Louis Gossett Jr. is 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.
Movie | IF | (voice) | 2024-05-15 |
Movie | The Color Purple | Ol' Mister | 2023-12-25 |
Movie | Not to Forget | Pastor John | 2021-11-26 |
Movie | Miracle in East Texas | Irving Tanner Jr. | 2020-02-07 |
Movie | Hal | Self | 2019-03-28 |
Movie | Breaking Brooklyn | Miles Bryant | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | King of the Dancehall | The Bishop | 2017-01-13 |
Movie | Double Play | Coco | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | Self | 2017-10-14 |
Series | The Good Fight | Carl Reddick | 2017-02-19 |
Movie | Undercover Grandpa | Mother | 2017-07-07 |
Movie | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Himself | 2016-10-14 |
Series | The Spoils Before Dying | 2015-07-08 | |
Series | The Book of Negroes | Daddy Moses | 2015-01-07 |
Movie | Boiling Pot | Detective Haven | 2015-09-29 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | A Fighting Man | Cubby | 2014-04-24 |
Movie | Pride of Lions | Lou Jones | 2014-06-03 |
Series | Madam Secretary | Father Laurent Vasseur | 2014-09-21 |
Series | Extant | Quinn | 2014-07-09 |
Movie | Miracle at Gate 213 | Roy Peddington | 2013-12-10 |
Movie | The Undershepherd | Bishop Redford | 2012-02-15 |
Movie | Smitty | Mr. Smith | 2012-04-10 |
Movie | Dog Jack | Grown up Jed | 2011-12-02 |
Movie | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Porter | 2010-04-02 |
Movie | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | The Least Among You | Samuel Benton | 2009-01-12 |
Movie | The Perfect Game | Cool Papa Bell | 2009-11-09 |
Movie | Delgo | King Zahn (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
Movie | Daddy's Little Girls | Willie | 2007-02-14 |
Movie | Cover | Detective Hicks | 2007-05-08 |
Movie | Stories USA | Doc (segment "Club Soda") | 2007-11-10 |
Movie | All In | Caps | 2006-03-14 |
Series | Psych | Lloyd Marr | 2006-07-07 |
Movie | Solar Attack | President Ryan Gordon | 2006-05-25 |
Movie | Lackawanna Blues | Ol'lem Taylor | 2005-02-12 |
Movie | Left Behind: World at War | President Geral Fitzhugh | 2005-11-16 |
Movie | Jasper, Texas | R.C. Horn | 2003-06-08 |
Movie | Deceived | Col. David Garrett | 2002-03-26 |
Series | The Dead Zone | Unknown | 2002-06-16 |
Series | Half & Half | Unknown | 2002-09-23 |
Movie | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Frank | 2000-03-12 |
Movie | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Lou Hastings | 2000-03-19 |
Movie | Love Songs | Reuben | 1999-04-25 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Movie | Y2K | Morgan | 1999-07-01 |
Movie | Legend of the Mummy | Corbeck | 1998-03-30 |
Movie | The Inspectors | Inspector Frank Hughes | 1998-09-20 |
Movie | To Dance With Olivia | Daniel Stewart | 1997-03-09 |
Series | Stargate SG-1 | Gerak | 1997-07-27 |
Movie | In His Father's Shoes | Frank Crosby / Richard | 1997-06-05 |
Movie | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | James Mink | 1996-04-14 |
Movie | Managua | Paul | 1996-04-09 |
Movie | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Bob Kersee | 1996-06-16 |
Movie | Inside | Questioner | 1996-08-25 |
Series | Promised Land | Anderson Walker | 1996-09-17 |
Movie | A Father for Charlie | Walter Osgood | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing | Narrator | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
Movie | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | A Good Man in Africa | Prof. Sam Adekunle | 1994-07-14 |
Movie | Blue Chips | Father Dawkins (uncredited) | 1994-02-18 |
Movie | Curse of the Starving Class | Ellis | 1994-09-13 |
Movie | Flashfire | Ben Durand | 1994-09-15 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Anderson Walker | 1994-09-21 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | 1993-04-19 | |
Series | Return to Lonesome Dove | Isom Pickett | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | Monolith | Capt. MacCandless | 1993-05-27 |
Movie | Diggstown | "Honey" Roy Palmer | 1992-08-14 |
Movie | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II | Reader | 1992-11-11 |
Movie | Cover-Up | Lou Jackson | 1991-02-22 |
Movie | The Josephine Baker Story | Sidney Williams | 1991-03-16 |
Movie | Toy Soldiers | Dean Parker | 1991-04-24 |
Movie | Keeper of the City | Det. James Dela | 1991-12-20 |
Movie | Carolina Skeletons | James Bragg | 1991-09-30 |
Movie | Zora is My Name! | 1990-01-01 | |
Movie | El Diablo | Van Leek | 1990-07-22 |
Movie | Sudie and Simpson | Simpson | 1990-09-11 |
Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Unknown | 1990-09-15 |
Series | Gideon Oliver | 1989-02-20 | |
Movie | The Punisher | Jake Berkowitz | 1989-10-05 |
Movie | Iron Eagle II | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1988-11-11 |
Movie | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | Big John Creed | 1988-12-03 |
Movie | A Gathering of Old Men | Mathu | 1987-05-10 |
Movie | The Principal | Jake Phillips | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | Iron Eagle | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | 1986-01-17 |
Movie | Firewalker | Leo Porter | 1986-11-21 |
Movie | Enemy Mine | Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan | 1985-12-12 |
Movie | Finders Keepers | Century | 1984-05-18 |
Movie | The Guardian | John Mack | 1984-10-20 |
Movie | Jaws 3-D | Calvin Bouchard | 1983-07-22 |
Movie | An Officer and a Gentleman | Sergeant Emil Foley | 1982-07-28 |
Series | The Powers of Matthew Star | Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) | 1982-09-17 |
Series | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Unknown | 1980-03-20 |
Movie | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Leo Garcia | 1980-08-05 |
Series | Backstairs at the White House | Houseman Levi Mercer | 1979-01-29 |
Movie | The Lazarus Syndrome | Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Lawman Without a Gun | Tom Hayward | 1978-12-04 |
Series | Roots | Fiddler | 1977-01-23 |
Movie | Little Ladies of the Night | Russ Garfield | 1977-01-16 |
Movie | The Deep | Henri Cloche | 1977-06-17 |
Movie | The Choirboys | Calvin Motts | 1977-12-23 |
Movie | The River Niger | Dr. Dudley Stanton | 1976-04-14 |
Movie | J.D.'s Revenge | Rev. Elija Bliss | 1976-08-25 |
Movie | Black Bart | Black Bart | 1975-01-01 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Jeffersons | Unknown | 1975-01-18 |
Movie | Sidekicks | Jason O'Rourke | 1974-03-21 |
Series | Good Times | Unknown | 1974-02-08 |
Movie | It's Good to Be Alive | Sam Brockington | 1974-02-22 |
Movie | The White Dawn | Portagee | 1974-07-21 |
Series | Petrocelli | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
Series | Harry O | Unknown | 1974-09-12 |
Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | The Laughing Policeman | Insp. James Larrimore SFPD | 1973-12-20 |
Movie | Travels with My Aunt | Wordsworth | 1972-12-17 |
Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
Movie | Skin Game | Jason O'Rourke | 1971-09-30 |
Movie | The Landlord | Copee Johnson | 1970-05-20 |
Series | The Young Rebels | 1970-09-20 | |
Movie | The Bushbaby | Tembo | 1969-09-01 |
Series | The Bill Cosby Show | Unknown | 1969-09-14 |
Series | The Mod Squad | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Movie | Companions in Nightmare | Lt. Adam McKay | 1968-11-23 |
Movie | A Raisin in the Sun | George Murchison | 1961-05-28 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
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