Louis Gossett Jr.

Born: 1936-05-27, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2024-03-29

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.

Filmography

• Family Guy (1999)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
• Stargate SG-1 (1997)
• Psych (2006)
• Bonanza (1959)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974)
• Madam Secretary (2014)
• The Good Fight (2017)
• American Experience (1988)
• Ellen (1994)
• Early Edition (1996)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
• Touched by an Angel (1994)
• The Jeffersons (1975)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
• The Rookies (1972)
• The Invaders (1967)
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
• Picket Fences (1992)
• McCloud (1970)
• The Partridge Family (1970)
• Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
• Harry O (1974)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
• Police Story (1973)
• Extant (2014)
• IF (2024)
• Daktari (1966)
• The Mod Squad (1968)