Louis Gossett Jr.
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.
Filmography
Sin
IF
The Color Purple
Outlaw Johnny Black
Sidney
Three Months
Not to Forget
I Forgive
The Reason
The Cuban
Miracle in East Texas
Foster Boy
Supervized
No Image
The Gang Activists
Hal
Breaking Brooklyn
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Undercover Grandpa
Double Play
King of the Dancehall
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Boiling Pot
The Dependables
A Fighting Man
Miracle at Gate 213
Breaking at the Edge
Smitty
The Undershepherd
Dog Jack
The Grace Card
Why Did I Get Married Too?
The Perfect Game
Amazing Racer
No Image
The Least Among You
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Delgo
No Image
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
A Special Kind of Love
A Love Story of Today
The Black List: Volume One
Stories USA
Cover
Daddy's Little Girls
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Club Soda
Solar Attack
All In
Left Behind: World at War
Lackawanna Blues
Jasper, Texas
Momentum
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Deceived
For Love of Olivia
Dr. Lucille
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Highwayman
Strange Justice
Y2K
Love Songs
The Inspectors
The Wall That Heals
Legend of the Mummy
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
In His Father's Shoes
To Dance with Olivia
Inside
No Image
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Managua
Iron Eagle on the Attack
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Zooman
A Father for Charlie
No Image
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Flashfire
Curse of the Starving Class
A Good Man in Africa
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Blue Chips
Monolith
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
No Image
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Diggstown
Iron Eagle III
Keeper of the City
Carolina Skeletons
Toy Soldiers
The Josephine Baker Story
Cover-Up
No Image
Sudie and Simpson
El Diablo
Zora is My Name!
The Punisher
Roots: The Gift
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Iron Eagle II