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.
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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The Principal
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An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley
Toy Soldiers
Dean Parker
Momentum
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The Deep
Henri Cloche
Iron Eagle
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Finders Keepers
Century
Delgo
King Zahn (voice)
Skin Game
Jason O'Rourke
Travels with My Aunt
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The White Dawn
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The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
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Enemy Mine
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The Punisher
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Firewalker
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Solar Attack
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Iron Eagle on the Attack
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Why Did I Get Married Too?
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I Love Liberty
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The Laughing Policeman
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
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J.D.'s Revenge
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Daddy's Little Girls
Willie
Left Behind: World at War
President Geral Fitzhugh
The Landlord
Copee Johnson
Y2K
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Club Soda
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Jaws 3-D
Calvin Bouchard
Miracle in East Texas
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The Choirboys
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Three Months
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The Perfect Game
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The River Niger
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A Gathering of Old Men
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Mr. Smith
Cover-Up
Lou Jackson
The Josephine Baker Story
Sidney Williams
Roots: The Gift
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Deceived
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Monolith
Capt. MacCandless
The Color Purple
Ol' Mister
The Lazarus Syndrome
Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Little Ladies of the Night
Russ Garfield
Carolina Skeletons
James Bragg
Black Bart
Black Bart
It's Good to Be Alive
Sam Brockington
Lackawanna Blues
Ol'lem Taylor
In His Father's Shoes
Frank Crosby / Richard
Legend of the Mummy
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Flashfire
Ben Durand
The Bushbaby
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Curse of the Starving Class
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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Leonard Clay
A Father for Charlie
Walter Osgood
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Lou Hastings
Sidekicks
Jason O'Rourke
The Guardian
John Mack
I Forgive
God (voice)
The Father Clements Story
The Inspectors
Inspector Frank Hughes
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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The Dependables
Lou Jones
Sidney
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Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
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Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
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Blue Chips
Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Inside
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For Love of Olivia
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Miracle at Gate 213
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It Rained All Night the Day I Left
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A Good Man in Africa
Prof. Sam Adekunle
Outlaw Johnny Black
Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Big John Creed
Boiling Pot
Detective Haven
Companions in Nightmare
Lt. Adam McKay
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
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A Fighting Man
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To Dance with Olivia
Daniel Stewart
Double Play
Coco
The Highwayman
Phil Bishop
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Lawman Without a Gun
Tom Hayward
Undercover Grandpa
Mother
Breaking Brooklyn
Miles Bryant
Zora is My Name!
King of the Dancehall
The Bishop
Hal
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
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The Black List: Volume One
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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
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Keeper of the City
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Strange Justice
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What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
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Supervized
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A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Himself
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
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Zooman
Rueben Tate
The Cuban
Luis Garcia
Jasper, Texas
R.C. Horn
Love Songs
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Benny's Place
Benny Moore
The Grace Card
George Wright
Foster Boy
Judge George Taylor
The Reason
Pastor Jim
A Love Story of Today
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A Special Kind of Love
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The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
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Stories USA
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Not to Forget
Pastor John
To Kill a Cop
Everett Walker
The Undershepherd
Bishop Redford
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
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Amazing Racer
Max Donovan
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
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Dr. Lucille
The Wall That Heals
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