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.
Iron Eagle III
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Freeman
As Rex
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
As Self
The Principal
As Jake Phillips
An Officer and a Gentleman
As Sergeant Emil Foley
Toy Soldiers
As Dean Parker
Momentum
As Raymond Addison
The Deep
As Henri Cloche
Iron Eagle
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Delgo
As King Zahn (voice)
Finders Keepers
As Century
Skin Game
As Jason O'Rourke
Travels with My Aunt
As Wordsworth
The White Dawn
As Portagee
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
As Frank
Iron Eagle II
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Enemy Mine
As Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
The Punisher
As Jake Berkowitz
Firewalker
As Leo Porter
The New Girl
As Mary's Brother
Solar Attack
As President Ryan Gordon
Iron Eagle on the Attack
As Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Why Did I Get Married Too?
As Porter
I Love Liberty
As Self
The Laughing Policeman
As Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
A Raisin in the Sun
As George Murchison
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
As Self
J.D.'s Revenge
As Rev. Elija Bliss
Daddy's Little Girls
As Willie
Left Behind: World at War
As President Geral Fitzhugh
The Landlord
As Copee Johnson
Y2K
As Morgan
Club Soda
As Doc
Jaws 3-D
As Calvin Bouchard
The Least Among You
As Samuel Benton
Miracle in East Texas
As Irving Tanner Jr.
The Choirboys
As Calvin Motts
All In
As Caps
Diggstown
As "Honey" Roy Palmer
Dog Jack
As Grown up Jed
El Diablo
As Van Leek
Cover
As Detective Hicks
Three Months
As Benny
Managua
As Paul
The Perfect Game
As Cool Papa Bell
The River Niger
As Dr. Dudley Stanton
A Gathering of Old Men
As Mathu
Smitty
As Mr. Smith
Cover-Up
As Lou Jackson
The Josephine Baker Story
As Sidney Williams
Roots: The Gift
As Fiddler
Gridiron Gang
As Host
Deceived
As Col. David Garrett
Monolith
As Capt. MacCandless
The Color Purple
As Ol' Mister
The Lazarus Syndrome
As Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Little Ladies of the Night
As Russ Garfield
Carolina Skeletons
As James Bragg
Black Bart
As Black Bart
It's Good to Be Alive
As Sam Brockington
Sudie and Simpson
As Simpson
Lackawanna Blues
As Ol'lem Taylor
In His Father's Shoes
As Frank Crosby / Richard
Legend of the Mummy
As Corbeck
Flashfire
As Ben Durand
The Bushbaby
As Tembo
IF
As Lewis (voice)
Curse of the Starving Class
As Ellis
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
As Bob Kersee
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
A Father for Charlie
As Walter Osgood
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
As Lou Hastings
Sidekicks
As Jason O'Rourke
The Guardian
As John Mack
I Forgive
As God (voice)
The Father Clements Story
The Inspectors
As Inspector Frank Hughes
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
As Self
Pride of Lions
As Lou Jones
Sidney
As Self
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
As Sam
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
As Otis James
Blue Chips
As Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Inside
As Questioner
For Love of Olivia
As Daniel Stewart
Miracle at Gate 213
As Roy Peddington
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
As Leo Garcia
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
As Self
A Good Man in Africa
As Prof. Sam Adekunle
Everbrook (The Home)
Outlaw Johnny Black
As Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
As Big John Creed
Boiling Pot
As Detective Haven
Companions in Nightmare
As Lt. Adam McKay
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
As James Mink
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
As Reader
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
As Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
A Fighting Man
As Cubby
To Dance with Olivia
As Daniel Stewart
Straight Up
As Cosmo
Double Play
As Coco
The Highwayman
As Phil Bishop
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
As Narrator
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
As Self
Lawman Without a Gun
As Tom Hayward
Undercover Grandpa
As Mother
Breaking Brooklyn
As Miles Bryant
Zora is My Name!
King of the Dancehall
As The Bishop
Hal
As Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
As Self
The Black List: Volume One
As Himself
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
As Ray Alexander
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
As Ray Alexander
Keeper of the City
As Det. James Dela
Strange Justice
As Vernon Jordan
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
As Dr. Barnes
Supervized
As Pendle
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
As Himself
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
As Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
The Gang Activists
As Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
As Self (archive footage)
Zooman
As Rueben Tate
The Cuban
As Luis Garcia
Jasper, Texas
As R.C. Horn
Love Songs
As Reuben
Benny's Place
As Benny Moore
The Grace Card
As George Wright
Foster Boy
As Judge George Taylor
The Reason
As Pastor Jim
A Love Story of Today
As Self
A Special Kind of Love
As Self
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
As narrator
Stories USA
As Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Crimes of Violence
As Self - Host
Forget to Remember
Not to Forget
As Pastor John
To Kill a Cop
As Everett Walker
The Undershepherd
As Bishop Redford
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
As Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
As Commander Clash (voice)
Good Times
The Rookies
Half & Half
As Ray Willis
Family Guy
As Drill Sargent (voice)
The Dead Zone
Little House on the Prairie
The Batman
As Lucius Fox (voice)
Early Edition
The Jeffersons
Alias Smith and Jones
The Merv Griffin Show
As Self
The Bill Cosby Show
As Hurricane Smith
Stargate SG-1
As Gerak
Return to Lonesome Dove
As Isom Pickett
Backstairs at the White House
As Levi Mercer, Houseman
ER
As Leo Malcolm
Gideon Oliver
Harry O
Police Story
McCloud
The Young Rebels
The Powers of Matthew Star
As Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Roots
As Fiddler
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
As Self
The Oscars
As Self
The Lazarus Syndrome
As MacArthur St. Clair
Black in the 80s
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
Madam Secretary
As Father Laurent Vasseur
Psych
As Lloyd Marr
Extant
As Quinn
Hawaii Five-0
As Lou's father
The Book of Negroes
As Daddy Moses
The Spoils Before Dying
As Duke Webster
The Good Fight
As Carl Reddick
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self - America Be Seated Cast
The Six Million Dollar Man
As O'Flaherty
Sadat
As Anwar al-Sadat
Bonanza
As Buck Walter
Promised Land
As Anderson Walker
The Rockford Files
As Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
Celebrity Ghost Stories
As Self
Hercules
As Chiron (voice)
American Experience
As Self - Narrator
Petrocelli
As Kurt Olson, DA
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
As Lt. Carl Fellows
The Partridge Family
As Sam Simon
Love, American Style
As Freddy
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
As Dr. Karnes
The Mod Squad
As Smitty
Cowboy in Africa
As Fulah
Daktari
As Mkono
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
The Invaders
As Ollie
The Critical List
As Lem Harper
Bitte umblättern
As Self
Ellen
As Sgt. Timko
Touched by an Angel
As Anderson Walker
Watchmen
As Old Man / Will Reeves
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Winner
