Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting · Born 1936-05-27 · age 87 at death · 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.
Titles
Family Guy
Hawaii Five-0
Stargate SG-1
IF
Watchmen
Jaws 3-D
An Officer and a Gentleman
Enemy Mine
Psych
Little House on the Prairie
ER
The Punisher
The Batman
Bonanza
The Six Million Dollar Man
Toy Soldiers
The Color Purple
Extant
Iron Eagle
The Good Fight
Madam Secretary
Hercules
The Principal
The Deep
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Roots
Firewalker
Blue Chips
The Perfect Game
Touched by an Angel
The Dead Zone
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Early Edition
A Raisin in the Sun
Daddy's Little Girls
The Rockford Files
The Jeffersons
Diggstown
Iron Eagle II
Good Times
Undercover Grandpa
The Laughing Policeman
Left Behind: World at War
Three Months
Delgo
Iron Eagle III
The Invaders
Ellen
Picket Fences
The Grace Card
The Landlord
McCloud
Solar Attack
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Breaking at the Edge
A Good Man in Africa
Cover-Up
A Fighting Man
Outlaw Johnny Black
Travels with My Aunt