Acting
Community Rating
5.7
2 Ratist reviews
Born
May 27, 1936
Died
March 29, 2024 (age 87)
Born in
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.
—Sin
Elijah
2025
—IF
Lewis (voice)
2024
—The Color Purple
Ol' Mister
2023
—Outlaw Johnny Black
Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
2023
—Sidney
Self
2022
—Three Months
Benny
2022
—Not to Forget
Pastor John
2021
—I Forgive
God (voice)
2021
—The Reason
Pastor Jim
2020
—The Cuban
Luis Garcia
2020
—Miracle in East Texas
Irving Tanner Jr.
2020
—Foster Boy
Judge George Taylor
2019
—Supervized
Pendle
2019
—The Gang Activists
Self
2019
—Hal
Self
2019
—Breaking Brooklyn
Miles Bryant
2018
—Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Self
2017
—Undercover Grandpa
Mother
2017
—Double Play
Coco
2017
—King of the Dancehall
The Bishop
2017
