ActingBorn: 1936-05-27 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Louis Gossett Jr.

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.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Featured Movies (135)

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Zora is My Name!

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Benny's Place

The Father Clements Story

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Lawman Without a Gun

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Love Songs

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

To Dance with Olivia

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

The Wall That Heals

Breaking Brooklyn

The Reason

A Raisin in the Sun

Television & Series (72)

The Critical List

Half & Half

Stargate SG-1

The Batman

To Kill a Cop

Good Times

Little House on the Prairie

Psych

ER

Hawaii Five-0

Watchmen

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

The Good Fight

Bonanza

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Picket Fences

Family Guy