Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor | Producer | Soundtrack

Louis Gossett Jr. is one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television ...

Born: May 27, 1936

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Filmography

Known For

An Officer and a Gentleman Sgt. Emil Foley (1982)
Enemy Mine Drac (1985)
Jaws 3-D Calvin Bouchard (1983)
Known For

Roots Fiddler (1977)
Actor

Breaking Brooklyn Miles Bryant (2018)
Hap and Leonard Bacon (2018)
Undercover Grandpa Mother (2017)
The Good Fight Carl Reddick (2017)
Double Play Coco (2017)
King of the Dancehall The Bishop (2016)
Come to the Garden God (2016)
Boiling Pot Detective Haven (2015)
Extant Quinn (2014-2015)
The Spoils Before Dying Duke Webster (2015)
The Book of Negroes Daddy Moses (2015)
The Miracle of Tony Davis Voice of God (2014)
10 Minutes Warden Johnson (2014)
Madam Secretary Father Laurent Vasseur (2014)
Pride of Lions Lou Jones (2014)
A Fighting Man Cubby (2014)
Miracle at Gate 213 Roy Peddington (2013)
Boardwalk Empire Oscar Boneau (2013)
Jewtholic Narrator (2013)
Breaking at the Edge Floyd (2013)
The Undershepherd Bishop Redford (2012)
Smitty Mr. Smith (2012)
Psych Lloyd Marr (2012)
The Lamp Charles Montgomery III (2011)
The Grace Card George Wright (2010)
Dog Jack Grown up Jed (2010)
Why Did I Get Married Too? Porter (2010)
Shannon's Rainbow Max Donovan (2009)
The Perfect Game Cool Papa Bell (2009)
ER Leo Malcolm (2009)
The Least Among You Samuel Benton (2009)
Delgo King Zahn (2008)
Stories USA Doc (segment "Club Soda") (2007)
Cover Detective Hicks (2007)
The Batman Lucius Fox (2007)
Daddy's Little Girls Willie (2007)
Family Guy Drill Sargent (2006)
Club Soda Doc (2006)
Half-Life 2: Episode One Vortigaunt (2006)
Solar Attack President Ryan Gordon (2006)
All In Caps (2006)
Stargate SG-1 Gerak (2005-2006)
Left Behind III: World at War President Gerald Fitzhugh (2005)
Window Ralph Stanley (2005)
Lackawanna Blues Ol'lem Taylor (2005)
Half & Half Ray Willis (2004)
Half-Life 2 Vortigaunt (2004)
Momentum Raymond Addison (2003)
Jasper, Texas R.C. Horn (2003)
The Dead Zone Pastor David Lewis (2003)
Resurrection Blvd. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant (2002)
What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway Dr. Barnes (2002)
Deceived Col. David Garrett (2002)
The Grave Before the Chains Toussaint L'ouverture (2001)
For Love of Olivia Daniel Stewart (2001)
Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story David Mulera (2001)
The Highwayman Phil Bishop (2000)
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Lou Hastings (2000)
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence Frank (2000)
Strange Justice Vernon Jordan (1999)
Y2K Morgan (1999)
Love Songs Reuben (segment "Love Song for Dad, A") (1999)
Hercules Chiron (1998)
The Inspectors Inspector Frank Hughes (1998)
Legend of the Mummy Corbeck (1998)
Ellen Sgt. Timko (1997)
Early Edition Jim Matthews (1997)
In His Father's Shoes Frank Crosby / Richard (1997)
Managua Paul (1997)
To Dance with Olivia Daniel Stewart (1997)
Promised Land Anderson Walker (1997)
Touched by an Angel Anderson Walker (1997)
1914-1918 W.E.B. Du Bois (1996)
Inside Questioner (1996)
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story Bob Kersee (1996)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story James Mink (1996)
Iron Eagle IV Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair (1995)
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Ray Alexander (1995)
Zooman Rueben Tate (1995)
A Father for Charlie Walter Osgood (1995)
Flashfire Ben Durand (1994)
Curse of the Starving Class Ellis (1994)
A Good Man in Africa Prof. Sam Adekunle (1994)
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice Ray Alexander (1994)
Picket Fences Rick Jennings (1994)
Blue Chips Father Dawkins (1994)
Return to Lonesome Dove Isom Pickett (1993)
Monolith Capt. MacCandless (1993)
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
American Experience Narrator (1992)
Diggstown 'Honey' Roy Palmer (1992)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Cmdr. Clash (1991-1992)
Aces: Iron Eagle III Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair (1992)
Keeper of the City Detective James Dela (1991)
Carolina Skeletons James Bragg (1991)
Toy Soldiers Dean Parker (1991)
The Josephine Baker Story Sidney Williams (1991)
Cover-Up Lou Jackson (1991)
Sudie and Simpson Simpson (1990)
El Diablo Van Leek (1990)
American Playhouse (1990)
The Last Plane from Coramaya Gideon Olivier (1989)
The Punisher Jake Berkowitz (1989)
Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver (1989)
Straight Up Cosmo (1988)
Roots: The Gift Fiddler Reynolds (1988)
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July Big John Creed (1988)
Iron Eagle II Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair (1988)
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play Sam (1988)
The Father Clements Story Father Clements (1987)
The Principal Jake Phillips (1987)
A Gathering of Old Men Mathu (1987)
Firewalker Leo Porter (1986)
Iron Eagle Col. Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair (1986)
Enemy Mine Drac (1985)
The Guardian John Mack (1984)
Finders Keepers Century (1984)
Sadat Anwar al-Sadat (1983)
Jaws 3-D Calvin Bouchard (1983)
The Powers of Matthew Star Walt Shepherd (1982-1983)
An Officer and a Gentleman Sgt. Emil Foley (1982)
Benny's Place Benny Moore (1982)
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
Palmerstown, U.S.A. Bessie's Father, Fredrick Douglas Jackson (1981)
It Rained All Night the Day I Left Leo Garcia (1980)
The Lazarus Syndrome Dr. MacArthur St. Clair (1979)
Backstairs at the White House Houseman Levi Mercer (1979)
The Lazarus Syndrome Dr. MacArthur St. Clair (1978)
Lawman Without a Gun Tom Hayward (1978)
The Critical List Lem Harper (1978)
To Kill a Cop Everett Walker (1978)
The Choirboys Calvin Motts (1977)
Visions Rex (1977)
Freeman Rex (1977)
The Deep Henri Cloche (1977)
The Rockford Files Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes (1976-1977)
Roots Fiddler (1977)
Little Ladies of the Night Russ Garfield (1977)
J.D.'s Revenge Rev. Elija Bliss (1976)
The River Niger Dr. Dudley Stanton (1976)
Little House on the Prairie Henry Hill (1976)
Police Story Det. Virgil Barnes (1975-1976)
The Six Million Dollar Man O'Flaherty (1975)
The Jeffersons Wendell Brown (1975)
Good Times Uncle Wilbert (1974-1975)
Harry O Cleon Jackson (1975)
Caribe David Wallace (1975)
Insight Spaceman (1975)
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within Otis James (1975)
Black Bart Black Bart (1975)
Petrocelli District Attorney Kurt Olson (1974-1975)
Lucas Tanner Bobby Koball (1975)
McCloud Dewey Justin (1974)
The White Dawn Portagee (1974)
Sidekicks Jason O'Rourke (1974)
It's Good to Be Alive Sam Brockington (1974)
The Laughing Policeman Larrimore (1973)
The Fuzz Brothers Francis Fuzz (1973)
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Lt. Carl Fellows (1973)
Travels with My Aunt Wordsworth (1972)
Love, American Style Freddy (segment "Love and the Mystic") (1972)
Mod Squad Charley Jameson (1968-1972)
The Rookies Toby Jones (1972)
The Living End Doug Newman (1972)
Alias Smith and Jones Joe Sims (1971)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. Karnes (1971)
Skin Game Jason (1971)
Longstreet Sergeant Cory (1971)
Bonanza Buck Walter (1971)
The Partridge Family Sam Simon (1971)
Big Fish, Little Fish Jimmie Luton (1971)
The Young Rebels Isak Poole (1970-1971)
The Landlord Copee (1970)
The Bill Cosby Show Hurricane Smith (1970)
The Bushbaby Tembo (1969)
Companions in Nightmare Lt. Adam McKay (1968)
Daktari Mkono (1968)
The Invaders Ollie (1968)
Cowboy in Africa Joseph Hemera (1967-1968)
East Side/West Side Martin Powers (1964)
The Doctors and the Nurses William Taylor (1962)
A Raisin in the Sun George Murchison (1961)
The New Girl Mary's Brother (1960)
Actor

The Big Story Jamie Goodwin (1957-1958)
Producer

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010)
ReNew Orleans (2007)
For Love of Olivia (2001)
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000)
The Inspectors (1998)
In His Father's Shoes (1997)
Managua (1997)
To Dance with Olivia (1997)
Inside (1996)
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
A Father for Charlie (1995)
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994)
Producer

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
Soundtrack

Taking Woodstock (2009)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Woodstock (1970)
Soundtrack

The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)
Director

Love Songs (1999)
Director

The Powers of Matthew Star (1983)
Archive footage

The Punisher : Violence Down Under - Interview with Mark Goldblatt (2016)
Extra (2015-2016)
'Punisher' vu par Mark Goldblatt (2016)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The Orange Box (2007)
Premio Donostia a Richard Gere (2007)
Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (2007)
Michael Moore, el gran agitador (2004)
A Century of Black Cinema (2003)
E! True Hollywood Story (2002)
Biography (1996)
Archive footage

The Dick Cavett Show (1986)
The Jeffersons (1978)
Miscellaneous Crew

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Friends with John Amos, Esther Rolle, and Cicely Tyson.

[2010, on winning the Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)] It did create a lot of opportunities, but I thought there would be more. I thought it would be a windfall. But it wasn't. It was what it was. It only affected me for a little while, ...