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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-27 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Louis Gossett Jr.

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.

Known For

Acting

2024

IF as Lewis (voice)

2023

The Color Purple as Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

2022

Three Months as Benny
Sidney as Self

2021

I Forgive as God (voice)
Not to Forget as Pastor John

2020

Miracle in East Texas as Irving Tanner Jr.
The Cuban as Luis Garcia
The Reason as Pastor Jim

2019

Hal as Self
Supervized as Pendle
Foster Boy as Judge George Taylor
Watchmen as Old Man / Will Reeves

2018

Breaking Brooklyn as Miles Bryant

2017

Double Play as Coco
King of the Dancehall as The Bishop
The Good Fight as Carl Reddick

2016

2015

Boiling Pot as Detective Haven
The Book of Negroes as Daddy Moses
The Spoils Before Dying as Duke Webster

2014

The Dependables as Lou Jones
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
Madam Secretary as Father Laurent Vasseur
Extant as Quinn

2013

Miracle at Gate 213 as Roy Peddington

2012

Smitty as Mr. Smith
The Undershepherd as Bishop Redford

2011

Dog Jack as Grown up Jed
The Grace Card as George Wright

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Lou's father

2009

The Least Among You as Samuel Benton
The Perfect Game as Cool Papa Bell
Amazing Racer as Max Donovan

2008

Delgo as King Zahn (voice)

2007

Cover as Detective Hicks
Stories USA as Doc (segment "Club Soda")

2006

Solar Attack as President Ryan Gordon
Club Soda as Doc
All In as Caps
Psych as Lloyd Marr

2005

Left Behind: World at War as President Geral Fitzhugh
Lackawanna Blues as Ol'lem Taylor

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
The Batman as Lucius Fox (voice)

2003

Momentum as Raymond Addison
Jasper, Texas as R.C. Horn

2002

Deceived as Col. David Garrett
Half & Half as Ray Willis
The Dead Zone as Pastor David Lewis

2001

For Love of Olivia as Daniel Stewart

2000

The Highwayman as Phil Bishop

1999

Y2K as Morgan
Strange Justice as Vernon Jordan
Love Songs as Reuben
Family Guy as Drill Sargent (voice)

1998

The Inspectors as Inspector Frank Hughes
Hercules as Chiron (voice)

1997

In His Father's Shoes as Frank Crosby / Richard
To Dance with Olivia as Daniel Stewart
Stargate SG-1 as Gerak

1996

Managua as Paul
Inside as Questioner
Promised Land as Anderson Walker

1995

Iron Eagle on the Attack as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
A Father for Charlie as Walter Osgood
Zooman as Rueben Tate

1994

Flashfire as Ben Durand
Blue Chips as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
A Good Man in Africa as Prof. Sam Adekunle
ER as Leo Malcolm
Ellen as Sgt. Timko
Touched by an Angel as Anderson Walker

1993

Monolith as Capt. MacCandless
Return to Lonesome Dove as Isom Pickett

1992

Iron Eagle III as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Diggstown as "Honey" Roy Palmer

1991

Toy Soldiers as Dean Parker
Cover-Up as Lou Jackson
The Josephine Baker Story as Sidney Williams
Carolina Skeletons as James Bragg
Keeper of the City as Det. James Dela

1990

El Diablo as Van Leek
Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Commander Clash (voice)

1989

The Punisher as Jake Berkowitz

1988

Iron Eagle II as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Roots: The Gift as Fiddler
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as Big John Creed
American Experience as Self - Narrator

1987

The Principal as Jake Phillips

1986

Iron Eagle as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Firewalker as Leo Porter

1985

Enemy Mine as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

1984

Finders Keepers as Century
The Guardian as John Mack

1983

Jaws 3-D as Calvin Bouchard
Sadat as Anwar al-Sadat

1982

An Officer and a Gentleman as Sergeant Emil Foley
Benny's Place as Benny Moore
The Powers of Matthew Star as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

1981

1980

1979

Lawman Without a Gun as Tom Hayward
Backstairs at the White House as Levi Mercer, Houseman
The Lazarus Syndrome as MacArthur St. Clair

1978

The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
To Kill a Cop as Everett Walker
The Critical List as Lem Harper

1977

Freeman as Rex
The Deep as Henri Cloche
The Choirboys as Calvin Motts
Roots as Fiddler

1976

J.D.'s Revenge as Rev. Elija Bliss
The River Niger as Dr. Dudley Stanton

1975

Black Bart as Black Bart
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1974

The White Dawn as Portagee
It's Good to Be Alive as Sam Brockington
Sidekicks as Jason O'Rourke
The Rockford Files as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
The Rockford Files as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Petrocelli as Kurt Olson, DA
Petrocelli as District Attorney Kurt Olson
Harry O as Cleon Jackson

1973

The Laughing Policeman as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

1972

Travels with My Aunt as Wordsworth

1971

Skin Game as Jason O'Rourke

1970

The Landlord as Copee Johnson

1969

The Bushbaby as Tembo
The Bill Cosby Show as Hurricane Smith

1968

Companions in Nightmare as Lt. Adam McKay
The Mod Squad as Smitty
The Mod Squad as Charley Jameson
The Mod Squad as Lloyd

1967

Cowboy in Africa as Joseph Hemera
The Invaders as Ollie

1966

Daktari as Mkono

1962

1961

A Raisin in the Sun as George Murchison

1960

The New Girl as Mary's Brother

1959

Bonanza as Buck Walter

1953

The Oscars as Self

1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter

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Straight Up as Cosmo
Crimes of Violence as Self - Host

Production

2001

For Love of Olivia as Executive Producer

2000

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story as Executive Producer

1997

In His Father's Shoes as Executive Producer
To Dance with Olivia as Executive Producer

1996

Inside as Executive Producer

1995

A Father for Charlie as Executive Producer

Crew

2024

IF as In Memory Of

Directing

1999

Love Songs as Director