Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 27, 1936 (89 years old)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Known For
Biography
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.
Acting
2024
IF
2023
The Color Purple
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
2022
Sidney
2022
Three Months
2021
Not to Forget
2021
I Forgive
2020
The Reason
2020
The Cuban
2020
Miracle in East Texas
2019
Foster Boy
2019
Supervized
2019
The Gang Activists
2019
Hal
2018
Breaking Brooklyn
2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
Undercover Grandpa
2017
Double Play
2017
King of the Dancehall
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2015
Boiling Pot
2015
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
The Book of Negroes
2014
The Dependables
2011
Dog Jack
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2009
The Perfect Game
2009
Amazing Racer
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2008
A Love Story of Today
2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
A Special Kind of Love
2007
Cover
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2006
Club Soda
2006
All In
2005
Left Behind: World at War
2005
Black in the 80s
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
2002
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002
Deceived
2001
For Love of Olivia
2001
Dr. Lucille
1999
Strange Justice
1999
Love Songs
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1997
In His Father's Shoes
1997
To Dance with Olivia
1996
Inside
1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
Managua
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
A Father for Charlie
1995
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
1994
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1993
Return to Lonesome Dove
1992
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1991
Keeper of the City
1991
Toy Soldiers
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
1990
Sudie and Simpson
1990
Zora is My Name!
1989
The Punisher
1989
Gideon Oliver
1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1987
The Father Clements Story
1987
The Principal
1987
A Gathering of Old Men
1986
Firewalker