Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
🎂 1936-05-27
Louis Gossett Jr. (born 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 has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Cast credits(215)
Drill Sargent (voice)
1999
Lou's father
2010
Gerak
1997
Buck Walter
1959
Self
1962
Lloyd Marr
2006
Self - Host
1975
Henry Hill
1974
Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
1974
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
1974
Leo Malcolm
1994
Self
1961
Carl Reddick
2017
Self - Narrator
1988
Laurent Vasseur
2014
Self - Nominee
1944
Self - Audience Member
1944
Self - Presenter
1944
Self - Host
1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Lucius Fox (voice)
2004
Lewis (voice)
2024
O'Flaherty
1974
Anderson Walker
1994
Chiron (voice)
1998
Pastor David Lewis
2002
1975
1970
Freddy
1969
Sgt. Timko
1994
Self
2009
1972
Quinn
2014
Jim Matthews
1996
Ollie
1967
Self
1948
Self
1953
Kurt Olson, DA
1974
District Attorney Kurt Olson
1974
Self
1962
1974
Commander Clash (voice)
1990
Old Man / Will Reeves
2019
Mkono
1966
1971
1973
Smitty
1968
Lloyd
1968
Charley Jameson
1968
Sam Simon
1970
Ray Willis
2002
Lt. Carl Fellows
1971
Fiddler
1977
Cleon Jackson
1974
Calvin Bouchard
1983
Anderson Walker
1996
Sergeant Emil Foley
1982
Ol' Mister
2023
Hurricane Smith
1969
Jake Phillips
1987
Self
1973
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
1985
Jake Berkowitz
1989
Self (archive footage)
2014
Calvin Motts
1977
Willie
2007
Self
2022
Samuel Benton
2009
Dr. Karnes
1969
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1986
Cool Papa Bell
2009
Self
1977
Isom Pickett
1993
Henri Cloche
1977
1970
Dean Parker
1991
King Zahn (voice)
2008
Duke Webster
2015
Corbeck
1998
Porter
2010
2005
Leo Porter
1986
1993
Self
2009
Lou Hastings
2000
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1988
Roy Peddington
2013
Benny
2022
Father Dawkins (uncredited)
1994
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1992
Self
1982
Daddy Moses
2015
Self
1995
Everett Walker
1978
Self
2016
Sidney Williams
1991
George Wright
2011
Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
2023
Judge George Taylor
2019
Self
2019
Lt. Adam McKay
1968
Otis James
1975
Wordsworth
1972
The Bishop
2017
Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
1982
Miles Bryant
2018
George Murchison
1961
"Honey" Roy Palmer
1992
Caps
2006
Levi Mercer, Houseman
1979
Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
2004
Mother
2017
John Mack
1984
Walter Osgood
1995
Century
1984
R.C. Horn
2003
Cubby
2014
Self
1987
Van Leek
1990
Capt. MacCandless
1993
Benny Moore
1982
Dr. Barnes
2002
Mathu
1987
1980
Fulah
1967
Joseph Hemera
1967
Daniel Stewart
2001
Fiddler
1988
Morgan
1999
James Mink
1996
Raymond Addison
2003
Reader
1992
President Geral Fitzhugh
2005
Doc
2006
Ray Alexander
1995
Rev. Elija Bliss
1976
Max Donovan
2009
Bob Kersee
1996
Vernon Jordan
1999
Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
1978
Mr. Smith
2012
Lou Jones
2014
Jason O'Rourke
1971
Rueben Tate
1995
President Ryan Gordon
2006
Irving Tanner Jr.
2020
Frank Crosby / Richard
1997
Pendle
2019
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1995
Copee Johnson
1970
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
2007
Self
2008
Frank
2000
Sam Brockington
1974
Ellis
1994
1989
Coco
2017
Lem Harper
1978
Ol'lem Taylor
2005
Rex
1977
Daniel Stewart
1997
Detective Hicks
2007
Russ Garfield
1977
Black Bart
1975
Det. James Dela
1991
Simpson
1990
Inspector Frank Hughes
1998
Prof. Sam Adekunle
1994
Luis Garcia
2020
Self
2017
Narrator
1995
James Bragg
1991
Mary's Brother
1960
Ray Alexander
1994
Col. David Garrett
2002
Reuben
1999
Anwar al-Sadat
1983
Dr. Dudley Stanton
1976
Portagee
1974
2001
Leo Garcia
1980
Lou Jackson
1991
Jason O'Rourke
1974
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
1973
MacArthur St. Clair
1979
Self
2007
Tom Hayward
1979
Big John Creed
1988
Pastor Jim
2020
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
1981
1990
Self
2008
Bishop Redford
2012
Paul
1996
Phil Bishop
2000
Pastor John
2021
Tembo
1969
Questioner
1996
Detective Haven
2015
Self
2008
1987
Cosmo
Ben Durand
1994
Self - Host
Himself
2016
Self
1998
God (voice)
2021
narrator
1983
Self
2008
Grown up Jed
2011
Sam
1988
Self
2019
Host