Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
1936-05-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Louis Gossett Jr. (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 won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spanned over five decades.
tvWatchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves · 2019 · 7.6
tvThe Good Fight
as Carl Reddick · 2017 · 7.5
tvThe Spoils Before Dying
as Duke Webster · 2015 · 6.0
tvThe Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses · 2015 · 6.5
tvMadam Secretary
as Laurent Vasseur · 2014 · 7.0
tvExtant
as Quinn · 2014 · 6.3
tvHawaii Five-0
as Lou's father · 2010 · 7.7
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
as Self · 2009 · 7.3
tvPsych
as Lloyd Marr · 2006 · 7.9
tvBlack in the 80s
as · 2005 · 0.0
tvThe Batman
as Lucius Fox (voice) · 2004 · 8.0
tvHalf & Half
as Ray Willis · 2002 · 8.3
tvThe Dead Zone
as Pastor David Lewis · 2002 · 7.3
tvFamily Guy
as Drill Sargent (voice) · 1999 · 7.4
tvHercules
as Chiron (voice) · 1998 · 6.9
tvStargate SG-1
as Gerak · 1997 · 8.3
tvEarly Edition
as Jim Matthews · 1996 · 7.4
tvPromised Land
as Anderson Walker · 1996 · 6.5
tvTouched by an Angel
as Anderson Walker · 1994 · 7.2
tvER
as Leo Malcolm · 1994 · 7.8
tvEllen
as Sgt. Timko · 1994 · 6.1
tvReturn to Lonesome Dove
as Isom Pickett · 1993 · 7.0
tvPicket Fences
as Rick Jennings · 1992 · 7.5
tvCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
as Commander Clash (voice) · 1990 · 6.9