie | The Cuban | Luis Garcia | 2020-07-31 |
Movie | Hal | Himself | 2019-03-28 |
Series | Watchmen | Old Man / Will Reeves | 2019-10-20 |
Movie | Supervized | Pendle | 2019-07-16 |
Movie | Foster Boy | Judge George Taylor | 2019-10-03 |
Movie | Breaking Brooklyn | Miles Bryant | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | 2017-10-14 | |
Movie | Undercover Grandpa | Mother | 2017-07-07 |
Movie | Double Play | Coco | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | King of the Dancehall | The Bishop | 2017-01-13 |
Movie | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Himself | 2016-10-14 |
Movie | A.C. Green: Iron Virgin | Himself | 2016-05-13 |
Movie | Boiling Pot | Detective Haven | 2015-09-29 |
Series | The Spoils Before Dying | 2015-07-08 | |
Series | The Book of Negroes | Daddy Moses | 2015-01-07 |
Movie | Pride of Lions | Lou Jones | 2014-06-03 |
Movie | A Fighting Man | Cubby | 2014-04-24 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014-02-01 | |
Movie | Miracle at Gate 213 | Roy Peddington | 2013-12-10 |
Movie | The Undershepherd | Bishop Redford | 2012-02-15 |
Movie | Smitty | Mr. Smith | 2012-04-10 |
Movie | The Grace Card | George Wright | 2011-02-25 |
Movie | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Porter | 2010-04-02 |
Movie | The Perfect Game | Cool Papa Bell | 2009-11-09 |
Movie | The Least Among You | Samuel Benton | 2009-01-12 |
Movie | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | Delgo | King Zahn (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | The Black List: Volume One | Himself | 2008-01-22 |
Movie | Stories USA | Doc (segment "Club Soda") | 2007-11-10 |
Movie | Cover | Detective Hicks | 2007-05-08 |
Movie | Daddy's Little Girls | Willie | 2007-02-14 |
Movie | Solar Attack | President Ryan Gordon | 2006-05-25 |
Movie | All In | Caps | 2006-03-14 |
Movie | Lackawanna Blues | Ol'lem Taylor | 2005-02-12 |
Movie | Left Behind: World at War | President Geral Fitzhugh | 2005-11-16 |
Series | Black in the 80s | 2005-02-01 | |
Movie | Jasper, Texas | R.C. Horn | 2003-06-08 |
Movie | Momentum | Raymond Addison | 2003-03-26 |
Movie | What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away | Dr. Barnes | 2002-05-31 |
Movie | Deceived | Col. David Garrett | 2002-03-26 |
Movie | For Love of Olivia | Daniel Stewart | 2001-03-18 |
Movie | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Lou Hastings | 2000-03-19 |
Movie | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Frank | 2000-03-12 |
Movie | The Highwayman | Phil Bishop | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | Strange Justice | Vernon Jordan | 1999-08-29 |
Movie | Y2K | Morgan | 1999-07-01 |
Movie | Legend of the Mummy | Corbeck | 1998-03-30 |
Movie | The Inspectors | Inspector Frank Hughes | 1998-09-20 |
Movie | In His Father's Shoes | Frank Crosby / Richard | 1997-06-05 |
Movie | To Dance With Olivia | Daniel Stewart | 1997-03-09 |
Movie | Inside | Questioner | 1996-08-25 |
Movie | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Bob Kersee | 1996-06-16 |
Movie | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | James Mink | 1996-04-14 |
Movie | Managua | Paul | 1996-04-09 |
Movie | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | 1995-06-05 | |
Movie | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Ray Alexander | 1995-03-20 |
Movie | Zooman | Rueben Tate | 1995-03-19 |
Movie | A Father for Charlie | Walter Osgood | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing | Narrator | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | Blue Chips | Father Dawkins | 1994-02-18 |
Movie | Curse of the Starving Class | Ellis | 1994-09-13 |
Movie | Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice | Ray Alexander | 1994-05-13 |
Movie | A Good Man in Africa | Prof. Sam Adekunle | 1994-07-14 |
Movie | Flashfire | Ben Durand | 1994-09-15 |
Movie | Monolith | Capt. MacCandless | 1993-05-27 |
Series | Return to Lonesome Dove | Isom Pickett | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | 1993-04-19 | |
Movie | Diggstown | 'Honey' Roy Palmer | 1992-08-14 |
Movie | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II | Reader | 1992-11-11 |
Movie | Iron Eagle III | Charlos Chappy Snclair | 1992-01-09 |
Movie | Keeper of the City | Detective James Dela | 1991-12-20 |
Movie | Carolina Skeletons | James Bragg | 1991-09-30 |
Movie | Toy Soldiers | Dean Edward Parker | 1991-04-24 |
Movie | The Josephine Baker Story | Sidney Williams | 1991-03-16 |
Movie | Cover-Up | Lou Jackson | 1991-02-22 |
Movie | Sudie and Simpson | Simpson | 1990-09-11 |
Movie | El Diablo | Van Leek | 1990-07-22 |
Series | Gideon Oliver | 1989-02-20 | |
Movie | The Punisher | Jake Berkowitz | 1989-10-05 |
Movie | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | Big John Creed | 1988-12-03 |
Movie | Iron Eagle II | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1988-11-11 |
Movie | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | Sam | 1988-05-31 |
Movie | Roots: The Gift | Fiddler | 1988-12-11 |
Movie | The Principal | Jake Phillips | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | A Gathering of Old Men | Mathu | 1987-05-10 |
Movie | Firewalker | Leo Porter | 1986-11-21 |
Movie | Iron Eagle | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1986-01-17 |
Movie | Enemy Mine | Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan | 1985-12-12 |
Movie | The Guardian | John Mack | 1984-10-20 |
Movie | Finders Keepers | Century | 1984-05-18 |
Movie | Jaws 3-D | Calvin Bouchard | 1983-07-22 |
Series | Sadat | Anwar al-Sadat | 1983-10-31 |
Series | The Powers of Matthew Star | Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) | 1982-09-17 |
Movie | An Officer and a Gentleman | Sergeant Emil Foley | 1982-07-28 |
Movie | Benny's Place | Benny Moore | 1982-05-31 |
Movie | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | 1981-05-31 |
Movie | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Leo Garcia | 1980-08-05 |
Series | The Lazarus Syndrome | 1979-09-04 | |
Series | Backstairs at the White House | Levi Mercer, Houseman | 1979-01-29 |
Movie | Lawman Without a Gun | Tom Hayward | 1978-12-04 |
Movie | To Kill a Cop | Everett Walker | 1978-04-10 |
Movie | The Lazarus Syndrome | Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | The Choirboys | Calvin Motts | 1977-12-23 |
Movie | The Deep | Henri Cloche | 1977-06-17 |
Movie | Little Ladies of the Night | Russ Garfield | 1977-01-16 |
Movie | The River Niger | Dr. Dudley Stanton | 1976-04-14 |
Movie | J.D.'s Revenge | Rev. Elija Bliss | 1976-08-25 |
Movie | Black Bart | Black Bart | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | Sidekicks | Jason O'Rourke | 1974-03-21 |
Movie | It's Good to Be Alive | Sam Brockington | 1974-02-22 |
Movie | The White Dawn | Portagee | 1974-07-21 |
Movie | The Laughing Policeman | Insp. James Larrimore SFPD | 1973-12-20 |
Movie | Travels with My Aunt | Wordsworth | 1972-12-17 |
Movie | Skin Game | Jason O'Rourke | 1971-09-30 |
Series | The Young Rebels | 1970-09-20 | |
Movie | The Landlord | Copee Johnson | 1970-05-20 |
Movie | The Bushbaby | Tembo | 1969-09-01 |
Movie | Companions in Nightmare | Lt. Adam McKay | 1968-11-23 |
Movie | A Raisin in the Sun | George Murchison | 1961-05-28 |
Movie | The New Girl | Mary's Brother | 1960-01-01 |