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.
Movies
Sin
Elijah
IF
Lewis (voice)
The Color Purple
Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black
Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Three Months
Benny
Not to Forget
Pastor John
I Forgive
God (voice)
The Reason
Pastor Jim
The Cuban
Luis Garcia
Miracle in East Texas
Irving Tanner Jr.
Foster Boy
Judge George Taylor
Supervized
Pendle
Breaking Brooklyn
Miles Bryant
Undercover Grandpa
Mother
Double Play
Coco
King of the Dancehall
The Bishop
Boiling Pot
Detective Haven
The Dependables
Lou Jones
A Fighting Man
Cubby
Miracle at Gate 213
Roy Peddington
Smitty
Mr. Smith
The Undershepherd
Bishop Redford
Dog Jack
Grown up Jed
The Grace Card
George Wright
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Porter
The Perfect Game
Cool Papa Bell
Amazing Racer
Max Donovan
The Least Among You
Samuel Benton
Delgo
King Zahn (voice)
Stories USA
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Cover
Detective Hicks
Daddy's Little Girls
Willie
Club Soda
Doc
Solar Attack
President Ryan Gordon
All In
Caps
Left Behind: World at War
President Geral Fitzhugh
Lackawanna Blues
Ol'lem Taylor
Jasper, Texas
R.C. Horn
Momentum
Raymond Addison
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Dr. Barnes
Deceived
Col. David Garrett
For Love of Olivia
Daniel Stewart
Dr. Lucille
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Lou Hastings
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
Frank
The Highwayman
Phil Bishop
Strange Justice
Vernon Jordan
Y2K
Morgan
Love Songs
Reuben
The Inspectors
Inspector Frank Hughes
Legend of the Mummy
Corbeck
In His Father's Shoes
Frank Crosby / Richard
To Dance with Olivia
Daniel Stewart
Inside
Questioner
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Bob Kersee
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
James Mink
Managua
Paul
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander
Zooman
Rueben Tate
A Father for Charlie
Walter Osgood
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Narrator
Flashfire
Ben Durand
Curse of the Starving Class
Ellis
A Good Man in Africa
Prof. Sam Adekunle
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Ray Alexander
Blue Chips
Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Monolith
Capt. MacCandless
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Leonard Clay
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Reader
Diggstown
"Honey" Roy Palmer
Iron Eagle III
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Keeper of the City
Det. James Dela
Carolina Skeletons
James Bragg
Toy Soldiers
Dean Parker
The Josephine Baker Story
Sidney Williams
Cover-Up
Lou Jackson
Sudie and Simpson
Simpson
El Diablo
Van Leek
Zora is My Name!
The Punisher
Jake Berkowitz
Roots: The Gift
Fiddler
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Big John Creed
Iron Eagle II
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Sam
The Father Clements Story
The Principal
Jake Phillips
A Gathering of Old Men
Mathu
Firewalker
Leo Porter
Iron Eagle
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Enemy Mine
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
The Guardian
John Mack
Finders Keepers
Century
Jaws 3-D
Calvin Bouchard
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
narrator
An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley
Benny's Place
Benny Moore
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Leo Garcia
The Lazarus Syndrome
Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Lawman Without a Gun
Tom Hayward
To Kill a Cop
Everett Walker
Freeman
Rex
The Choirboys
Calvin Motts
The Deep
Henri Cloche
Little Ladies of the Night
Russ Garfield
J.D.'s Revenge
Rev. Elija Bliss
The River Niger
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Otis James
Black Bart
Black Bart
The White Dawn
Portagee
Sidekicks
Jason O'Rourke
It's Good to Be Alive
Sam Brockington
The Laughing Policeman
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Travels with My Aunt
Wordsworth
Skin Game
Jason O'Rourke
The Landlord
Copee Johnson
The Bushbaby
Tembo
Companions in Nightmare
Lt. Adam McKay
A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison
The New Girl
Mary's Brother
Straight Up
Cosmo
Forget to Remember
Gridiron Gang
Host
TV Series
Watchmen
Old Man / Will Reeves
7 Episodes
The Good Fight
Carl Reddick
1 Episode
The Spoils Before Dying
Duke Webster
6 Episodes
The Book of Negroes
Daddy Moses
6 Episodes
Madam Secretary
Laurent Vasseur
1 Episode
Extant
Quinn
4 Episodes
Hawaii Five-0
Lou's father
1 Episode
Psych
Lloyd Marr
1 Episode
Black in the 80s
3 Episodes
The Batman
Lucius Fox (voice)
3 Episodes
Half & Half
Ray Willis
2 Episodes
The Dead Zone
Pastor David Lewis
1 Episode
Family Guy
Drill Sargent (voice)
1 Episode
Hercules
Chiron (voice)
1 Episode
Stargate SG-1
Gerak
5 Episodes
Early Edition
Jim Matthews
1 Episode
Promised Land
Anderson Walker
1 Episode
Touched by an Angel
Anderson Walker
1 Episode
ER
Leo Malcolm
1 Episode
Ellen
Sgt. Timko
1 Episode
Return to Lonesome Dove
Isom Pickett
4 Episodes
Picket Fences
Rick Jennings
1 Episode
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Commander Clash (voice)
2 Episodes
Gideon Oliver
5 Episodes
Sadat
Anwar al-Sadat
2 Episodes
The Powers of Matthew Star
Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
22 Episodes
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1 Episode
The Lazarus Syndrome
MacArthur St. Clair
10 Episodes
Backstairs at the White House
Levi Mercer, Houseman
4 Episodes
The Critical List
Lem Harper
2 Episodes
Roots
Fiddler
3 Episodes
The Jeffersons
1 Episode
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
1 Episode
Harry O
Cleon Jackson
1 Episode
Little House on the Prairie
Henry Hill
1 Episode
Petrocelli
Kurt Olson, DA
1 Episode
Good Times
2 Episodes
The Six Million Dollar Man
O'Flaherty
1 Episode
Police Story
2 Episodes
The Rookies
1 Episode
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Lt. Carl Fellows
1 Episode
Alias Smith and Jones
1 Episode
The Partridge Family
Sam Simon
1 Episode
The Young Rebels
15 Episodes
McCloud
1 Episode
Love, American Style
Freddy
1 Episode
The Bill Cosby Show
Hurricane Smith
1 Episode
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Karnes
1 Episode
The Mod Squad
Smitty
1 Episode
Cowboy in Africa
Fulah
1 Episode
The Invaders
Ollie
1 Episode
Daktari
Mkono
1 Episode
Bonanza
Buck Walter
1 Episode