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Louis Gossett Jr.

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.

On screen

  • Sin
  • IF
  • The Color Purple
  • Outlaw Johnny Black
  • Three Months
  • Sidney
  • I Forgive
  • Not to Forget
  • Miracle in East Texas
  • The Cuban
  • The Reason
  • Hal
  • Supervized
  • Foster Boy
  • Breaking Brooklyn
  • Double Play
  • Undercover Grandpa
  • King of the Dancehall
  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
  • A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
  • Boiling Pot
  • The Dependables
  • A Fighting Man
  • Miracle at Gate 213
  • Breaking at the Edge
  • Smitty
  • The Undershepherd
  • Dog Jack
  • The Grace Card
  • Why Did I Get Married Too?
  • Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • The Perfect Game
  • Amazing Racer
  • Delgo
  • The Black List: Volume One
  • A Love Story of Today
  • A Special Kind of Love
  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
  • Daddy's Little Girls
  • Cover
  • Stories USA
  • Solar Attack
  • Club Soda
  • All In
  • Left Behind: World at War
  • Lackawanna Blues
  • Momentum
  • Jasper, Texas
  • Deceived
  • What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
  • For Love of Olivia
  • Dr. Lucille
  • The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
  • The Highwayman
  • Y2K
  • Strange Justice
  • Love Songs
  • Legend of the Mummy
  • The Inspectors
  • Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
  • The Wall That Heals
  • In His Father's Shoes
  • To Dance with Olivia
  • Managua
  • Inside
  • Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
  • Iron Eagle on the Attack
  • A Father for Charlie
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
  • Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
  • Zooman
  • Flashfire
  • Curse of the Starving Class
  • Blue Chips
  • A Good Man in Africa
  • Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
  • Monolith
  • Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
  • Iron Eagle III
  • Diggstown
  • Gridiron Gang
  • Toy Soldiers
  • Cover-Up
  • The Josephine Baker Story
  • Carolina Skeletons
  • Keeper of the City
  • El Diablo
  • Sudie and Simpson
  • Zora is My Name!
  • The Punisher
  • Iron Eagle II
  • Roots: The Gift
  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
  • The Principal
  • A Gathering of Old Men
  • The Father Clements Story
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
  • Iron Eagle
  • Firewalker
  • Enemy Mine
  • Finders Keepers
  • The Guardian
  • Jaws 3-D
  • The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • I Love Liberty
  • Benny's Place
  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
  • It Rained All Night the Day I Left
  • The Lazarus Syndrome
  • Lawman Without a Gun
  • To Kill a Cop
  • Freeman
  • The Deep
  • The Choirboys
  • Little Ladies of the Night
  • J.D.'s Revenge
  • The River Niger
  • Black Bart
  • Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
  • The White Dawn
  • It's Good to Be Alive
  • Sidekicks
  • The Laughing Policeman
  • Travels with My Aunt
  • Skin Game
  • The Landlord
  • The Bushbaby
  • Companions in Nightmare
  • A Raisin in the Sun
  • Unplugged

Behind the camera

  • Love Songs

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