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.
Known for (199 titles)
movieSam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988 · ★ 10.0
movieDelancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975 · ★ 10.0
movieZora is My Name!
1990 · ★ 10.0
movieRay Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994 · ★ 10.0
movieBenny's Place
1982 · ★ 10.0
movieThe Father Clements Story
1987 · ★ 9.0
movieGoodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988 · ★ 9.0
movieLawman Without a Gun
1979 · ★ 9.0
movieSmall Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · ★ 9.0
tvThe Critical List
1978 · ★ 9.0
movieLove Songs
1999 · ★ 8.7
tvHalf & Half
2002 · ★ 8.3
tvStargate SG-1
1997 · ★ 8.3
tvThe Batman
2004 · ★ 8.0
movieWhy We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · ★ 8.0
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · ★ 8.0
movieTo Dance with Olivia
1997 · ★ 8.0
movieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · ★ 8.0
movieThe Wall That Heals
1998 · ★ 8.0
tvGood Times
1974 · ★ 8.0
tvTo Kill a Cop
1978 · ★ 8.0
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974 · ★ 8.0
tvPsych
2006 · ★ 7.9
movieBreaking Brooklyn
2018 · ★ 7.8
movieThe Reason
2020 · ★ 7.8
tvER
1994 · ★ 7.8
tvHawaii Five-0
2010 · ★ 7.7
movieA Raisin in the Sun
1961 · ★ 7.7
tvWatchmen
2019 · ★ 7.6
movieKing of the Dancehall
2017 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Rockford Files
1974 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Good Fight
2017 · ★ 7.5
tvBonanza
1959 · ★ 7.5
movieWhat About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
2002 · ★ 7.5
tvFamily Guy
1999 · ★ 7.4
tvRoots
1977 · ★ 7.4
tvPicket Fences
1992 · ★ 7.4
tvEarly Edition
1996 · ★ 7.4
movieThe Perfect Game
2009 · ★ 7.3
movieRoots: The Gift
1988 · ★ 7.3
movieIt's Good to Be Alive
1974 · ★ 7.3
tvThe Dead Zone
2002 · ★ 7.3
tvThe Jeffersons
1975 · ★ 7.3
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · ★ 7.3
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · ★ 7.3
tvDaktari
1966 · ★ 7.3
movieCarolina Skeletons
1991 · ★ 7.2
movieThe Grace Card
2011 · ★ 7.2
tvMcCloud
1970 · ★ 7.2
tvPetrocelli
1974 · ★ 7.2
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · ★ 7.2
tvThe Oscars
1953 · ★ 7.1
movieThree Months
2022 · ★ 7.1
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · ★ 7.0
movieEnemy Mine
1985 · ★ 7.0
movieAn Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · ★ 7.0
movieThe Color Purple
2023 · ★ 7.0
movieThe Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000 · ★ 7.0
movieRay Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 · ★ 7.0