Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 27, 1936
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Watchmen | Old Man / Will Reeves |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Carl Reddick |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes | Daddy Moses |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Duke Webster |
| 2014 | Extant | Quinn |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Laurent Vasseur |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lou's father |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2006 | Psych | Lloyd Marr |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | |
| 2004 | The Batman | Lucius Fox (voice) |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Ray Willis |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Pastor David Lewis |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Drill Sargent (voice) |
| 1998 | Hercules | Chiron (voice) |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Gerak |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Jim Matthews |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Anderson Walker |
| 1994 | ER | Leo Malcolm |
| 1994 | Ellen | Sgt. Timko |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Anderson Walker |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Isom Pickett |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Rick Jennings |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Commander Clash (voice) |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self - Narrator |
| 1983 | Sadat | Anwar al-Sadat |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | Levi Mercer, Houseman |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome | MacArthur St. Clair |
| 1978 | The Critical List | Lem Harper |
| 1977 | Roots | Fiddler |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Henry Hill |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | O'Flaherty |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | District Attorney Kurt Olson |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Kurt Olson, DA |
| 1974 | Harry O | Cleon Jackson |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Lt. Carl Fellows |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels | |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Sam Simon |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Hurricane Smith |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Freddy |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Karnes |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Smitty |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Charley Jameson |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Lloyd |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa | Joseph Hemera |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa | Fulah |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Ollie |
| 1966 | Daktari | Mkono |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Buck Walter |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Host |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter |