Louis Gossett Jr.

May 27, 1936 - Mar 29, 2024 (87 years old) in 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

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Family Guy

Drill Sargent (voice)

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Stargate SG-1

Gerak

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Hawaii Five-0

Lou's father

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Psych

Lloyd Marr

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ER

Leo Malcolm

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Bonanza

Buck Walter

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Little House on the Prairie

Henry Hill

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The Batman

Lucius Fox (voice)

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Madam Secretary

Laurent Vasseur

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The Good Fight

Carl Reddick

Credits

Gridiron Gang Future

Host

★ NR
Straight Up Future

Cosmo

★ NR
Crimes of Violence Future

Self - Host

★ NR
Forget to Remember Future

★ NR
Sin 2025

Elijah

★ NR
IF 2024

Lewis (voice)

★ 7
The Color Purple 2023

Ol' Mister

★ 7
Outlaw Johnny Black 2023

Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Sidney 2022

Self

★ 7.6
Three Months 2022

Benny

★ 7
Not to Forget 2021

Pastor John

★ 6.7
I Forgive 2021

God (voice)

★ 4.7
The Reason 2020

Pastor Jim

★ 7.8
The Cuban 2020

Luis Garcia

★ 4.8
Miracle in East Texas 2020

Irving Tanner Jr.

★ 5.5
Watchmen 2019

Old Man / Will Reeves

★ 7.6
Foster Boy 2019

Judge George Taylor

★ 7
Supervized 2019

Pendle

★ 5.2
The Gang Activists 2019

Self

★ NR
Hal 2019

Self

★ 6.5
Breaking Brooklyn 2018

Miles Bryant

★ 7.8
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 2017

Self

★ 6.2
Undercover Grandpa 2017

Mother

★ 5.6
The Good Fight 2017

Carl Reddick

★ 7.5
Double Play 2017

Coco

★ 3.5
King of the Dancehall 2017

The Bishop

★ 7.6
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 2016

Self

★ 8
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin 2016

Himself

★ NR
Boiling Pot 2015

Detective Haven

★ 5.2
The Spoils Before Dying 2015

Duke Webster

★ 6
The Book of Negroes 2015

Daddy Moses

★ 6.5
Madam Secretary 2014

Laurent Vasseur

★ 7
Extant 2014

Quinn

★ 6.3
The Dependables 2014

Lou Jones

★ 3.1
A Fighting Man 2014

Cubby

★ 5.4
Miracle at Gate 213 2013

Roy Peddington

★ 6
Smitty 2012

Mr. Smith

★ 5.9
The Undershepherd 2012

Bishop Redford

★ 2
Dog Jack 2011

Grown up Jed

★ 4
The Grace Card 2011

George Wright

★ 7.3
Hawaii Five-0 2010

Lou's father

★ 7.8
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010

Porter

★ 6.5
The Perfect Game 2009

Cool Papa Bell

★ 7.1
Amazing Racer 2009

Max Donovan

★ 6
The Least Among You 2009

Samuel Benton

★ 5
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 2009

Self

★ 8
Delgo 2008

King Zahn (voice)

★ 4.5
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth 2008

Self

★ NR
A Special Kind of Love 2008

Self

★ NR
A Love Story of Today 2008

Self

★ NR
The Black List: Volume One 2008

Self

★ 6.5
Stories USA 2007

Doc (segment "Club Soda")

★ 3.9
Cover 2007

Detective Hicks

★ 5
Daddy's Little Girls 2007

Willie

★ 6.9
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 2007

Self

★ NR
Club Soda 2006

Doc

★ NR
Psych 2006

Lloyd Marr

★ 7.9
Solar Attack 2006

President Ryan Gordon

★ 5.2
All In 2006

Caps

★ 4.3
Left Behind: World at War 2005

President Geral Fitzhugh

★ 4.1
Lackawanna Blues 2005

Ol'lem Taylor

★ 5.7
Black in the 80s 2005

★ NR
The Batman 2004

Lucius Fox (voice)

★ 8
Jasper, Texas 2003

R.C. Horn

★ 5.8
Momentum 2003

Raymond Addison

★ 4.8
Half & Half 2002

Ray Willis

★ 8.2
The Dead Zone 2002

Pastor David Lewis

★ 7.3
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away 2002

Dr. Barnes

★ 7
Deceived 2002

Col. David Garrett

★ 4.2
For Love of Olivia 2001

Daniel Stewart

★ 1
Dr. Lucille 2001

★ NR
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story 2000

Lou Hastings

★ 7
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence 2000

Frank

★ 5.8
The Highwayman 2000

Phil Bishop

★ 3.8
Strange Justice 1999

Vernon Jordan

★ 6
Y2K 1999

Morgan

★ 5.4
Love Songs 1999

Reuben

★ 8
Family Guy 1999

Drill Sargent (voice)

★ 7.4
The Inspectors 1998

Inspector Frank Hughes

★ 5.9
Hercules 1998

Chiron (voice)

★ 6.9
The Wall That Heals 1998

Self - Host

★ NR
Legend of the Mummy 1998

Corbeck

★ 4
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood 1998

Self

★ NR
Stargate SG-1 1997

Gerak

★ 8.3
In His Father's Shoes 1997

Frank Crosby / Richard

★ 3.5
To Dance with Olivia 1997

Daniel Stewart

★ NR
Early Edition 1996

Jim Matthews

★ 7.3
Promised Land 1996

Anderson Walker

★ 6.1
Inside 1996

Questioner

★ 4.3
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story 1996

Bob Kersee

★ NR
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story 1996

James Mink

★ 3.8
Managua 1996

Paul

★ 4.3
Iron Eagle on the Attack 1995

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

★ 3.8
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995

Self

★ 7.8
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder 1995

Ray Alexander

★ NR
Zooman 1995

Rueben Tate

★ 6
A Father for Charlie 1995

Walter Osgood

★ 6.7
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing 1995

Narrator

★ NR
Touched by an Angel 1994

Anderson Walker

★ 7.2
ER 1994

Leo Malcolm

★ 7.8
Flashfire 1994

Ben Durand

★ 4
Curse of the Starving Class 1994

Ellis

★ 3.8
A Good Man in Africa 1994

Prof. Sam Adekunle

★ 4.9
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice 1994

Ray Alexander

★ NR
Ellen 1994

Sgt. Timko

★ 6.1
Blue Chips 1994

Father Dawkins (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Return to Lonesome Dove 1993

Isom Pickett

★ 6.9
Monolith 1993

Capt. MacCandless

★ 4.4
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 1993

Leonard Clay

★ 6
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II 1992

Reader

★ 5
Picket Fences 1992

Rick Jennings

★ 7.4
Diggstown 1992

"Honey" Roy Palmer

★ 6.3
Iron Eagle III 1992

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

★ 4.1
Keeper of the City 1991

Det. James Dela

★ 4
Carolina Skeletons 1991

James Bragg

★ 6.8
Toy Soldiers 1991

Dean Parker

★ 6.5
The Josephine Baker Story 1991

Sidney Williams

★ 5.7
Cover-Up 1991

Lou Jackson

★ 3.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers 1990

Commander Clash (voice)

★ 6.8
Sudie and Simpson 1990

Simpson

★ 6.5
El Diablo 1990

Van Leek

★ 5.5
Zora is My Name! 1990

★ NR
The Punisher 1989

Jake Berkowitz

★ 5.8
Gideon Oliver 1989

★ 5.5
Roots: The Gift 1988

Fiddler

★ 6.8
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July 1988

Big John Creed

★ 10
Iron Eagle II 1988

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

★ 4.5
American Experience 1988

Self - Narrator

★ 6.6
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play 1988

Sam

★ NR
The Father Clements Story 1987

★ NR
The Principal 1987

Jake Phillips

★ 6.5
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987

Self

★ 5.7
A Gathering of Old Men 1987

Mathu

★ 6
Firewalker 1986

Leo Porter

★ 5.3
Iron Eagle 1986

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

★ 5.6
Enemy Mine 1985

Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

★ 6.9
The Guardian 1984

John Mack

★ 4.2
Finders Keepers 1984

Century

★ 5.3
Sadat 1983

Anwar al-Sadat

★ 7
Jaws 3-D 1983

Calvin Bouchard

★ 4.5
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 1983

narrator

★ 5
The Powers of Matthew Star 1982

Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

★ 5
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982

Sergeant Emil Foley

★ 7
Benny's Place 1982

Benny Moore

★ 10
I Love Liberty 1982

Self

★ NR
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige 1981

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

★ 6
It Rained All Night the Day I Left 1980

Leo Garcia

★ 4.8
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980

★ 5.5
The Lazarus Syndrome 1979

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

★ 4
Lawman Without a Gun 1979

Tom Hayward

★ NR
Backstairs at the White House 1979

Levi Mercer, Houseman

★ 5.9
The Critical List 1978

Lem Harper

★ NR
To Kill a Cop 1978

Everett Walker

★ NR
Freeman 1977

Rex

★ 5
The Choirboys 1977

Calvin Motts

★ 5.3
The Deep 1977

Henri Cloche

★ 6
Roots 1977

Fiddler

★ 7.4
Little Ladies of the Night 1977

Russ Garfield

★ 2.8
J.D.'s Revenge 1976

Rev. Elija Bliss

★ 5.7
The River Niger 1976

Dr. Dudley Stanton

★ 6.8
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within 1975

Otis James

★ NR
The Jeffersons 1975

★ 7.3
Black Bart 1975

Black Bart

★ 3.4
The Rockford Files 1974

Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien

★ 7.6
Harry O 1974

Cleon Jackson

★ 4.6
Little House on the Prairie 1974

Henry Hill

★ 7.9
Petrocelli 1974

Kurt Olson, DA

★ 7.2
The White Dawn 1974

Portagee

★ 6.6
Sidekicks 1974

Jason O'Rourke

★ 6
It's Good to Be Alive 1974

Sam Brockington

★ 6.6
Good Times 1974

★ 8
The Six Million Dollar Man 1974

O'Flaherty

★ 7.3
The Laughing Policeman 1973

Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

★ 6.2
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973

Self

★ 6.3
Police Story 1973

★ 6.9
Travels with My Aunt 1972

Wordsworth

★ 5.9
The Rookies 1972

★ 6.8
Skin Game 1971

Jason O'Rourke

★ 6.6
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 1971

Lt. Carl Fellows

★ 6.3
Alias Smith and Jones 1971

★ 7
The Partridge Family 1970

Sam Simon

★ 6.8
The Young Rebels 1970

★ 4.5
The Landlord 1970

Copee Johnson

★ 5.8
McCloud 1970

★ 7.1
Love, American Style 1969

Freddy

★ 6.1
The Bill Cosby Show 1969

Hurricane Smith

★ 5.4
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 1969

Dr. Karnes

★ 4
The Bushbaby 1969

Tembo

★ 6
Companions in Nightmare 1968

Lt. Adam McKay

★ 4
The Mod Squad 1968

Smitty

★ 6.2
Cowboy in Africa 1967

Fulah

★ 5
The Invaders 1967

Ollie

★ 6.8
Daktari 1966

Mkono

★ 7.2
A Raisin in the Sun 1961

George Murchison

★ 7.7
The New Girl 1960

Mary's Brother

★ NR
Bonanza 1959

Buck Walter

★ 7.5
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 7

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