Louis Gossett Jr.
Acting
Born: 1936-05-27 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Family Guy
Drill Sargent (voice)
Stargate SG-1
Gerak
Hawaii Five-0
Lou's father
Watchmen
Old Man / Will Reeves
IF
Lewis (voice)
Jaws 3-D
Calvin Bouchard
An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley
Enemy Mine
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Psych
Lloyd Marr
Little House on the Prairie
Henry Hill
ER
Leo Malcolm
The Punisher
Jake Berkowitz
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Batman
Lucius Fox (voice)
Bonanza
Buck Walter
The Six Million Dollar Man
O'Flaherty
Toy Soldiers
Dean Parker
The Color Purple
Ol' Mister
Extant
Quinn
Iron Eagle
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
The Good Fight
Carl Reddick
Madam Secretary
Laurent Vasseur
Hercules
Chiron (voice)
The Principal
Jake Phillips
The Deep
Henri Cloche
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Commander Clash (voice)
Roots
Fiddler
Firewalker
Leo Porter
Blue Chips
Father Dawkins (uncredited)
The Perfect Game
Cool Papa Bell
Touched by an Angel
Anderson Walker
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Porter
The Dead Zone
Pastor David Lewis
Early Edition
Jim Matthews
A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison
Daddy's Little Girls
Willie
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Diggstown
"Honey" Roy Palmer
