Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
1936-05-27 — 2024-03-29Brooklyn, 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.
Known For
7.4
Family Guy
1999 · tv
8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997 · tv
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · tv
7.8
ER
1994 · tv
7.9
Psych
2006 · tv
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · tv
7.5
Bonanza
1959 · tv
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · tv
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975 · tv
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · tv
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · tv
7.5
The Good Fight
2017 · tv
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974 · tv
6.6
American Experience
1988 · tv
7.0
Madam Secretary
2014 · tv
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994 · tv
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · tv
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · tv
7.3
The Dead Zone
2002 · tv
6.1
Love, American Style
1969 · tv
8.0
The Batman
2004 · tv
7.3
Early Edition
1996 · tv
6.1
Ellen
1994 · tv
6.9
Hercules
1998 · tv
7.1
McCloud
1970 · tv
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · tv
6.8
The Rookies
1972 · tv
6.8
The Invaders
1967 · tv
6.8
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · tv
7.3
The Jeffersons
1975 · tv