Louis Gossett Jr.
1936-05-27THE 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.
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Iron Eagle III
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Freeman
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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The Principal
⭐ 6.5
An Officer and a Gentleman
⭐ 7.023
Toy Soldiers
⭐ 6.489
Momentum
⭐ 4.8
The Deep
⭐ 6.017
Iron Eagle
⭐ 5.6
Finders Keepers
⭐ 5.4
Delgo
⭐ 4.5
Skin Game
⭐ 6.6
Travels with My Aunt
⭐ 5.9
The White Dawn
⭐ 6.5
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
⭐ 5.417
Iron Eagle II
⭐ 4.5
Enemy Mine
⭐ 6.944
The Punisher
⭐ 5.766
Firewalker
⭐ 5.3
The New Girl
⭐ 0
Solar Attack
⭐ 5.233
Iron Eagle on the Attack
⭐ 3.8
Why Did I Get Married Too?
⭐ 6.5
I Love Liberty
⭐ 0
The Laughing Policeman
⭐ 6.2
A Raisin in the Sun
⭐ 7.7
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
⭐ 8
J.D.'s Revenge
⭐ 5.774
Daddy's Little Girls
⭐ 6.9
Left Behind: World at War
⭐ 4.1
The Landlord
⭐ 5.883
Y2K
⭐ 5.3
Club Soda
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Jaws 3-D
⭐ 4.471The Least Among You
⭐ 5
Miracle in East Texas
⭐ 1
The Choirboys
⭐ 5.293
All In
⭐ 4.273
Diggstown
⭐ 6.322
El Diablo
⭐ 5.597
Dog Jack
⭐ 4
Cover
⭐ 5.243
Three Months
⭐ 7.048
Managua
⭐ 4.3
The Perfect Game
⭐ 7.061
The River Niger
⭐ 6.75
A Gathering of Old Men
⭐ 6
Smitty
⭐ 5.9
Cover-Up
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The Josephine Baker Story
⭐ 6
Roots: The Gift
⭐ 6.8Gridiron Gang
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Deceived
⭐ 4.2
Monolith
⭐ 4.3
The Color Purple
⭐ 7.1
The Lazarus Syndrome
⭐ 4.6
Little Ladies of the Night
⭐ 3.3
Carolina Skeletons
⭐ 6.8
Black Bart
⭐ 3.7
It's Good to Be Alive
⭐ 6.6Sudie and Simpson
⭐ 6.5
Lackawanna Blues
⭐ 5.907
In His Father's Shoes
⭐ 3.5
Legend of the Mummy
⭐ 4.1
Flashfire
⭐ 4.333
The Bushbaby
⭐ 6
IF
⭐ 7.051
Curse of the Starving Class
⭐ 4.1Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
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A Father for Charlie
⭐ 6.6
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
⭐ 7
Sidekicks
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The Guardian
⭐ 4.2
I Forgive
⭐ 4.7
The Father Clements Story
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The Inspectors
⭐ 5.875
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
⭐ 8.143
The Dependables
⭐ 3.1
Sidney
⭐ 7.514
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
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Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
⭐ 0
Blue Chips
⭐ 6.079
Inside
⭐ 4.6
For Love of Olivia
⭐ 1
Miracle at Gate 213
⭐ 6
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
⭐ 4.8Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
⭐ 0
A Good Man in Africa
⭐ 5.1
Everbrook (The Home)
⭐ 0
Outlaw Johnny Black
⭐ 5.7
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
⭐ 0
Boiling Pot
⭐ 5.2
Companions in Nightmare
⭐ 4
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
⭐ 3.833Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
⭐ 5
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
⭐ 4.6
A Fighting Man
⭐ 5.438
To Dance with Olivia
⭐ 0Straight Up
⭐ 0
Double Play
⭐ 3.8
The Highwayman
⭐ 4.5Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
⭐ 0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
⭐ 8
Lawman Without a Gun
⭐ 0
Undercover Grandpa
⭐ 5.6
Breaking Brooklyn
⭐ 7.8
Zora is My Name!
⭐ 0
King of the Dancehall
⭐ 7.556
Hal
⭐ 6.5
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
⭐ 6.2
The Black List: Volume One
⭐ 6.5
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
⭐ 0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
⭐ 0
Keeper of the City
⭐ 5.5
Strange Justice
⭐ 6
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
⭐ 7
Supervized
⭐ 5.1
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
⭐ 0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
⭐ 6The Gang Activists
⭐ 0
And the Oscar Goes To...
⭐ 6.991
Zooman
⭐ 6
The Cuban
⭐ 5.2
Jasper, Texas
⭐ 5.813
Love Songs
⭐ 8
Benny's Place
⭐ 10
The Grace Card
⭐ 7.2
Foster Boy
⭐ 6.9
The Reason
⭐ 7.6
A Love Story of Today
⭐ 0
A Special Kind of Love
⭐ 0
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
⭐ 5
Stories USA
⭐ 3.9Crimes of Violence
⭐ 0Forget to Remember
⭐ 0
Not to Forget
⭐ 6.7
To Kill a Cop
⭐ 0
The Undershepherd
⭐ 2
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
⭐ 0
Amazing Racer
⭐ 6
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
⭐ 5.667
Dr. Lucille
⭐ 0
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⭐ 8.286
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⭐ 7.833
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⭐ 7.392
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