Louis Gossett Jr.

Biography

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.

Biography

Known For (Movies)

IF

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

A Father for Charlie

Left Behind: World at War

To Dance with Olivia

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

Lawman Without a Gun

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Miracle at Gate 213

Forget to Remember

A Good Man in Africa

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Keeper of the City

An Officer and a Gentleman

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Toy Soldiers

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Known For (TV)

Family Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Stargate SG-1

Hawaii Five-0

Saturday Night Live

Psych

The Mike Douglas Show

Bonanza

ER

Little House on the Prairie

Madam Secretary

Golden Globe Awards

The Good Fight

The Merv Griffin Show

The Rockford Files

The Dead Zone

Love, American Style

American Experience

The Six Million Dollar Man

Touched by an Angel