Louis Gossett Jr.
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
Acting
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Birthday
27 May 1936
Iron Eagle III
4.174
Freeman
6
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
0
The Principal
6.5
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.016
Toy Soldiers
6.497
Momentum
5.071
The Deep
6
Iron Eagle
5.622
Delgo
4.507
Finders Keepers
5.409
Skin Game
6.557
Travels with My Aunt
5.963
The White Dawn
6.65
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
6
Iron Eagle II
4.531
Enemy Mine
6.96
The Punisher
5.761
Firewalker
5.349
The New Girl
0
Solar Attack
5.239
Iron Eagle on the Attack
3.883
Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.5
I Love Liberty
0
The Laughing Policeman
6.264
A Raisin in the Sun
7.697
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8
J.D.'s Revenge
5.743
Daddy's Little Girls
6.9
Left Behind: World at War
4.2
The Landlord
5.91
Y2K
5.6
Club Soda
0
Jaws 3-D
4.5
The Least Among You
5
Miracle in East Texas
5.5
The Choirboys
5.515
All In
4.5
Diggstown
6.323
Dog Jack
4
El Diablo
5.603
Cover
5
Three Months
7.068
Managua
5
The Perfect Game
7.08
The River Niger
7.4
A Gathering of Old Men
6.15
Smitty
5.9
Cover-Up
3.989
The Josephine Baker Story
5.906
Roots: The Gift
7.1
Deceived
5
Monolith
4.646
The Color Purple
7.007
The Lazarus Syndrome
4.857
Little Ladies of the Night
4.2
Carolina Skeletons
7.167
Black Bart
3.75
It's Good to Be Alive
7.3
Sudie and Simpson
6.875
Lackawanna Blues
5.917
In His Father's Shoes
5.667
Legend of the Mummy
4.174
Flashfire
4.5
The Bushbaby
6.5
IF
6.963
Curse of the Starving Class
4.438
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
8
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
6.167
A Father for Charlie
6.75
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
7
Sidekicks
6.5
The Guardian
5.5
I Forgive
4.7
The Father Clements Story
9
The Inspectors
5.875
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8
The Dependables
3.1
Sidney
7.256
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
10
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
10
Blue Chips
6.138
Inside
4.75
For Love of Olivia
5
Miracle at Gate 213
6
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
5.2
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
0
A Good Man in Africa
4.977
Outlaw Johnny Black
5.432
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
9
Boiling Pot
5.2
Companions in Nightmare
5.25
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
5.125
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
7.5
A Fighting Man
5.407
To Dance with Olivia
8
Double Play
3.5
The Highwayman
4.333
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
8
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
8
Lawman Without a Gun
9
Undercover Grandpa
5.628
Breaking Brooklyn
7.8
Zora is My Name!
10
King of the Dancehall
7.6
Hal
6.6
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.2
The Black List: Volume One
6.5
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
10
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
7
Keeper of the City
5.25
Strange Justice
7
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
7.5
Supervized
5.189
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
6.6
The Gang Activists
0
Zooman
6.25
The Cuban
5.1
Jasper, Texas
6
Love Songs
8.667
Benny's Place
10
The Grace Card
7.3
Foster Boy
6.7
The Reason
7.8
A Love Story of Today
0
A Special Kind of Love
0
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
5
Stories USA
3.9
Not to Forget
6.8
To Kill a Cop
0
The Undershepherd
2
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
9
Amazing Racer
6
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6
Dr. Lucille
7
The Wall That Heals
8
Sin
0
Breaking at the Edge
4.8
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
10