Louis Gossett Jr.
May 27, 1936 (89 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · IF as Lewis (voice)
- 2022 · Three Months as Benny
- 2020 · The Reason as Pastor Jim
- 2020 · Miracle in East Texas as Irving Tanner Jr.
- 2019 · Watchmen as Old Man / Will Reeves
- 2018 · Breaking Brooklyn as Miles Bryant
- 2017 · Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Carl Reddick
- 2016 · Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Detective Haven
- 2015 · The Book of Negroes as Daddy Moses
- 2014 · Madam Secretary as Laurent Vasseur
- 2014 · Extant as Quinn
- 2013 ·