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Louis Gossett Jr.
Age: 88 years
Gender: Male
Birthday: May 27, 1936
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography: 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 a...
Known for: Acting
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Iron Eagle III
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
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Freeman
as Rex
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The 50 Greatest Tele...
as Self
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The Principal
as Jake Phillips
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An Officer and a Gen...
as Sergeant Emil Foley
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Toy Soldiers
as Dean Parker
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Momentum
as Raymond Addison
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The Deep
as Henri Cloche
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Iron Eagle
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
5.0
Finders Keepers
as Century
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Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
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Skin Game
as Jason O'Rourke
5.0
Travels with My Aunt
as Wordsworth
6.0
The White Dawn
as Portagee
5.0
The Inspectors 2: A ...
as Frank
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Iron Eagle II
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
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Enemy Mine
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
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The Punisher
as Jake Berkowitz
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Firewalker
as Leo Porter
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The New Girl
as Mary's Brother
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Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
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Iron Eagle on the At...
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
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Why Did I Get Marrie...
as Porter
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I Love Liberty
as Self
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The Laughing Policem...
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
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A Raisin in the Sun
as George Murchison
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Why We Laugh: Black ...
as Self
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J.D.'s Revenge
as Rev. Elija Bliss
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Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
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Left Behind: World a...
as President Geral Fitzhugh
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The Landlord
as Copee Johnson
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Y2K
as Morgan
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Club Soda
as Doc
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Jaws 3-D
as Calvin Bouchard
5.0
The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
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Miracle in East Texa...
as Irving Tanner Jr.
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The Choirboys
as Calvin Motts
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All In
as Caps
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Diggstown
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
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El Diablo
as Van Leek
4.0
Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
4.0
Cover
as Detective Hicks
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Three Months
as Benny
4.0
Managua
as Paul
7.0
The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
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The River Niger
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
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A Gathering of Old M...
as Mathu
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Smitty
as Mr. Smith
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Cover-Up
as Lou Jackson
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The Josephine Baker ...
as Sidney Williams
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Roots: The Gift
as Fiddler
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Gridiron Gang
as Host
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Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
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Monolith
as Capt. MacCandless
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The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
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The Lazarus Syndrome
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
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Little Ladies of the...
as Russ Garfield
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Carolina Skeletons
as James Bragg
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Black Bart
as Black Bart
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It's Good to Be Aliv...
as Sam Brockington
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Sudie and Simpson
as Simpson
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Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
6.0
In His Father's Shoe...
as Frank Crosby / Richard
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Legend of the Mummy
as Corbeck
5.0
Flashfire
as Ben Durand
6.0
The Bushbaby
as Tembo
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IF
as Lewis (voice)
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Curse of the Starvin...
as Ellis
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Run for the Dream: T...
as Bob Kersee
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Father & Son: Danger...
7.0
A Father for Charlie
as Walter Osgood
7.0
The Color of Love: J...
as Lou Hastings
6.0
Sidekicks
as Jason O'Rourke
4.0
The Guardian
as John Mack
4.0
I Forgive
as God (voice)
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The Father Clements ...
5.0
The Inspectors
as Inspector Frank Hughes
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The First 100 Years:...
as Self
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The Dependables
as Lou Jones
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Sidney
as Self
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Sam Found Out: A Tri...
as Sam
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Delancey Street: The...
as Otis James
6.0
Blue Chips
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
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Inside
as Questioner
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For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
6.0
Miracle at Gate 213
as Roy Peddington
4.0
It Rained All Night ...
as Leo Garcia
0.0
Stanley Kramer: A Ma...
as Self
5.0
A Good Man in Africa
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
0.0
Everbrook (The Home)
6.0
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
0.0
Goodbye, Miss 4th of...
as Big John Creed
5.0
Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
5.0
Companions in Nightm...
as Lt. Adam McKay
3.0
Captive Heart: The J...
as James Mink
5.0
Liberators: Fighting...
as Reader
4.0
The 50 Worst Movies ...
as Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage)
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A Fighting Man
as Cubby
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To Dance with Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
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Straight Up
as Cosmo
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Double Play
as Coco
4.0
The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
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Kings of the Ring: F...
as Narrator
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Maya Angelou: And St...
as Self
0.0
Lawman Without a Gun
as Tom Hayward
5.0
Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
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Breaking Brooklyn
as Miles Bryant
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Zora is My Name!
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King of the Dancehal...
as The Bishop
6.0
Hal
as Self
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Lorraine Hansberry: ...
as Self
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The Black List: Volu...
as Himself
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Ray Alexander: A Tas...
as Ray Alexander
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Ray Alexander: A Men...
as Ray Alexander
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Keeper of the City
as Det. James Dela
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Strange Justice
as Vernon Jordan
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What About Your Frie...
as Dr. Barnes
4.0
Supervized
as Pendle
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A.C. Green: Iron Vir...
as Himself
6.0
Don't Look Back: The...
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
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The Gang Activists
as Self
6.0
And the Oscar Goes T...
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
Zooman
as Rueben Tate
5.0
The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
6.0
Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
8.0
Love Songs
as Reuben
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Benny's Place
as Benny Moore
7.0
The Grace Card
as George Wright
6.0
Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
7.0
The Reason
as Pastor Jim
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A Love Story of Toda...
as Self
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A Special Kind of Lo...
as Self
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The Making of Jaws 3...
as narrator
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Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
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Crimes of Violence
as Self - Host
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Forget to Remember
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Not to Forget
as Pastor John
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To Kill a Cop
as Everett Walker
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The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
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Small Steps, Big Str...
as Self
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惩罚者
as Jake Berkowitz
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Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
6.0
Captain Planet and t...
as Commander Clash (voice)
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Good Times
6.0
The Rookies
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Half & Half
as Ray Willis
7.0
Family Guy
as Drill Sargent (voice)
7.0
The Dead Zone
as Pastor David Lewis
8.0
Little House on the ...
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The Batman
as Lucius Fox (voice)
7.0
Early Edition
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The Jeffersons
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Alias Smith and Jone...
5.0
The Merv Griffin Sho...
as Self
5.0
The Bill Cosby Show
as Hurricane Smith
8.0
Stargate SG-1
as Gerak
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Return to Lonesome D...
as Isom Pickett
5.0
Backstairs at the Wh...
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
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ER
as Leo Malcolm
5.0
Gideon Oliver
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Police Story
7.0
McCloud
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The Young Rebels
5.0
The Powers of Matthe...
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
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Roots
as Fiddler
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Palmerstown, U.S.A.
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The American Film In...
as Self
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The Oscars
as Self
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The Lazarus Syndrome
as MacArthur St. Clair
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Black in the 80s
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
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Madam Secretary
as Father Laurent Vasseur
7.0
Psych
as Lloyd Marr
6.0
Extant
as Quinn
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Hawaii Five-0
as Lou's father
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The Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses
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The Spoils Before Dy...
as Duke Webster
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The Good Fight
as Carl Reddick
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
7.0
The Six Million Doll...
as O'Flaherty
7.0
Sadat
as Anwar al-Sadat
7.0
Bonanza
as Buck Walter
6.0
Promised Land
as Anderson Walker
7.0
The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
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The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
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Celebrity Ghost Stor...
as Self
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Hercules
as Chiron (voice)
7.0
American Experience
as Self - Narrator
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Petrocelli
as Kurt Olson, DA
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Petrocelli
as District Attorney Kurt Olson
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Owen Marshall: Couns...
as Lt. Carl Fellows
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The Partridge Family
as Sam Simon
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Love, American Style
as Freddy
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The Bold Ones: The N...
as Dr. Karnes
6.0
The Mod Squad
as Smitty
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The Mod Squad
as Lloyd
6.0
The Mod Squad
as Charley Jameson
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Cowboy in Africa
as Fulah
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Cowboy in Africa
as Joseph Hemera
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Daktari
as Mkono
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The Tonight Show Sta...
as Self
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The Mike Douglas Sho...
as Self
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The Invaders
as Ollie
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The Critical List
as Lem Harper
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Bitte umblättern
as Self
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Ellen
as Sgt. Timko
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Touched by an Angel
as Anderson Walker
7.0
Watchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
6.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
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Harry O
as Cleon Jackson