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Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Birthday

27.05.1936

Deathday

29.03.2024

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

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.

Movies

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

4/19/1975

Benny's Place

Benny's Place

5/31/1982

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

2/14/1990

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

5/13/1994

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

5/31/1988

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

3/2/1978

The Father Clements Story

The Father Clements Story

12/13/1987

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun

5/30/1979

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

2/10/1998

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

12/3/1988

Love Songs

Love Songs

4/25/1999

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

6/5/1995

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

1/1/1995

The Wall That Heals

The Wall That Heals

5/6/1998

Crimes of Violence

Crimes of Violence

Invalid Date

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

1/1/2009

To Dance with Olivia

To Dance with Olivia

3/9/1997

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

6/16/1996

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

10/14/2016

Breaking Brooklyn

Breaking Brooklyn

5/25/2018

The Reason

The Reason

9/12/2020

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

5/28/1961

King of the Dancehall

King of the Dancehall

1/13/2017

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

11/11/1992

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

5/31/2002

The River Niger

The River Niger

4/14/1976

The Grace Card

The Grace Card

2/25/2011

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

2/22/1974

Sidney

Sidney

9/10/2022

Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons

9/30/1991

Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift

12/11/1988

The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game

11/9/2009

Three Months

Three Months

2/23/2022

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

12/25/2023

An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

7/28/1982

Strange Justice

Strange Justice

8/29/1999

Dr. Lucille

Dr. Lucille

1/1/2001

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

3/20/1995

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

3/19/2000

IF

IF

5/8/2024

Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

12/12/1985

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

2/14/2007

Sudie and Simpson

Sudie and Simpson

9/11/1990

Not to Forget

Not to Forget

11/26/2021

A Father for Charlie

A Father for Charlie

1/1/1995

Foster Boy

Foster Boy

10/3/2019

The White Dawn

The White Dawn

7/21/1974

Hal

Hal

3/28/2019

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

5/31/1981

Skin Game

Skin Game

9/30/1971

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Why Did I Get Married Too?

4/2/2010

The Principal

The Principal

9/18/1987

The Bushbaby

The Bushbaby

9/1/1969

The Black List: Volume One

The Black List: Volume One

1/22/2008

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

3/21/1974

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

4/24/1991

Diggstown

Diggstown

8/14/1992

The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman

12/20/1973

Zooman

Zooman

3/19/1995

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

10/14/2017

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

4/19/1993

A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

5/10/1987

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

2/18/1994

The Deep

The Deep

6/17/1977

Freeman

Freeman

12/31/1977

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

5/18/1987

Miracle at Gate 213

Miracle at Gate 213

12/10/2013

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

3/12/2000

Jasper, Texas

Jasper, Texas

6/8/2003

Amazing Racer

Amazing Racer

4/23/2009

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

12/17/1972

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

1/26/2005

The Landlord

The Landlord

5/20/1970

Smitty

Smitty

4/10/2012

The Inspectors

The Inspectors

9/20/1998

The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story

3/16/1991

The Punisher

The Punisher

10/5/1989

J.D.'s Revenge

J.D.'s Revenge

8/25/1976

In His Father's Shoes

In His Father's Shoes

6/5/1997

Undercover Grandpa

Undercover Grandpa

7/7/2017

Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

1/17/1986

El Diablo

El Diablo

7/22/1990

Y2K

Y2K

7/1/1999

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

12/23/1977

The Guardian

The Guardian

10/20/1984

Miracle in East Texas

Miracle in East Texas

2/7/2020

Outlaw Johnny Black

Outlaw Johnny Black

9/15/2023

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

5/18/1984

A Fighting Man

A Fighting Man

4/24/2014

Firewalker

Firewalker

11/21/1986

Keeper of the City

Keeper of the City

12/20/1991

Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare

11/23/1968

Solar Attack

Solar Attack

5/25/2006

Boiling Pot

Boiling Pot

9/29/2015

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

8/5/1980

Supervized

Supervized

7/16/2019

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

4/14/1996

The Cuban

The Cuban

7/31/2020

Momentum

Momentum

3/26/2003

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

7/15/1983

The Least Among You

The Least Among You

1/12/2009

Deceived

Deceived

3/26/2002

For Love of Olivia

For Love of Olivia

3/18/2001

Managua

Managua

4/9/1996

Cover

Cover

5/8/2007

A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa

7/14/1994

The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome

9/4/1979

Breaking at the Edge

Breaking at the Edge

1/1/2013

Inside

Inside

8/25/1996

I Forgive

I Forgive

10/1/2021

Monolith

Monolith

9/16/1993

Iron Eagle II

Iron Eagle II

11/11/1988

Delgo

Delgo

12/12/2008

All In

All In

3/14/2006

Flashfire

Flashfire

9/15/1994

Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D

7/22/1983

Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class

9/13/1994

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

1/1/2000

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

1/16/1977

Left Behind: World at War

Left Behind: World at War

10/21/2005

Legend of the Mummy

Legend of the Mummy

3/30/1998

Iron Eagle III

Iron Eagle III

1/9/1992

Dog Jack

Dog Jack

12/2/2011

Cover-Up

Cover-Up

2/22/1991

Stories USA

Stories USA

11/10/2007

Iron Eagle on the Attack

Iron Eagle on the Attack

12/1/1995

Black Bart

Black Bart

1/1/1975

Double Play

Double Play

1/27/2017

The Dependables

The Dependables

6/3/2014

The Undershepherd

The Undershepherd

2/15/2012

To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

4/10/1978

Unplugged

Unplugged

Invalid Date

The New Girl

The New Girl

1/1/1960

A Special Kind of Love

A Special Kind of Love

2/12/2008

Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang

Invalid Date

A Love Story of Today

A Love Story of Today

2/12/2008

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

3/21/1982

Straight Up

Straight Up

Invalid Date

Club Soda

Club Soda

9/22/2006

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

5/13/2016

Sin

Sin

8/1/2025

The Gang Activists

The Gang Activists

7/4/2019

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2/3/2007

Forget to Remember

Forget to Remember

Invalid Date

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2/12/2008

TV Series

The Critical List

The Critical List

9/11/1978

Half & Half

Half & Half

9/23/2002

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

7/27/1997

The Batman

The Batman

9/11/2004

To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

4/10/1978

Good Times

Good Times

2/8/1974

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

9/11/1974

Psych

Psych

7/7/2006

ER

ER

9/19/1994

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

9/20/2010

Watchmen

Watchmen

10/20/2019

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

9/13/1974

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

2/19/2017

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

10/1/1962

Bonanza

Bonanza

9/12/1959

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

9/18/1992

Family Guy

Family Guy

1/31/1999

Roots

Roots

1/23/1977

Early Edition

Early Edition

9/28/1996

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

1/18/1975

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

10/3/2009

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1/18/1974

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

6/16/2002

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

9/11/1974

Daktari

Daktari

1/11/1966

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1/20/1944

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

9/21/1994

McCloud

McCloud

2/17/1970

Sadat

Sadat

10/31/1983

The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome

9/4/1979

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

9/21/2014

The Oscars

The Oscars

3/19/1953

Gideon Oliver

Gideon Oliver

2/20/1989

Police Story

Police Story

3/20/1973

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

10/11/1975

Return to Lonesome Dove

Return to Lonesome Dove

11/14/1993

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1/5/1971

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

9/25/1970

Hercules

Hercules

8/31/1998

The Rookies

The Rookies

9/11/1972

The Invaders

The Invaders

1/10/1967

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6/20/1948

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

9/15/1990

American Experience

American Experience

10/4/1988

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

10/1/1962

The Book of Negroes

The Book of Negroes

1/7/2015

Promised Land

Promised Land

9/17/1996

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

9/16/1971

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

3/20/1980

Extant

Extant

7/9/2014

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

4/2/1973

Ellen

Ellen

3/29/1994

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

9/29/1969

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

1/29/1979

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

9/24/1968

Please Turn the Page

Please Turn the Page

4/20/1977

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

9/11/1967

The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

7/8/2015

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

12/11/1961

The Powers of Matthew Star

The Powers of Matthew Star

9/17/1982

The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

9/20/1970

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

9/14/1969

Harry O

Harry O

9/12/1974

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

9/14/1969

Black in the 80s

Black in the 80s

2/1/2005

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