Louis Gossett Jr.

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Acting

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 (2025)
• IF (2024)
• The Color Purple (2023)
• Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
• Sidney (2022)
• Three Months (2022)
• African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey (2022)
• Not to Forget (2021)
• I Forgive (2021)
• The Reason (2020)
• The Cuban (2020)
• Miracle in East Texas (2020)
• Foster Boy (2019)
• Supervized (2019)
• The Gang Activists (2019)
• Hal (2019)
• Breaking Brooklyn (2018)
• Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)
• Undercover Grandpa (2017)
• Double Play (2017)
• King of the Dancehall (2017)
• Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
• A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (2016)
• Boiling Pot (2015)
• The Dependables (2014)
• A Fighting Man (2014)
• Miracle at Gate 213 (2013)
• Breaking at the Edge (2013)
• Smitty (2012)
• The Undershepherd (2012)
• Dog Jack (2011)
• The Grace Card (2011)
• Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
• The Perfect Game (2009)
• Amazing Racer (2009)
• The Least Among You (2009)
• Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
• Delgo (2008)
• Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
• A Special Kind of Love (2008)
• A Love Story of Today (2008)
• The Black List: Volume One (2008)
• Stories USA (2007)
• Cover (2007)
• Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
• The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
• Club Soda (2006)
• Solar Attack (2006)
• All In (2006)
• Left Behind: World at War (2005)
• Lackawanna Blues (2005)
• Jasper, Texas (2003)
• Momentum (2003)
• What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away (2002)
• Deceived (2002)
• For Love of Olivia (2001)
• Dr. Lucille (2001)
• The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
• The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000)
• The Highwayman (2000)
• Strange Justice (1999)
• Y2K (1999)
• Love Songs (1999)
• The Inspectors (1998)
• The Wall That Heals (1998)
• Legend of the Mummy (1998)
• Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
• In His Father's Shoes (1997)
• To Dance with Olivia (1997)
• Inside (1996)
• Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
• Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
• Managua (1996)
• Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995)
• The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
• Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995)
• Zooman (1995)
• A Father for Charlie (1995)
• Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (1995)
• Flashfire (1994)
• Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
• A Good Man in Africa (1994)
• Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994)
• Blue Chips (1994)
• Monolith (1993)
• Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
• Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992)
• Gridiron Gang (1992)
• Diggstown (1992)
• Iron Eagle III (1992)
• Keeper of the City (1991)
• A Party For Richard Pryor (1991)
• Carolina Skeletons (1991)
• Toy Soldiers (1991)
• The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
• Cover-Up (1991)
• Sudie and Simpson (1990)
• El Diablo (1990)
• Zora is My Name! (1990)
• The Punisher (1989)
• Roots: The Gift (1988)
• Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988)
• Iron Eagle II (1988)
• Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988)
• Straight Up (1988)
• The Father Clements Story (1987)
• The Principal (1987)
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
• A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
• Firewalker (1986)
• Iron Eagle (1986)
• Enemy Mine (1985)
• The Guardian (1984)
• Finders Keepers (1984)
• Jaws 3-D (1983)
• The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die (1983)
• An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
• Benny's Place (1982)
• I Love Liberty (1982)
• Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)
• It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980)
• The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
• Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
• To Kill a Cop (1978)
• The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978)
• Freeman (1977)
• The Choirboys (1977)
• The Deep (1977)
• Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
• J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
• The River Niger (1976)
• Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975)
• Black Bart (1975)
• The White Dawn (1974)
• Sidekicks (1974)
• It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
• The Laughing Policeman (1973)
• Travels with My Aunt (1972)
• Skin Game (1971)
• The Landlord (1970)
• The Bushbaby (1969)
• Companions in Nightmare (1968)
• A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
• The New Girl (1960)
• Unplugged
• Forget to Remember
• Crimes of Violence