Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
Born 1936-05-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Movie
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Movie
Enemy Mine
1985 · Movie
The Perfect Game
2009 · Movie
IF
2024 · Movie
The Color Purple
2023 · Movie
Three Months
2022 · Movie
The Grace Card
2011 · Movie
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 · Movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie
Sidney
2022 · Movie
Breaking Brooklyn
2018 · Movie
The Reason
2020 · Movie
Toy Soldiers
1991 · Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Movie
Roots: The Gift
1988 · Movie
The Principal
1987 · Movie
King of the Dancehall
2017 · Movie
Foster Boy
2019 · Movie
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · Movie
Skin Game
1971 · Movie
Carolina Skeletons
1991 · Movie
Benny's Place
1982 · Movie
Love Songs
1999 · Movie
The White Dawn
1974 · Movie
Diggstown
1992 · Movie
The River Niger
1976 · Movie
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988 · Movie
Not to Forget
2021 · Movie
It's Good to Be Alive
1974 · Movie
Hal
2019 · Movie
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000 · Movie
A Father for Charlie
1995 · Movie
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994 · Movie
Zora is My Name!
1990 · Movie
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975 · Movie
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988 · Movie
To Dance with Olivia
1997 · Movie
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · Movie
The Father Clements Story
1987 · Movie
Lawman Without a Gun
1979 · Movie
Sudie and Simpson
1990 · Movie
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002 · Movie
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981 · Movie
The Wall That Heals
1998 · Movie
Strange Justice
1999 · Movie
The Laughing Policeman
1973 · Movie
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 · Movie
Dr. Lucille
2001 · Movie
The Black List: Volume One
2008 · Movie
Sidekicks
1974 · Movie
The Bushbaby
1969 · Movie
A Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Movie
Zooman
1995 · Movie
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017 · Movie
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993 · Movie
Unplugged
— · Movie
Sin
2025 · Movie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Movie