Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. is an actor, born 1936. Their work on CrossBinge spans TV and films, including Golden Globe Awards, with ratings and cross-media recommendations.
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.
Films (45)
- IF (2024)
- The Punisher (1989)
- Jaws 3-D (1983)
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- The Color Purple (2023)
- Enemy Mine (1985)
- Iron Eagle (1986)
- Firewalker (1986)
- The Deep (1977)
- Diggstown (1992)
- Toy Soldiers (1991)
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
- The Perfect Game (2009)
- Stories USA (2007)
- Solar Attack (2006)
- Iron Eagle II (1988)
- The Principal (1987)
- Iron Eagle III (1992)
- Foster Boy (2019)
- El Diablo (1990)
- Lackawanna Blues (2005)
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
- Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
- The Reason (2020)
- I Forgive (2021)
- Cover-Up (1991)
- Undercover Grandpa (2017)
- Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
- Amazing Racer (2009)
- Momentum (2003)
TV (19)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944)
- The Batman (2004)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
- Watchmen (2019)
- Good Times (1974)
- Half & Half (2002)
- Roots (1977)
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- Extant (2014)
- Petrocelli (1974)
- Daktari (1966)
- The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
- Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
- The Book of Negroes (2015)
- Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
- The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
- The Spoils Before Dying (2015)
- The Young Rebels (1970)
- Backstairs at the White House (1979)