Louis Gossett Jr. (born 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 has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two ... Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.
The Powers of Matthew Star
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 17, 1982
The Lazarus Syndrome
as MacArthur St. Clair
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 04, 1979
Watchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 20, 2019
The Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 07, 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
as Duke Webster
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 08, 2015
Stargate SG-1
as Gerak
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jul 27, 1997
Return to Lonesome Dove
as Isom Pickett
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 14, 1993
Backstairs at the White House
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 29, 1979
Extant
as Quinn
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 09, 2014
The Batman
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 11, 2004
Roots
as Fiddler
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 23, 1977
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Commander Clash (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 15, 1990
Half & Half
as Ray Willis
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2002
Sadat
as Anwar al-Sadat
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 31, 1983
The Critical List
as Lem Harper
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 11, 1978
Family Guy
as Drill Sargent (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
The Dead Zone
as Pastor David Lewis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2002
The Bill Cosby Show
as Hurricane Smith
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1969
ER
as Leo Malcolm
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
Madam Secretary
as Father Laurent Vasseur
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2014
Psych
as Lloyd Marr
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2006
Hawaii Five-0
as Lou's father
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2010
The Good Fight
as Carl Reddick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 19, 2017
The Six Million Dollar Man
as O'Flaherty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 18, 1974
Bonanza
as Buck Walter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Promised Land
as Anderson Walker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1996
The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Hercules
as Chiron (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 31, 1998
Petrocelli
as Kurt Olson, DA
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Petrocelli
as District Attorney Kurt Olson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Lt. Carl Fellows
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1971
The Partridge Family
as Sam Simon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1970
Love, American Style
as Freddy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Dr. Karnes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1969
The Mod Squad
as Smitty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1968
The Mod Squad
as Lloyd
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1968
The Mod Squad
as Charley Jameson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1968
Cowboy in Africa
as Fulah
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1967
Cowboy in Africa
as Joseph Hemera
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1967
Daktari
as Mkono
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 11, 1966
The Invaders
as Ollie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1967
Ellen
as Sgt. Timko
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 29, 1994
Touched by an Angel
as Anderson Walker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
Harry O
as Cleon Jackson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1974
The Young Rebels
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Sep 20, 1970
Gideon Oliver
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 20, 1989
Black in the 80s
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 01, 2005
Good Times
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 08, 1974
Police Story
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 20, 1973
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
The Rookies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1972
Little House on the Prairie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Early Edition
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 1996
The Jeffersons
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 18, 1975
Alias Smith and Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1971
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
McCloud
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 1970
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 20, 1980
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 1973
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 20, 1948
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2009
American Experience
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1988
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
Bitte umblättern
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 20, 1977
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
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