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Louis Gossett Jr.

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Louis Gossett Jr.

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Louis Gossett Jr.

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: Acting
Born: 27 May 1936
Died: 29 Mar 2024
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Family Guy1999
Stargate SG-11997

7.7

Hawaii Five-02010

Actor
Director

Sin2025
IF2024
The Color Purple2023
Outlaw Johnny Black2023
Sidney2022
Three Months2022
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey2022
Not to Forget2021
I Forgive2021
The Reason2020
The Cuban2020
Miracle in East Texas2020
Watchmen2019
Watchmen
Season 1
S1E1It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice
S1E2Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship
S1E4If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own
S1E6This Extraordinary Being
S1E7An Almost Religious Awe
S1E8A God Walks into Abar
S1E9See How They Fly
Foster Boy2019
Supervized2019
The Gang Activists2019
Hal2019
Breaking Brooklyn2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart2017
Undercover Grandpa2017
The Good Fight2017
The Good Fight
Season 1
S1E8Reddick v Boseman
Double Play2017
King of the Dancehall2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin2016
Boiling Pot2015
The Spoils Before Dying2015
The Book of Negroes2015
The Book of Negroes
Season 1
S1E1Episode 1
S1E2Episode 2
S1E3Episode 3
S1E4Episode 4
S1E6Episode 6
Madam Secretary2014
Madam Secretary
Season 1
S1E6The Call
Extant2014
Extant
Season 1
S1E12Before the Blood
S1E4Shelter
S1E5What on Earth Is Wrong?
Season 2
S2E9The Other Side
The Dependables2014
A Fighting Man2014
Miracle at Gate 2132013
Breaking at the Edge2013
Smitty2012
The Undershepherd2012
Dog Jack2011
The Grace Card2011
Hawaii Five-02010
Hawaii Five-0
Season 9
S9E8Lele pu na manu like (Birds of a Feather)
Why Did I Get Married Too?2010
The Perfect Game2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Season 5
S5E16Louis Gossett Jr, Carolyn Hennesy, Nathan Morris
Amazing Racer2009
The Least Among You2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy2009
Delgo2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth2008
A Love Story of Today2008
A Special Kind of Love2008
The Black List: Volume One2008
Stories USA2007
Cover2007
Daddy's Little Girls2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007
Club Soda2006
Psych2006
Psych
Season 6
S6E11Heeeeere's Lassie!
Solar AttackSolar Strike2006
All In2006
Left Behind: World at War2005
Black in the 80s2005
Lackawanna Blues2005
The Batman2004
The Batman
Season 4
S4E12The Joining (1)
S4E13The Joining (2)
Season 5
S5E1The Batman/Superman Story (1)
Jasper, Texas2003
Momentum2003
Half & Half2002
Half & Half
Season 2
S2E24The Big My Lover, My Brother Episode
Season 3
S3E9The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode
The Dead Zone2002
The Dead Zone
Season 2
S2E12Zion
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away2002
Deceived2002
For Love of Olivia2001
Dr. Lucille2001
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence2000
The Highwayman2000
Strange Justice1999
Y2K1999
Love Songs1999
Family Guy1999
Family Guy
Season 5
S5E4Saving Private Brian
The Inspectors1998
Hercules1998
The Wall That Heals1998
Legend of the Mummy1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998
Stargate SG-11997
Stargate SG-1
Season 9
S9E10The Fourth Horseman (1)
S9E11The Fourth Horseman (2)
S9E3Origin (3)
S9E6Beachhead
S9E7Ex Deus Machina
In His Father's Shoes1997
To Dance with Olivia1997
Early Edition1996
Early Edition
Season 2
S2E2The Medal
Promised Land1996
Promised Land
Season 1
S1E17Amazing Grace (II)
Inside1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story1996
Managua1996
Iron Eagle on the AttackIron Eagle IV1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder1995
Zooman1995
A Father for Charlie1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing1995
Touched by an Angel1994
Touched by an Angel
Season 3
S3E19Amazing Grace (I)
ER1994
ER
Season 15
S15E15The Family Man
Flashfire1994
Curse of the Starving Class1994
A Good Man in Africa1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice1994
Ellen1994
Ellen
Season 5
S5E6G.I. Ellen
Blue Chips1994
Return to Lonesome Dove1993
Monolith1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations1993
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II1992
Picket Fences1992
Picket Fences
Season 2
S2E16Terms of Estrangement
Gridiron Gang1992
Diggstown1992
Iron Eagle III1992
Keeper of the City1991
A Party For Richard Pryor1991
Carolina Skeletons1991
Toy Soldiers1991
The Josephine Baker Story1991
Cover-Up1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Season 1
S1E22Mission to Save Earth (1)
S1E23Mission to Save Earth (2)
Sudie and Simpson1990
El Diablo1990
Zora is My Name!1990
The Punisher1989
Gideon Oliver1989
Roots: The Gift1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July1988
Iron Eagle II1988
American Experience1988
American Experience
Season 5
S5E4Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play1988
Straight Up1988
The Father Clements Story1987
The Principal1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987
A Gathering of Old Men1987
Firewalker1986
Iron Eagle1986
Enemy Mine1985
The Guardian1984
Finders Keepers1984
Sadat1983
Jaws 3-D1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die1983
The Powers of Matthew Star1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
Season 1
S1E1Jackal
S1E10Mother
S1E13Matthew Star: D.O.A.
S1E15Dead Man's Hand
S1E16Thirty-Six Hours
S1E17The Quadrian Caper
S1E18Brain Drain
S1E4Genius
S1E5Prediction
S1E7Winning
S1E8Endurance a/k/a Survival
An Officer and a Gentleman1982
Benny's Place1982
I Love Liberty1982
American Playhouse1982
American Playhouse
Season 9
S9E4Zora Is My Name!
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Season 2
S2E4Future City
The Lazarus Syndrome1979
The Lazarus Syndrome1979
Lawman Without a Gun1979
Backstairs at the White House1979
The Critical List1978
To Kill a Cop1978
To Kill a Cop1978
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots1978
Freeman1977
The Choirboys1977
The Deep1977
Please Turn the PageBitte umblättern1977
Please Turn the Page
Season 9
S9E5Episode 5
Roots1977
Roots
Season 1
S1E2Part II
S1E3Part III
S1E4Part IV
Little Ladies of the Night1977
J.D.'s Revenge1976
The River Niger1976
Saturday Night Live1975
Saturday Night Live
Season 8
S8E2Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within1975
The Jeffersons1975
The Jeffersons
Season 2
S2E11George's Best Friend
Black Bart1975
The Rockford Files1974
Harry O1974
Harry O
Season 2
S2E4Shades
Little House on the Prairie1974
Little House on the Prairie
Season 2
S2E18The Long Road Home
Petrocelli1974
Petrocelli
Season 1
S1E10A Very Lonely Lady
S1E10A Very Lonely Lady
S1E14A Fallen Idol
The White Dawn1974
Sidekicks1974
It's Good to Be Alive1974
Good Times1974
Good Times
Season 2
S2E6Thelma's Young Man
Season 3
S3E8Michael's Big Fall
The Six Million Dollar Man1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Season 3
S3E13Clark Templeton O'Flaherty
The Laughing Policeman1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Season 20
S20E1The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier
Police Story1973
Police Story
Season 3
S3E17Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All Day
S3E5The Cut Man Caper
Travels with My Aunt1972
The Rookies1972
The Rookies
Season 1
S1E5Covenant with Death
Skin Game1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Season 2
S2E15An Often and Familiar Ghost
Alias Smith and Jones1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Season 2
S2E12The Bounty Hunter
The Partridge Family1970
The Partridge Family
Season 1
S1E18Soul Club
The Young Rebels1970
The Young Rebels
Season 1
S1E1Father and I Went Down to Camp
S1E10Stalemate
S1E11Valley of the Guns
S1E12Dangerous Ally
S1E13The Infiltrator
S1E14Unbroken Chains
S1E6Suicide Squad
S1E9Age of Independence
The Landlord1970
McCloud1970
McCloud
Season 5
S5E3Shivaree on Delancy Street
Love, American Style1969
Love, American Style
Season 4
S4E37Love and the Mystic
The Bill Cosby Show1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Season 1
S1E24The Return of Big, Bad, Bubba Bronson
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Season 3
S3E3One Lonely Step
The Bushbaby1969
Companions in Nightmare1968
The Mod Squad1968
The Mod Squad
Season 1
S1E19The Uptight Town
S1E4When Smitty Comes Marching Home
Season 5
S5E10Can You Hear Me Out There?
Cowboy in Africa1967
The Invaders1967
The Invaders
Season 2
S2E22The Vise
Daktari1966
Daktari
Season 4
S4E6Adam and Jenny
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Season 22
S22E38Episode 38
Season 30
S30E75Episode 75
The Merv Griffin Show1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Season 4
S4E16Episode 16
The Mike Douglas Show1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Season 17
S17E36Episode 36
A Raisin in the Sun1961
The New Girl1960
Bonanza1959
Bonanza
Season 12
S12E19The Desperado
The Oscars1953
The Oscars
Season 46
S46E170th Academy Awards
Season 51
S51E175th Academy Awards
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Season 17
S17E30Stevie Wonder / Gerry and the Pacemakers
Golden Globe Awards1944
Golden Globe Awards
Season 41
S41E1The 41st Golden Globe Awards
Season 43
S43E1The 43rd Golden Globe Awards
Season 49
S49E1The 49th Golden Globe Awards
Season 50
S50E1The 50th Golden Globe Awards
Season 52
S52E1The 52nd Golden Globe Awards
Season 63
S63E1The 63rd Golden Globe Awards
Season 65
S65E1The 65th Golden Globe Awards
Crimes of Violence
Forget to Remember
Unplugged