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.

Nacimiento: 1936-05-27, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Fallecimiento: 2024-03-29
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,5 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Watchmen como Will Reeves

Conocido por

Watchmen (2019) — Old Man / Will Reeves
Enemigo mío (1985) — Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
Tiburón 3 (1983) — Calvin Bouchard
Oficial y caballero (1982) — Sergeant Emil Foley
Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Gerak
Amigos imaginarios (2024) — Lewis (voz)
The Punisher (1989) — Jake Berkowitz
Padre de familia (1999) — Drill Sargent (voz)

Filmografía

Forget to Remember
Unplugged — Amos Burton (voz)
Sin (2025) — Elijah
Amigos imaginarios (2024) — Lewis (voz)
El color púrpura (2023) — Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black (2023) — Reverend Tharrington (voz) (sin acreditar)
Three Months (2022) — Benny
Not to Forget (2021) — Pastor John
I Forgive (2021) — God (voz)
The Reason (2020) — Pastor Jim
The Cuban (2020) — Luis Garcia
Miracle in East Texas (2020) — Irving Tanner Jr.
Watchmen (2019) — Old Man / Will Reeves
Abuso de poder (Foster Boy) (2019) — Judge George Taylor
Supervized (2019) — Pendle
Breaking Brooklyn (2018) — Miles Bryant
El abuelo espía (2017) — Mother
The Good Fight (2017) — Carl Reddick
Double Play (2017) — Coco
King of the Dancehall (2017) — The Bishop
Boiling Pot (2015) — Detective Haven
The Spoils Before Dying (2015) — Duke Webster
El libro de los negros (2015) — Daddy Moses
Madam Secretary (2014) — Laurent Vasseur
Extant (2014) — Quinn
The Dependables (Pride of Lions) (2014) — Lou Jones
El luchador (2014) — Cubby
Miracle at Gate 213 (2013) — Roy Peddington
Instinto maternal (2013) — Floyd
Smitty (2012) — Mr. Smith
The Undershepherd (2012) — Bishop Redford
Dog Jack (2011) — Grown up Jed
Un pase de gracia (2011) — George Wright
Hawái 5.0 (2010) — Lou's father
¿Por qué me casé también? (2010) — Porter
El juego perfecto (2009) — Cool Papa Bell
Imparables (2009) — Max Donovan
The Least Among You (2009) — Samuel Benton
Delgo (2008) — King Zahn (voz)
Stories USA (2007) — Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Cover (2007) — Detective Hicks
Daddy's Little Girls (2007) — Willie
Club Soda (2006) — Doc
Psych (2006) — Lloyd Marr
Amenaza solar (2006) — President Ryan Gordon
All In (2006) — Caps
Desaparecidos: El mundo en guerra (2005) — President Geral Fitzhugh
Lackawanna Blues (2005) — Ol'lem Taylor
The Batman (2004) — Lucius Fox (voz)
Jasper, Texas (2003) — R.C. Horn
Momentum (2003) — Raymond Addison
Half & Half (2002) — Ray Willis
La zona muerta (2002) — Pastor David Lewis
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away (2002) — Dr. Barnes
Engañados (2002) — Col. David Garrett
For Love of Olivia (2001) — Daniel Stewart
Dr. Lucille (2001)
El color del amor (2000) — Lou Hastings
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000) — Frank
Traición inminente (2000) — Phil Bishop
Strange Justice (1999) — Vernon Jordan
Y2K (1999) — Morgan
Love Songs (1999) — Reuben
Padre de familia (1999) — Drill Sargent (voz)
The Inspectors (1998) — Inspector Frank Hughes
Hércules (1998) — Chiron (voz)
Legend of the Mummy (1998) — Corbeck
Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Gerak
In His Father's Shoes (1997) — Frank Crosby / Richard
To Dance with Olivia (1997) — Daniel Stewart
Edición anterior (1996) — Jim Matthews
Promised Land (1996) — Anderson Walker
Victima del odio (1996) — Questioner
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996) — Bob Kersee
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) — James Mink
Managua (1996) — Paul
Águila de acero IV (1995) — Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995) — Ray Alexander
Zooman (1995) — Rueben Tate
A Father for Charlie (1995) — Walter Osgood
Tocados por un ángel (1994) — Anderson Walker
Urgencias (1994) — Leo Malcolm
Flashfire (1994) — Ben Durand
Curse of the Starving Class (1994) — Ellis
Un buen hombre en África (1994) — Prof. Sam Adekunle
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994) — Ray Alexander
Ellen (1994) — Sgt. Timko
Ganar de cualquier manera (1994) — Father Dawkins (sin acreditar)
Regreso a Paloma Solitaria (1993) — Isom Pickett
Comisionado para matar (1993) — Capt. MacCandless
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993) — Leonard Clay
Picket Fences (1992) — Rick Jennings
El golpe perfecto (1992) — "Honey" Roy Palmer
Águila de acero III (1992) — Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Keeper of the City (1991) — Det. James Dela
Sentencia olvidada (1991) — James Bragg
Operación: Soldados de juguete (1991) — Dean Parker
The Josephine Baker Story (1991) — Sidney Williams
Rescate (1991) — Lou Jackson
El Capitán Planeta y los Planetarios (1990) — Commander Clash (voz)
Sudie and Simpson (1990) — Simpson
El Diablo (1990) — Van Leek
Zora is My Name! (1990)
The Punisher (1989) — Jake Berkowitz
Gideon Oliver (1989)
Raíces: un regalo de Kunta Kinte (1988) — Fiddler
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988) — Big John Creed
Águila de acero II (1988) — Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988) — Sam
Straight Up (1988) — Cosmo
The Father Clements Story (1987)
El rector (1987) — Jake Phillips
Viejos recuerdos de Luisiana (1987) — Mathu
El templo del oro (1986) — Leo Porter
Águila de acero (1986) — Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Enemigo mío (1985) — Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
The Guardian (1984) — John Mack
Finders Keepers (1984) — Century
Sadat (1983) — Anwar al-Sadat
Tiburón 3 (1983) — Calvin Bouchard
The Powers of Matthew Star (1982) — Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Oficial y caballero (1982) — Sergeant Emil Foley
Benny's Place (1982) — Benny Moore
American Playhouse (1982)
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981) — Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980) — Leo Garcia
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
The Lazarus Syndrome (1979) — Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
The Lazarus Syndrome (1979) — MacArthur St. Clair
Lawman Without a Gun (1979) — Tom Hayward
Backstairs at the White House (1979) — Levi Mercer, Houseman
The Critical List (1978) — Lem Harper
To Kill a Cop (1978) — Everett Walker
To Kill a Cop (1978) — Everett Walker
Freeman (1977) — Rex
La patrulla de los inmorales (1977) — Calvin Motts
Abismo (1977) — Henri Cloche
Raíces (1977) — Fiddler
Little Ladies of the Night (1977) — Russ Garfield
J.D.'s Revenge (1976) — Rev. Elija Bliss
The River Niger (1976) — Dr. Dudley Stanton
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975) — Otis James
Los Jeffersons (1975)
Black Bart (1975) — Black Bart
Los casos de Rockford (1974) — Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien / Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Harry O (1974) — Cleon Jackson
La casa de la pradera (1974) — Henry Hill
Petrocelli (1974) — Kurt Olson, DA / District Attorney Kurt Olson
The White Dawn (1974) — Portagee
Sidekicks (1974) — Jason O'Rourke
It's Good to Be Alive (1974) — Sam Brockington
Good Times (1974)
El hombre de los seis millones de dólares (1974) — O'Flaherty
San Francisco, ciudad desnuda (1973) — Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Police Story (1973)
Viajes con mi tía (1972) — Wordsworth
The Rookies (1972)
Los trotamundos (1971) — Jason O'Rourke
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) — Lt. Carl Fellows
Los dos mosqueteros (1971)
The Partridge Family (1970) — Sam Simon
The Young Rebels (1970)
El casero (1970) — Copee Johnson
McCloud (1970)
Love, American Style (1969) — Freddy
The Bill Cosby Show (1969) — Hurricane Smith
Los nuevos médicos (1969) — Dr. Karnes
The Bushbaby (1969) — Tembo
Companions in Nightmare (1968) — Lt. Adam McKay
Patrulla juvenil (1968) — Smitty / Charley Jameson / Lloyd
Cowboy in Africa (1967) — Fulah / Joseph Hemera
Los invasores (1967) — Ollie
Daktari (1966) — Mkono
Un lunar en el Sol (1961) — George Murchison
The New Girl (1960) — Mary's Brother
Bonanza (1959) — Buck Walter