Known For
Acting
Known Credits
220
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 27, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2025 | Sinas Elijah | |
| 2024 | IFas Lewis (voice) | |
| 2023 | The Color Purpleas Ol' Mister | |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Blackas Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Sidneyas Self | |
| 2022 | Three Monthsas Benny | |
| 2021 | Not to Forgetas Pastor John | |
| 2021 | I Forgiveas God (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Reasonas Pastor Jim | |
| 2020 | The Cubanas Luis Garcia | |
| 2020 | Miracle in East Texasas Irving Tanner Jr. | |
| 2019 | Watchmenas Old Man / Will Reeves | |
| 2019 | Foster Boyas Judge George Taylor | |
| 2019 | Supervizedas Pendle | |
| 2019 | The Gang Activistsas Self | |
| 2019 | Halas Self | |
| 2018 | Breaking Brooklynas Miles Bryant | |
| 2017 | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heartas Self | |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpaas Mother | |
| 2017 | The Good Fightas Carl Reddick | |
| 2017 | Double Playas Coco | |
| 2017 | King of the Dancehallas The Bishop | |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Riseas Self | |
| 2016 | A.C. Green: Iron Virginas Himself | |
| 2015 | Boiling Potas Detective Haven | |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dyingas Duke Webster | |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroesas Daddy Moses | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretaryas Laurent Vasseur | |
| 2014 | Extantas Quinn | |
| 2014 | The Dependablesas Lou Jones | |
| 2014 | A Fighting Manas Cubby | |
| 2013 | Miracle at Gate 213as Roy Peddington | |
| 2013 | Breaking at the Edgeas Floyd | |
| 2012 | Smittyas Mr. Smith | |
| 2012 | The Undershepherdas Bishop Redford | |
| 2011 | Dog Jackas Grown up Jed | |
| 2011 | The Grace Cardas George Wright | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0as Lou's father | |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too?as Porter | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Gameas Cool Papa Bell | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Storiesas Self | |
| 2009 | Amazing Raceras Max Donovan | |
| 2009 | The Least Among Youas Samuel Benton | |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedyas Self | |
| 2008 | Delgoas King Zahn (voice) | |
| 2008 | A Special Kind of Loveas Self | |
| 2008 | Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truthas Self | |
| 2008 | A Love Story of Todayas Self | |
| 2008 | The Black List: Volume Oneas Self | |
| 2007 | Stories USAas Doc (segment "Club Soda") | |
| 2007 | Coveras Detective Hicks | |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girlsas Willie | |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Self | |
| 2006 | Club Sodaas Doc | |
| 2006 | Psychas Lloyd Marr | |
| 2006 | Solar Attackas President Ryan Gordon | |
| 2006 | All Inas Caps | |
| 2005 | Left Behind: World at Waras President Geral Fitzhugh | |
| 2005 | Black in the 80sas | |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Bluesas Ol'lem Taylor | |
| 2004 | The Batmanas Lucius Fox (voice) | |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texasas R.C. Horn | |
| 2003 | Momentumas Raymond Addison | |
| 2002 | Half & Halfas Ray Willis | |
| 2002 | The Dead Zoneas Pastor David Lewis | |
| 2002 | What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Awayas Dr. Barnes | |
| 2002 | Deceivedas Col. David Garrett | |
| 2001 | For Love of Oliviaas Daniel Stewart | |
| 2001 | Dr. Lucilleas | |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Storyas Lou Hastings | |
| 2000 | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidenceas Frank | |
| 2000 | The Highwaymanas Phil Bishop | |
| 1999 | Strange Justiceas Vernon Jordan | |
| 1999 | Y2Kas Morgan | |
| 1999 | Love Songsas Reuben | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas Drill Sargent (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Inspectorsas Inspector Frank Hughes | |
| 1998 | Herculesas Chiron (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Wall That Healsas Self - Host | |
| 1998 | Legend of the Mummyas Corbeck | |
| 1998 | Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1as Gerak | |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoesas Frank Crosby / Richard | |
| 1997 | To Dance with Oliviaas Daniel Stewart | |
| 1996 | Early Editionas Jim Matthews | |
| 1996 | Promised Landas Anderson Walker | |
| 1996 | Insideas Questioner | |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Storyas Bob Kersee | |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Storyas James Mink | |
| 1996 | Managuaas Paul | |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attackas Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Moviesas Self | |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murderas Ray Alexander | |
| 1995 | Zoomanas Rueben Tate | |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlieas Walter Osgood | |
| 1995 | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxingas Narrator | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angelas Anderson Walker | |
| 1994 | ERas Leo Malcolm | |
| 1994 | Flashfireas Ben Durand | |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Classas Ellis | |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africaas Prof. Sam Adekunle | |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justiceas Ray Alexander | |
| 1994 | Ellenas Sgt. Timko | |
| 1994 | Blue Chipsas Father Dawkins (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Doveas Isom Pickett | |
| 1993 | Monolithas Capt. MacCandless | |
| 1993 | Father & Son: Dangerous Relationsas Leonard Clay | |
| 1992 | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War IIas Reader (voice) | |
| 1992 | Picket Fencesas Rick Jennings | |
| 1992 | Gridiron Gangas Host | |
| 1992 | Diggstownas "Honey" Roy Palmer | |
| 1992 | Iron Eagle IIIas Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | |
| 1991 | Keeper of the Cityas Det. James Dela | |
| 1991 | Carolina Skeletonsas James Bragg | |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiersas Dean Parker | |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Storyas Sidney Williams | |
| 1991 | Cover-Upas Lou Jackson | |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Commander Clash (voice) | |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpsonas Simpson | |
| 1990 | El Diabloas Van Leek | |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name!as | |
| 1989 | The Punisheras Jake Berkowitz | |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliveras | |
| 1988 | Roots: The Giftas Fiddler | |
| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of Julyas Big John Creed | |
| 1988 | Iron Eagle IIas Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Playas Sam | |
| 1988 | Straight Upas Cosmo | |
| 1987 | The Father Clements Storyas | |
| 1987 | The Principalas Jake Phillips | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Menas Mathu | |
| 1986 | Firewalkeras Leo Porter | |
| 1986 | Iron Eagleas Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | |
| 1985 | Enemy Mineas Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan | |
| 1984 | The Guardianas John Mack | |
| 1984 | Finders Keepersas Century | |
| 1983 | Sadatas Anwar al-Sadat | |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-Das Calvin Bouchard | |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Dieas narrator | |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Staras Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) | |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentlemanas Sergeant Emil Foley | |
| 1982 | Benny's Placeas Benny Moore | |
| 1982 | I Love Libertyas Self | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas | |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paigeas Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Leftas Leo Garcia | |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A.as | |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndromeas Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndromeas MacArthur St. Clair | |
| 1979 | Lawman Without a Gunas Tom Hayward | |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White Houseas Levi Mercer, Houseman | |
| 1978 | The Critical Listas Lem Harper | |
| 1978 | To Kill a Copas Everett Walker | |
| 1978 | To Kill a Copas Everett Walker | |
| 1978 | The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Rootsas Self | |
| 1977 | Freemanas Rex | |
| 1977 | The Choirboysas Calvin Motts | |
| 1977 | The Deepas Henri Cloche | |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Pageas Self | |
| 1977 | Rootsas Fiddler | |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Nightas Russ Garfield | |
| 1976 | J.D.'s Revengeas Rev. Elija Bliss | |
| 1976 | The River Nigeras Dr. Dudley Stanton | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host | |
| 1975 | Delancey Street: The Crisis Withinas Otis James | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersonsas | |
| 1975 | Black Bartas Black Bart | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien | |
| 1974 | Harry Oas Cleon Jackson | |
| 1974 | Petrocellias District Attorney Kurt Olson | |
| 1974 | Petrocellias Kurt Olson, DA | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairieas Henry Hill | |
| 1974 | The White Dawnas Portagee | |
| 1974 | Sidekicksas Jason O'Rourke | |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Aliveas Sam Brockington | |
| 1974 | Good Timesas | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Manas O'Flaherty | |
| 1973 | The Laughing Policemanas Insp. James Larrimore SFPD | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self | |
| 1973 | Police Storyas | |
| 1972 | Travels with My Auntas Wordsworth | |
| 1972 | The Rookiesas | |
| 1971 | Skin Gameas Jason O'Rourke | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Lt. Carl Fellows | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jonesas | |
| 1970 | The Partridge Familyas Sam Simon | |
| 1970 | The Young Rebelsas | |
| 1970 | The Landlordas Copee Johnson | |
| 1970 | McCloudas | |
| 1969 | Love, American Styleas Freddy | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Dr. Karnes | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Showas Hurricane Smith | |
| 1969 | The Bushbabyas Tembo | |
| 1968 | Companions in Nightmareas Lt. Adam McKay | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas Charley Jameson | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas Lloyd | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas Smitty | |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africaas Fulah | |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africaas Joseph Hemera | |
| 1967 | The Invadersas Ollie | |
| 1966 | Daktarias Mkono | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sunas George Murchison | |
| 1960 | The New Girlas Mary's Brother | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Buck Walter | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Audience Member | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Host | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee / Presenter | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| Crimes of Violenceas Self - Host | ||
| Unpluggedas Amos Burton (voice) | ||
| Forget to Rememberas |
| 2024 | IF...In Memory Of | |
| 2010 | For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots...Executive Producer | |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia...Executive Producer | |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story...Executive Producer | |
| 1999 | Love Songs...Director | |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes...Executive Producer | |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia...Executive Producer | |
| 1996 | Inside...Executive Producer | |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie...Executive Producer | |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star...Director |
