Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting

Louis Gossett Jr.

Born 27 May 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 29 March 2024

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

Family Guy
Stargate SG-1
Hawaii Five-0
IF
Watchmen
Jaws 3-D
An Officer and a Gentleman
Enemy Mine
Psych
Little House on the Prairie
ER
The Punisher
Sin
IF
The Color Purple
Three Months
I Forgive
Not to Forget
Miracle in East Texas
The Cuban
The Reason
Supervized
Foster Boy
Breaking Brooklyn
Double Play
Undercover Grandpa
King of the Dancehall
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
Delgo
Daddy's Little Girls
Cover
Stories USA
Solar Attack
Club Soda
All In
Left Behind: World at War
Lackawanna Blues
Momentum
Jasper, Texas
Deceived
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
For Love of Olivia
Dr. Lucille
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Highwayman
Y2K
Strange Justice
Love Songs
Legend of the Mummy
The Inspectors
In His Father's Shoes
To Dance with Olivia
Managua
Inside
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Iron Eagle on the Attack
A Father for Charlie
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Zooman
Flashfire
Curse of the Starving Class
A Good Man in Africa
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Monolith
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Iron Eagle III
Diggstown
Gridiron Gang
Toy Soldiers
Cover-Up
The Josephine Baker Story
Carolina Skeletons
Keeper of the City
El Diablo
Sudie and Simpson
Zora is My Name!
The Punisher
Iron Eagle II
Roots: The Gift
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
The Principal
A Gathering of Old Men
The Father Clements Story
Iron Eagle
Firewalker
Enemy Mine
Finders Keepers
The Guardian
Jaws 3-D
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
An Officer and a Gentleman
Benny's Place
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
The Lazarus Syndrome
Lawman Without a Gun
To Kill a Cop
Freeman
The Deep
The Choirboys
Little Ladies of the Night
J.D.'s Revenge
The River Niger
Black Bart
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
The White Dawn
It's Good to Be Alive
Sidekicks
The Laughing Policeman
Travels with My Aunt
Skin Game
The Landlord
The Bushbaby
Companions in Nightmare
A Raisin in the Sun
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