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Louis Gossett Jr.

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.


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Born:
May 27, 1936 In Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
124
First Appeared:
Movie The Color Purple 2023-12-25
Latest Project:
In the movie Forget to Remember
Known For
Filmography
Movie Forget to Remember
Movie The Color Purple Ol' Mister
Movie Miracle in East Texas Irving Tanner Jr.
Movie The Cuban Luis Garcia
Movie Hal Himself
Series Watchmen Old Man / Will Reeves
Movie Supervized Pendle
Movie Foster Boy Judge George Taylor
Movie Breaking Brooklyn Miles Bryant
Movie Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Movie Undercover Grandpa Mother
Movie Double Play Coco
Movie King of the Dancehall The Bishop
Movie Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Himself
Movie A.C. Green: Iron Virgin Himself
Movie Boiling Pot Detective Haven
Series The Spoils Before Dying
Series The Book of Negroes Daddy Moses
Movie Pride of Lions Lou Jones
Movie A Fighting Man Cubby
Movie And the Oscar Goes To...
Movie Miracle at Gate 213 Roy Peddington
Movie The Undershepherd Bishop Redford
Movie Smitty Mr. Smith
Movie The Grace Card George Wright
Movie Why Did I Get Married Too? Porter
Movie The Perfect Game Cool Papa Bell
Movie The Least Among You Samuel Benton
Movie Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Himself
Movie Delgo King Zahn (voice)
Movie The Black List: Volume One Himself
Movie Stories USA Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Movie Cover Detective Hicks
Movie Daddy's Little Girls Willie
Movie Solar Attack President Ryan Gordon
Movie All In Caps
Movie Lackawanna Blues Ol'lem Taylor
Movie Left Behind: World at War President Geral Fitzhugh
Series Black in the 80s
Movie Jasper, Texas R.C. Horn
Movie Momentum Raymond Addison
Movie What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away Dr. Barnes
Movie Deceived Col. David Garrett
Movie For Love of Olivia Daniel Stewart
Movie The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Lou Hastings
Movie The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence Frank
Movie The Highwayman Phil Bishop
Movie Strange Justice Vernon Jordan
Movie Y2K Morgan
Movie Legend of the Mummy Corbeck
Movie The Inspectors Inspector Frank Hughes
Movie In His Father's Shoes Frank Crosby / Richard
Movie To Dance With Olivia Daniel Stewart
Movie Inside Questioner
Movie Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story Bob Kersee
Movie Captive Heart: The James Mink Story James Mink
Movie Managua Paul
Movie Iron Eagle on the Attack Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Movie The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Ray Alexander
Movie Zooman Rueben Tate
Movie A Father for Charlie Walter Osgood
Movie Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing Narrator
Movie Blue Chips Father Dawkins
Movie Curse of the Starving Class Ellis
Movie Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice Ray Alexander
Movie A Good Man in Africa Prof. Sam Adekunle
Movie Flashfire Ben Durand
Movie Monolith Capt. MacCandless
Series Return to Lonesome Dove Isom Pickett
Movie Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Movie Diggstown 'Honey' Roy Palmer
Movie Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II Reader
Movie Iron Eagle III Charlos Chappy Snclair
Movie Keeper of the City Detective James Dela
Movie Carolina Skeletons James Bragg
Movie Toy Soldiers Dean Edward Parker
Movie The Josephine Baker Story Sidney Williams
Movie Cover-Up Lou Jackson
Movie Sudie and Simpson Simpson
Movie El Diablo Van Leek
Series Gideon Oliver
Movie The Punisher Jake Berkowitz
Movie Goodbye, Miss 4th of July Big John Creed
Movie Iron Eagle II Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Movie Sam Found Out: A Triple Play Sam
Movie Roots: The Gift Fiddler
Movie The Principal Jake Phillips
Movie A Gathering of Old Men Mathu
Movie Firewalker Leo Porter
Movie Iron Eagle Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Movie Enemy Mine Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Movie The Guardian John Mack
Movie Finders Keepers Century
Movie Jaws 3-D Calvin Bouchard
Series Sadat Anwar al-Sadat
Series The Powers of Matthew Star Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Movie An Officer and a Gentleman Sergeant Emil Foley
Movie Benny's Place Benny Moore
Movie Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Movie It Rained All Night the Day I Left Leo Garcia
Series The Lazarus Syndrome
Series Backstairs at the White House Levi Mercer, Houseman
Movie Lawman Without a Gun Tom Hayward
Movie To Kill a Cop Everett Walker
Movie The Lazarus Syndrome Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Movie The Choirboys Calvin Motts
Movie The Deep Henri Cloche
Movie Little Ladies of the Night Russ Garfield
Movie The River Niger Dr. Dudley Stanton
Movie J.D.'s Revenge Rev. Elija Bliss
Movie Black Bart Black Bart
Movie Sidekicks Jason O'Rourke
Movie It's Good to Be Alive Sam Brockington
Movie The White Dawn Portagee
Movie The Laughing Policeman Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Movie Travels with My Aunt Wordsworth
Movie Skin Game Jason O'Rourke
Series The Young Rebels
Movie The Landlord Copee Johnson
Movie The Bushbaby Tembo
Movie Companions in Nightmare Lt. Adam McKay
Movie A Raisin in the Sun George Murchison
Movie The New Girl Mary's Brother