Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 27, 1936
Died
March 29, 2024 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
- Louis Gossett, Jr.
- Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
- Lou Gossett
- ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア
Louis Gossett Jr.
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.
Known For
Acting
7.0
IF
2024
7.0
The Color Purple
2023
5.2
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
7.6
Sidney
2022
7.0
Three Months
2022
7.8
The Reason
2020
7.6
Watchmen
2019
7.0
Foster Boy
2019
5.2
Supervized
2019
6.5
Hal
2019
7.8
Breaking Brooklyn
2018
5.6
Undercover Grandpa
2017
7.5
The Good Fight
2017
3.5
Double Play
2017
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
6.0
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
6.5
The Book of Negroes
2015
7.0
Madam Secretary
2014
6.3
Extant
2014
5.4
A Fighting Man
2014
5.9
Smitty
2012
7.3
The Grace Card
2011
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
2010
6.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010