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Known For: Acting
Birthday: 05/27/1936
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Day of Death: 03/29/2024
Also Known As:
   · Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
   · Louis Gossett, Jr.
   · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
   · Lou Gossett
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Louis Gossett Jr.

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.

Known For

  • The Principal
  • Iron Eagle III
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Toy Soldiers
  • The Deep
  • Iron Eagle
  • Skin Game
  • Delgo
  • Travels with My Aunt
  • Momentum
  • Finders Keepers
  • The White Dawn
  • Enemy Mine
  • Iron Eagle II
  • The Punisher
  • Firewalker
  • Solar Attack
  • Why Did I Get Married Too?
  • Iron Eagle on the Attack
  • A Raisin in the Sun
  • The Laughing Policeman
  • Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • J.D.'s Revenge
  • Daddy's Little Girls
  • Left Behind: World at War
  • The Landlord
  • Y2K
  • Jaws 3-D
  • The Least Among You
  • The Choirboys
  • Diggstown
  • All In
  • El Diablo
  • Dog Jack
  • Cover
  • Managua
  • The Perfect Game
  • The River Niger
  • A Gathering of Old Men
  • Smitty
  • Cover-Up
  • The Josephine Baker Story
  • Roots: The Gift
  • Deceived
  • Monolith
  • The Lazarus Syndrome
  • Little Ladies of the Night
  • Carolina Skeletons
  • Black Bart
  • It's Good to Be Alive
  • Sudie and Simpson
  • Lackawanna Blues
  • Legend of the Mummy
  • Flashfire
  • In His Father's Shoes
  • The Bushbaby
  • Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
  • Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
  • A Father for Charlie
  • Sidekicks
  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
  • The Inspectors
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
  • The Guardian
  • Pride of Lions
  • Blue Chips
  • Curse of the Starving Class
  • Inside
  • Miracle at Gate 213
  • A Good Man in Africa
  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
  • Boiling Pot
  • Companions in Nightmare
  • The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
  • Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
  • Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
  • A Fighting Man
  • To Dance with Olivia
  • Double Play
  • The Highwayman
  • Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
  • It Rained All Night the Day I Left
  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
  • Breaking Brooklyn
  • Lawman Without a Gun
  • Undercover Grandpa
  • Zora is My Name!
  • King of the Dancehall
  • Hal
  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
  • The Black List: Volume One
  • Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
  • Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
  • Keeper of the City
  • Strange Justice
  • What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
  • Supervized
  • A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
  • The Gang Activists
  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
  • And the Oscar Goes To...
  • Zooman
  • The Cuban
  • Jasper, Texas
  • Love Songs
  • Benny's Place
  • The Grace Card
  • Foster Boy
  • The Reason
  • A Love Story of Today
  • A Special Kind of Love
  • The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
  • Stories USA
  • Crimes of Violence
  • Forget to Remember
  • Not to Forget
  • To Kill a Cop
  • The Undershepherd
  • Freeman
  • The New Girl
  • Three Months
  • The Color Purple
  • I Forgive
  • The Father Clements Story
  • Sidney
  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
  • Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
  • For Love of Olivia
  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
  • I Love Liberty
  • Club Soda
  • Miracle in East Texas
  • Gridiron Gang
  • IF
  • Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
  • Everbrook (The Home)
  • Outlaw Johnny Black
  • The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
  • Good Times
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  • Half & Half
  • The Jeffersons
  • ER
  • Stargate SG-1
  • Gideon Oliver
  • Police Story
  • Roots
  • The Good Fight
  • The Oscars
  • The Rookies
  • Family Guy
  • The Dead Zone
  • Early Edition
  • Little House on the Prairie
  • The Batman
  • Alias Smith and Jones
  • The Bill Cosby Show
  • Backstairs at the White House
  • Return to Lonesome Dove
  • McCloud
  • Harry O
  • The Young Rebels
  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...
  • The Lazarus Syndrome
  • Black in the 80s
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Psych
  • Madam Secretary
  • Extant
  • The Book of Negroes
  • The Powers of Matthew Star
  • Sadat
  • Promised Land
  • The Rockford Files
  • The Rockford Files
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories
  • The Invaders
  • Bitte umblΓ€ttern
  • Watchmen
  • The Merv Griffin Show
  • The Spoils Before Dying
  • The Ed Sullivan Show
  • Bonanza
  • The Critical List
  • Hawaii Five-0
  • The Six Million Dollar Man
  • Hercules
  • American Experience
  • Petrocelli
  • Petrocelli
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
  • The Partridge Family
  • Love, American Style
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  • The Mod Squad
  • The Mod Squad
  • The Mod Squad
  • Cowboy in Africa
  • Cowboy in Africa
  • Daktari
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  • The Mike Douglas Show

Louis Gossett Jr.

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.

Personal Info

Known For: Acting
Birthday: 05/27/1936
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Day of Death: 03/29/2024
Also Known As:
   · Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
   · Louis Gossett, Jr.
   · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
   · Lou Gossett
   · γƒ«γ‚€γ‚Ήγƒ»γ‚΄γ‚»γƒƒγƒˆγƒ»γ‚Έγƒ₯ニを

Known For

  • The Principal
  • Iron Eagle III
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Toy Soldiers
  • The Deep
  • Iron Eagle
  • Skin Game
  • Delgo
  • Travels with My Aunt
  • Momentum
  • Finders Keepers
  • The White Dawn
  • Enemy Mine
  • Iron Eagle II
  • The Punisher
  • Firewalker
  • Solar Attack
  • Why Did I Get Married Too?
  • Iron Eagle on the Attack
  • A Raisin in the Sun
  • The Laughing Policeman
  • Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • J.D.'s Revenge
  • Daddy's Little Girls
  • Left Behind: World at War
  • The Landlord
  • Y2K
  • Jaws 3-D
  • The Least Among You
  • The Choirboys
  • Diggstown
  • All In
  • El Diablo
  • Dog Jack
  • Cover
  • Managua
  • The Perfect Game
  • The River Niger
  • A Gathering of Old Men
  • Smitty
  • Cover-Up
  • The Josephine Baker Story
  • Roots: The Gift
  • Deceived
  • Monolith
  • The Lazarus Syndrome
  • Little Ladies of the Night
  • Carolina Skeletons
  • Black Bart
  • It's Good to Be Alive
  • Sudie and Simpson
  • Lackawanna Blues
  • Legend of the Mummy
  • Flashfire
  • In His Father's Shoes
  • The Bushbaby
  • Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
  • Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
  • A Father for Charlie
  • Sidekicks
  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
  • The Inspectors
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
  • The Guardian
  • Pride of Lions
  • Blue Chips
  • Curse of the Starving Class
  • Inside
  • Miracle at Gate 213
  • A Good Man in Africa
  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
  • Boiling Pot
  • Companions in Nightmare
  • The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
  • Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
  • Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
  • A Fighting Man
  • To Dance with Olivia
  • Double Play
  • The Highwayman
  • Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
  • It Rained All Night the Day I Left
  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
  • Breaking Brooklyn
  • Lawman Without a Gun
  • Undercover Grandpa
  • Zora is My Name!
  • King of the Dancehall
  • Hal
  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
  • The Black List: Volume One
  • Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
  • Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
  • Keeper of the City
  • Strange Justice
  • What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
  • Supervized
  • A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
  • The Gang Activists
  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
  • And the Oscar Goes To...
  • Zooman
  • The Cuban
  • Jasper, Texas
  • Love Songs
  • Benny's Place
  • The Grace Card
  • Foster Boy
  • The Reason
  • A Love Story of Today
  • A Special Kind of Love
  • The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
  • Stories USA
  • Crimes of Violence
  • Forget to Remember
  • Not to Forget
  • To Kill a Cop
  • The Undershepherd
  • Freeman
  • The New Girl
  • Three Months
  • The Color Purple
  • I Forgive
  • The Father Clements Story
  • Sidney
  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
  • Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
  • For Love of Olivia
  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
  • I Love Liberty
  • Club Soda
  • Miracle in East Texas
  • Gridiron Gang
  • IF
  • Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
  • Everbrook (The Home)
  • Outlaw Johnny Black
  • The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
  • Good Times
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  • Half & Half
  • The Jeffersons
  • ER
  • Stargate SG-1
  • Gideon Oliver
  • Police Story
  • Roots
  • The Good Fight
  • The Oscars
  • The Rookies
  • Family Guy
  • The Dead Zone
  • Early Edition
  • Little House on the Prairie
  • The Batman
  • Alias Smith and Jones
  • The Bill Cosby Show
  • Backstairs at the White House
  • Return to Lonesome Dove
  • McCloud
  • Harry O
  • The Young Rebels
  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...
  • The Lazarus Syndrome
  • Black in the 80s
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Psych
  • Madam Secretary
  • Extant
  • The Book of Negroes
  • The Powers of Matthew Star
  • Sadat
  • Promised Land
  • The Rockford Files
  • The Rockford Files
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories
  • The Invaders
  • Bitte umblΓ€ttern
  • Watchmen
  • The Merv Griffin Show
  • The Spoils Before Dying
  • The Ed Sullivan Show
  • Bonanza
  • The Critical List
  • Hawaii Five-0
  • The Six Million Dollar Man
  • Hercules
  • American Experience
  • Petrocelli
  • Petrocelli
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
  • The Partridge Family
  • Love, American Style
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  • The Mod Squad
  • The Mod Squad
  • The Mod Squad
  • Cowboy in Africa
  • Cowboy in Africa
  • Daktari
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  • The Mike Douglas Show
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