Acting

Louis Gossett Jr.

Born 1936-05-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died 2024-03-29

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.

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Sin
as Elijah
2025
IF
as Lewis (voice)
2024
IF
In Memory Of
2024
The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
2023
Sidney
as Self
2022
Three Months
as Benny
2022
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
as Self
2022
Not to Forget
as Pastor John
2021
I Forgive
as God (voice)
2021
The Reason
as Pastor Jim
2020
The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
2020
Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.
2020
Watchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves
2019
Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
2019
Supervized
as Pendle
2019
The Gang Activists
as Self
2019
Hal
as Self
2019
Breaking Brooklyn
as Miles Bryant
2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017
Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
2017
The Good Fight
as Carl Reddick
2017
Double Play
as Coco
2017
King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Himself
2016
Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
2015
The Spoils Before Dying
as Duke Webster
2015
The Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses
2015
Madam Secretary
as Laurent Vasseur
2014
Extant
as Quinn
2014
The Dependables
as Lou Jones
2014
A Fighting Man
as Cubby
2014
Miracle at Gate 213
as Roy Peddington
2013
Breaking at the Edge
as Floyd
2013
Smitty
as Mr. Smith
2012
The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
2012
Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
2011
The Grace Card
as George Wright
2011
Hawaii Five-0
as Lou's father
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter
2010
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Executive Producer
2010
The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
2009
The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009
Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
2008
A Love Story of Today
as Self
2008
A Special Kind of Love
as Self
2008
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2008
Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
2007
Cover
as Detective Hicks
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007
Club Soda
as Doc
2006
Psych
as Lloyd Marr
2006
Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
2006
All In
as Caps
2006
Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh
2005
Black in the 80s
as Self
2005
Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
2005
The Batman
as Lucius Fox (voice)
2004
Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
2003
Momentum
as Raymond Addison
2003
Half & Half
as Ray Willis
2002
The Dead Zone
as Pastor David Lewis
2002
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
as Dr. Barnes
2002
Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
2002
For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
2001
For Love of Olivia
Executive Producer
2001
Dr. Lucille
2001
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Lou Hastings
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Executive Producer
2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
as Frank
2000
The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
2000
Strange Justice
as Vernon Jordan
1999
Y2K
as Morgan
1999
Love Songs
as Reuben
1999