Actor
Louis Gossett Jr.
Born 1936 · Brooklyn, 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.
Acting
Family Guy
Drill Sargent (voice) · 1999
Stargate SG-1
Gerak · 1997
Hawaii Five-0
Lou's father · 2010
Watchmen
Old Man / Will Reeves · 2019
Little House on the Prairie
Henry Hill · 1974
Psych
Lloyd Marr · 2006
ER
Leo Malcolm · 1994
IF
Lewis (voice) · 2024
The Batman
Lucius Fox (voice) · 2004
An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley · 1982
Enemy Mine
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan · 1985
Bonanza
Buck Walter · 1959
The Six Million Dollar Man
O'Flaherty · 1974
The Good Fight
Carl Reddick · 2017
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1975
The Color Purple
Ol' Mister · 2023
Madam Secretary
Laurent Vasseur · 2014
Roots
Fiddler · 1977
Hercules
Chiron (voice) · 1998
A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison · 1961
Toy Soldiers
Dean Parker · 1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Commander Clash (voice) · 1990
Touched by an Angel
Anderson Walker · 1994
Early Edition
Jim Matthews · 1996