Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
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.
Known For
Actor
as Host
as Cosmo
as Self - Host
as Lewis (voice)
as Ol' Mister
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
as Self
as Benny
as Pastor John
as God (voice)
as Pastor Jim
as Luis Garcia
as Irving Tanner Jr.
as Judge George Taylor
as Pendle
as Self
as Self
as Old Man / Will Reeves
as Miles Bryant
as Mother
as Coco
as The Bishop
as Carl Reddick
as Self
as Himself
as Detective Haven
as Duke Webster
as Daddy Moses
as Lou Jones
as Cubby
as Self (archive footage)
as Father Laurent Vasseur
as Quinn
as Roy Peddington
as Mr. Smith
as Bishop Redford
as Grown up Jed
as George Wright
as Porter
as Lou's father
as Cool Papa Bell
as Samuel Benton
as Self
as King Zahn (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
as Detective Hicks
as Willie
as Doc
as President Ryan Gordon
as Caps
as Lloyd Marr
as President Geral Fitzhugh
as Ol'lem Taylor
as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
as Lucius Fox (voice)
as R.C. Horn
as Raymond Addison
as Dr. Barnes
as Col. David Garrett
as Ray Willis
as Daniel Stewart
as Lou Hastings
as Phil Bishop
as Vernon Jordan
as Morgan
as Reuben
as Drill Sargent (voice)
as Inspector Frank Hughes
as Corbeck
as Chiron (voice)
as Frank Crosby / Richard
as Daniel Stewart
as Gerak
as Questioner
as Bob Kersee
as James Mink
as Paul
as Anderson Walker
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Ray Alexander
as Rueben Tate
as Walter Osgood
as Ben Durand
as Ellis
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
as Ray Alexander
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
as Anderson Walker
as Leo Malcolm
as Sgt. Timko
as Capt. MacCandless
as Isom Pickett
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Det. James Dela
as James Bragg
as Dean Parker
as Sidney Williams
as Lou Jackson
as Simpson
as Van Leek
as Commander Clash (voice)
as Jake Berkowitz
as Fiddler
as Big John Creed
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Sam
as Self - Narrator
as Jake Phillips
as Mathu
as Leo Porter
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
as John Mack
as Century
as Calvin Bouchard
as narrator
as Anwar al-Sadat
as Sergeant Emil Foley
as Benny Moore
as Self
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
as Leo Garcia
as Tom Hayward
as MacArthur St. Clair
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
as Everett Walker
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
as Lem Harper
as Rex
as Calvin Motts
as Henri Cloche
as Russ Garfield
as Self
as Fiddler
as Rev. Elija Bliss
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
as Otis James
as Black Bart
as Self - Host
as Portagee
as Jason O'Rourke
as Sam Brockington
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
as District Attorney Kurt Olson
as Kurt Olson, DA
as O'Flaherty
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
as Wordsworth
as Jason O'Rourke
as Lt. Carl Fellows
as Copee Johnson
as Sam Simon
as Tembo
as Freddy
as Hurricane Smith
as Dr. Karnes
as Lt. Adam McKay
as Smitty
as Charley Jameson
as Lloyd
as Joseph Hemera
as Fulah
as Ollie
as Mkono
as Self
as George Murchison
as Self
as Mary's Brother
as Buck Walter
as Self
as Self
as Self - Winner
as Self - Audience Member
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Host
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director
as Director
Crew
as In Memory Of