Louis Gossett Jr.

Born

5/27/1936

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 For125 Movies

IF
2024
★6.9
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
★7.0
The Punisher
1989
★5.8
Jaws 3-D
1983
★4.5
The Color Purple
2023
★7.0
Enemy Mine
1985
★7.0
Sidney
2022
★7.0
Iron Eagle
1986
★5.6
The Principal
1987
★6.4
The Deep
1977
★6.1
Iron Eagle II
1988
★4.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
★6.5
Undercover Grandpa
2017
★5.7
Firewalker
1986
★5.4
Toy Soldiers
1991
★6.5
A Fighting Man
2014
★5.5
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
★3.9
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
★6.9
The Perfect Game
2009
★7.3
Blue Chips
1994
★6.1
Finders Keepers
1984
★5.5
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
★7.7
Iron Eagle III
1992
★4.1
Foster Boy
2019
★6.7
Supervized
2019
★5.2
Cover-Up
1991
★4.0
The Choirboys
1977
★5.4
The Laughing Policeman
1973
★6.2
Stories USA
2007
★3.9
Amazing Racer
2009
★5.9
Diggstown
1992
★6.3
Delgo
2008
★4.6
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
★8.0
Zooman
1995
★6.2
I Forgive
2021
★4.7
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
★8.0
Left Behind: World at War
2005
★4.2
A Good Man in Africa
1994
★4.9
The Undershepherd
2012
★6.0
Y2K
1999
★4.9
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
★6.0
El Diablo
1990
★5.6
Travels with My Aunt
1972
★6.0
Skin Game
1971
★6.6
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
★5.4
Breaking at the Edge
2013
★4.7
King of the Dancehall
2017
★7.6
Solar Attack
2006
★5.2
The White Dawn
1974
★6.7
The Grace Card
2011
★7.2
The Landlord
1970
★6.0
Momentum
2003
★5.1
Three Months
2022
★7.1
Dog Jack
2011
★4.0
Monolith
1993
★4.6
J.D.'s Revenge
1976
★5.9
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
★6.2
Sidekicks
1974
★6.5
Legend of the Mummy
1998
★4.3
The Cuban
2020
★5.3
Jasper, Texas
2003
★6.0
Cover
2007
★5.1
The Inspectors
1998
★5.9
Love Songs
1999
★8.7
The Reason
2020
★7.8
Strange Justice
1999
★7.0
The Guardian
1984
★5.5
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
★6.2
Smitty
2012
★5.9
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
★6.6
In His Father's Shoes
1997
★6.0
Hal
2019
★6.6
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
★6.0
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
★5.1
Double Play
2017
★3.5
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983
★5.0
Roots: The Gift
1988
★7.3
Carolina Skeletons
1991
★7.2
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
★4.2
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
★9.0
Inside
1996
★4.8
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
★10.0
The Dependables
2014
★3.1
Deceived
2002
★5.0
Lackawanna Blues
2005
★5.9
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000
★7.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
★7.0
The Highwayman
2000
★4.3
Black Bart
1975
★3.8
Keeper of the City
1991
★5.3
To Dance with Olivia
1997
★8.0
Managua
1996
★5.0
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
★6.0
Boiling Pot
2015
★5.2
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
★7.8
Miracle in East Texas
2020
★4.0
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
★6.2
Not to Forget
2021
★6.8
Flashfire
1994
★4.5
All In
2006
★4.5
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
★8.0
For Love of Olivia
2001
★5.0
Zora is My Name!
1990
★10.0
Sudie and Simpson
1990
★6.9
Miracle at Gate 213
2013
★6.0
A Father for Charlie
1995
★6.8
Companions in Nightmare
1968
★5.3
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
★9.0
The River Niger
1976
★6.7
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
★10.0
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
★4.6
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
★10.0
Freeman
1977
★6.0
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
★7.3
The Wall That Heals
1998
★8.0
The Bushbaby
1969
★6.5
The Black List: Volume One
2008
★6.5
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
★5.2
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
★7.0
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
★4.9
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002
★7.5
Dr. Lucille
2001
★7.0
Benny's Place
1982
★10.0
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988
★9.0
The Father Clements Story
1987
★9.0