Louis Gossett Jr.
1936-05-27 ( 88 years old ) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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IF 2024-05-08
The Color Purple 2023-12-25
Outlaw Johnny Black 2023-09-15
Sidney 2022-09-10
Three Months 2022-02-23
Not to Forget 2021-11-26
I Forgive 2021-10-01
The Reason 2020-09-12
The Cuban 2020-07-31
Miracle in East Texas 2020-02-07
Foster Boy 2019-10-03
Supervized 2019-07-16
The Gang Activists 2019-07-04
Hal 2019-03-28
Breaking Brooklyn 2018-05-25
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 2017-10-14
Undercover Grandpa 2017-07-07
Double Play 2017-01-27
King of the Dancehall 2017-01-13
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 2016-10-14
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin 2016-05-13
Boiling Pot 2015-09-29
The Dependables 2014-06-03
A Fighting Man 2014-04-24
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Miracle at Gate 213 2013-12-10
Smitty 2012-04-10
The Undershepherd 2012-02-15
Dog Jack 2011-12-02
The Grace Card 2011-02-25
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010-04-02
The Perfect Game 2009-11-09
Amazing Racer 2009-04-23
The Least Among You 2009-01-12
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 2009-01-01
Delgo 2008-12-12
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth 2008-02-12
A Love Story of Today 2008-02-12
A Special Kind of Love 2008-02-12
The Black List: Volume One 2008-01-22
Stories USA 2007-11-10
Cover 2007-05-08
Daddy's Little Girls 2007-02-14
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 2007-02-03
Club Soda 2006-09-22
Solar Attack 2006-05-25
All In 2006-03-14
Left Behind: World at War 2005-10-21
Lackawanna Blues 2005-02-12
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made 2004-07-13
Jasper, Texas 2003-06-08
Momentum 2003-03-26
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away 2002-05-31
Deceived 2002-03-26
For Love of Olivia 2001-03-18
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story 2000-03-19
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence 2000-03-12
The Highwayman 2000-01-01
Strange Justice 1999-08-29
Y2K 1999-07-01
Love Songs 1999-04-25
The Inspectors 1998-09-20
Legend of the Mummy 1998-03-30
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood 1998-02-10
In His Father's Shoes 1997-06-05
To Dance with Olivia 1997-03-09
Inside 1996-08-25
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story 1996-06-16
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story 1996-04-14
Managua 1996-04-09
Iron Eagle on the Attack 1995-12-01
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995-06-05
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder 1995-03-20
Zooman 1995-03-19
A Father for Charlie 1995-01-01
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing 1995-01-01
Flashfire 1994-09-15
Curse of the Starving Class 1994-09-13
A Good Man in Africa 1994-07-14
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice 1994-05-13
Blue Chips 1994-02-18
Monolith 1993-09-16
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 1993-04-19
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II 1992-11-11
Diggstown 1992-08-14
Iron Eagle III 1992-01-09
Keeper of the City 1991-12-20
Carolina Skeletons 1991-09-30
Toy Soldiers 1991-04-24
The Josephine Baker Story 1991-03-16
Cover-Up 1991-02-22
Sudie and Simpson 1990-09-11
El Diablo 1990-07-22
Zora is My Name! 1990-01-01
The Punisher 1989-10-05
Roots: The Gift 1988-12-11
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July 1988-12-03
Iron Eagle II 1988-11-11
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play 1988-05-31
The Father Clements Story 1987-12-13
The Principal 1987-09-18
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987-05-18
A Gathering of Old Men 1987-05-10
Firewalker 1986-11-21
Iron Eagle 1986-01-17
Enemy Mine 1985-12-12
The Guardian 1984-10-20
Finders Keepers 1984-05-18
Jaws 3-D 1983-07-22
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 1983-07-15
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982-07-28
Benny's Place 1982-05-31
I Love Liberty 1982-03-21
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige 1981-05-31
It Rained All Night the Day I Left 1980-08-05
Lawman Without a Gun 1979-05-30
To Kill a Cop 1978-04-10
The Lazarus Syndrome 1978-01-01
Freeman 1977-12-31
The Choirboys 1977-12-23
The Deep 1977-06-17
Little Ladies of the Night 1977-01-16
J.D.'s Revenge 1976-08-25
The River Niger 1976-04-14
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within 1975-04-19
Black Bart 1975-01-01
The White Dawn 1974-07-21
Sidekicks 1974-03-21
It's Good to Be Alive 1974-02-22
The Laughing Policeman 1973-12-20
Travels with My Aunt 1972-12-17
Skin Game 1971-09-30
The Landlord 1970-05-20
The Bushbaby 1969-09-01
Companions in Nightmare 1968-11-23
A Raisin in the Sun 1961-05-28
The New Girl 1960-01-01
Gridiron Gang
Everbrook (The Home)
Straight Up
Crimes of Violence
Forget to Remember

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