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Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

1936-05-27 / Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Louis Gossett Jr. (born 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 has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.

Appearances

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Good Times
Good Times (1974)
The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
Half & Half
Half & Half (2002)
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (2002)
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
The Batman
The Batman (2004)
Early Edition
Early Edition (1996)
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons (1975)
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
ER
ER (1994)
Gideon Oliver
Gideon Oliver (1989)
Police Story
Police Story (1973)
McCloud
McCloud (1970)
The Young Rebels
The Young Rebels (1970)
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
Roots
Roots (1977)
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
The Oscars
The Oscars (1953)
The Lazarus Syndrome
The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
Black in the 80s
Black in the 80s (2005)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary (2014)
Psych
Psych (2006)
Extant
Extant (2014)
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes (2015)
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying (2015)
The Good Fight
The Good Fight (2017)
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Sadat
Sadat (1983)
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
Promised Land
Promised Land (1996)
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Hercules
Hercules (1998)
American Experience
American Experience (1988)
Petrocelli
Petrocelli (1974)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
Cowboy in Africa
Cowboy in Africa (1967)
Daktari
Daktari (1966)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
The Critical List
The Critical List (1978)
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page (1977)
Ellen
Ellen (1994)
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Watchmen
Watchmen (2019)
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Harry O
Harry O (1974)