Louis Gossett Jr.
Acteur·rice
27 mai 1936
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died 29 mars 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
As an actor
Crimes of Violence
Self - Host
Forget to Remember
Unplugged
Amos Burton (voice)
Sin
2025 · Elijah
IF
2024 · Lewis (voice)
The Color Purple
2023 · Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Three Months
2022 · Benny
Sidney
2022 · Self
I Forgive
2021 · God (voice)
Not to Forget
2021 · Pastor John
Miracle in East Texas
2020 · Irving Tanner Jr.
The Cuban
2020 · Luis Garcia
The Reason
2020 · Pastor Jim
Hal
2019 · Self
Supervized
2019 · Pendle
The Gang Activists
2019 · Self
Foster Boy
2019 · Judge George Taylor
Watchmen
2019 · Old Man / Will Reeves
Breaking Brooklyn
2018 · Miles Bryant
Double Play
2017 · Coco
Undercover Grandpa
2017 · Mother
King of the Dancehall
2017 · The Bishop
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017 · Self
The Good Fight
2017 · Carl Reddick
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016 · Himself
Boiling Pot
2015 · Detective Haven
The Book of Negroes
2015 · Daddy Moses
The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Duke Webster
The Dependables
2014 · Lou Jones
A Fighting Man
2014 · Cubby
Extant
2014 · Quinn
Madam Secretary
2014 · Laurent Vasseur
Miracle at Gate 213
2013 · Roy Peddington
Breaking at the Edge
2013 · Floyd
Smitty
2012 · Mr. Smith
The Undershepherd
2012 · Bishop Redford
Dog Jack
2011 · Grown up Jed
The Grace Card
2011 · George Wright
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Porter
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Lou's father
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · Self
The Least Among You
2009 · Samuel Benton
The Perfect Game
2009 · Cool Papa Bell
Amazing Racer
2009 · Max Donovan
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Delgo
2008 · King Zahn (voice)
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008 · Self
The Black List: Volume One
2008 · Self
A Special Kind of Love
2008 · Self
A Love Story of Today
2008 · Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 · Willie
Cover
2007 · Detective Hicks
Stories USA
2007 · Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Solar Attack
2006 · President Ryan Gordon
Club Soda
2006 · Doc
All In
2006 · Caps
Psych
2006 · Lloyd Marr
Left Behind: World at War
2005 · President Geral Fitzhugh
Lackawanna Blues
2005 · Ol'lem Taylor
Black in the 80s
2005
The Batman
2004 · Lucius Fox (voice)
Momentum
2003 · Raymond Addison
Jasper, Texas
2003 · R.C. Horn
Deceived
2002 · Col. David Garrett
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002 · Dr. Barnes
Half & Half
2002 · Ray Willis
The Dead Zone
2002 · Pastor David Lewis
For Love of Olivia
2001 · Daniel Stewart
Dr. Lucille
2001
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000 · Frank
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000 · Lou Hastings
The Highwayman
2000 · Phil Bishop
Y2K
1999 · Morgan
Strange Justice
1999 · Vernon Jordan
Love Songs
1999 · Reuben
Family Guy
1999 · Drill Sargent (voice)
Legend of the Mummy
1998 · Corbeck
The Inspectors
1998 · Inspector Frank Hughes
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · Self
The Wall That Heals
1998 · Self - Host
Hercules
1998 · Chiron (voice)
In His Father's Shoes
1997 · Frank Crosby / Richard
To Dance with Olivia
1997 · Daniel Stewart
Stargate SG-1
1997 · Gerak
Managua
1996 · Paul
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996 · Bob Kersee
Inside
1996 · Questioner
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996 · James Mink
Early Edition
1996 · Jim Matthews
Promised Land
1996 · Anderson Walker
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
A Father for Charlie
1995 · Walter Osgood
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
1995 · Narrator
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 · Ray Alexander
Zooman
1995 · Rueben Tate
Flashfire
1994 · Ben Durand
Curse of the Starving Class
1994 · Ellis
Blue Chips
1994 · Father Dawkins (uncredited)
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Prof. Sam Adekunle
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994 · Ray Alexander
ER
1994 · Leo Malcolm
Ellen
1994 · Sgt. Timko
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Anderson Walker
Monolith
1993 · Capt. MacCandless
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993 · Leonard Clay
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993 · Isom Pickett
Iron Eagle III
1992 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Diggstown
1992 · "Honey" Roy Palmer
Gridiron Gang
1992 · Host
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992 · Reader (voice)
Picket Fences
1992 · Rick Jennings
Toy Soldiers
1991 · Dean Parker
Cover-Up
1991 · Lou Jackson
The Josephine Baker Story
1991 · Sidney Williams
Carolina Skeletons
1991 · James Bragg
Keeper of the City
1991 · Det. James Dela
El Diablo
1990 · Van Leek
Sudie and Simpson
1990 · Simpson
Zora is My Name!
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Commander Clash (voice)
The Punisher
1989 · Jake Berkowitz
Gideon Oliver
1989
Iron Eagle II
1988 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Roots: The Gift
1988 · Fiddler
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988 · Sam
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988 · Big John Creed
Straight Up
1988 · Cosmo
American Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice)
The Principal
1987 · Jake Phillips
A Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Mathu
The Father Clements Story
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
Iron Eagle
1986 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Firewalker
1986 · Leo Porter
Enemy Mine
1985 · Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Finders Keepers
1984 · Century
The Guardian
1984 · John Mack
Jaws 3-D
1983 · Calvin Bouchard
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983 · narrator
Sadat
1983 · Anwar al-Sadat
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Sergeant Emil Foley
I Love Liberty
1982 · Self
Benny's Place
1982 · Benny Moore
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982 · Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981 · Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980 · Leo Garcia
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979 · Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Lawman Without a Gun
1979 · Tom Hayward
Backstairs at the White House
1979 · Levi Mercer, Houseman
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979 · MacArthur St. Clair
To Kill a Cop
1978 · Everett Walker
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978 · Self
The Critical List
1978 · Lem Harper
To Kill a Cop
1978 · Everett Walker
Freeman
1977 · Rex
The Deep
1977 · Henri Cloche
The Choirboys
1977 · Calvin Motts
Little Ladies of the Night
1977 · Russ Garfield
Roots
1977 · Fiddler
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Self
J.D.'s Revenge
1976 · Rev. Elija Bliss
The River Niger
1976 · Dr. Dudley Stanton
Black Bart
1975 · Black Bart
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975 · Otis James
The Jeffersons
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The White Dawn
1974 · Portagee
It's Good to Be Alive
1974 · Sam Brockington
Sidekicks
1974 · Jason O'Rourke
Good Times
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Henry Hill
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · O'Flaherty
The Rockford Files
1974 · Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien, Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Petrocelli
1974 · District Attorney Kurt Olson, Kurt Olson, DA
Harry O
1974 · Cleon Jackson
The Laughing Policeman
1973 · Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Police Story
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Travels with My Aunt
1972 · Wordsworth
The Rookies
1972
Skin Game
1971 · Jason O'Rourke
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Lt. Carl Fellows
The Landlord
1970 · Copee Johnson
McCloud
1970
The Young Rebels
1970
The Partridge Family
1970 · Sam Simon
The Bushbaby
1969 · Tembo
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Hurricane Smith
Love, American Style
1969 · Freddy
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Dr. Karnes
Companions in Nightmare
1968 · Lt. Adam McKay
The Mod Squad
1968 · Smitty, Charley Jameson, Lloyd
Cowboy in Africa
1967 · Joseph Hemera, Fulah
The Invaders
1967 · Ollie
Daktari
1966 · Mkono
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · George Murchison
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The New Girl
1960 · Mary's Brother
Bonanza
1959 · Buck Walter
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member, Self - Presenter, Self - Host, Self - Nominee / Presenter
Réalisation
Production
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
2010 · Executive Producer
For Love of Olivia
2001 · Executive Producer
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000 · Executive Producer
In His Father's Shoes
1997 · Executive Producer
To Dance with Olivia
1997 · Executive Producer
Inside
1996 · Executive Producer
A Father for Charlie
1995 · Executive Producer