
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.
Movies
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
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
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
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
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995-03-20
Zooman
1995-03-19
A Father for Charlie
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
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
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
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