Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.Louis Gossett, Jr. - Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. - Lou Gossett - ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア -
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: 27/05/1936
Death: 2024-03-29
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.
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Crimes of Violence
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Forget to Remember
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Gridiron Gang
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Everbrook (The Home)
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IF
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The Color Purple
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Outlaw Johnny Black
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Sidney
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10/09/20227.6
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Three Months
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Not to Forget
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Miracle in East Texas
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Watchmen
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20/10/20197.7
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Foster Boy
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Supervized
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
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07/07/20175.6
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The Good Fight
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08/07/20155.8
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The Book of Negroes
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Madam Secretary
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Hawaii Five-0
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A Special Kind of Love
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
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The Black List: Volume One
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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03/02/20070.0
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Club Soda
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22/09/20060.0
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Psych
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07/07/20067.8
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Solar Attack
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14/03/20064.6
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Lackawanna Blues
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12/02/20056.2
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Black in the 80s
01/02/20050.0
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The Batman
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
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Half & Half
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23/09/20028.2
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The Dead Zone
16/06/20027.2
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What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
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25/04/19998.0
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The Inspectors
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Hercules
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American Experience
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31/10/19830.0
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The Deep
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Bitte umblättern
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20/04/19776.0
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Roots
Fiddler
23/01/19777.4
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Little Ladies of the Night
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16/01/19773.3
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25/08/19765.9
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14/04/19767.3
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19/04/19750.0
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The Jeffersons
18/01/19757.3
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01/01/19753.7
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The Rockford Files
Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
13/09/19747.4
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Harry O
12/09/19744.6
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Little House on the Prairie
11/09/19748.0
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Petrocelli
Kurt Olson, DA
11/09/19746.8
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21/07/19746.4
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Jason O'Rourke
21/03/19746.0
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Sam Brockington
22/02/19746.6
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08/02/19747.9
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The Six Million Dollar Man
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18/01/19747.2
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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Police Story
20/03/19737.0
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Wordsworth
17/12/19725.7
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The Rookies
11/09/19726.9
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30/09/19716.6
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Lt. Carl Fellows
16/09/19716.3
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05/01/19716.9
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The Partridge Family
Sam Simon
25/09/19706.7
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The Young Rebels
20/09/19704.5
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20/05/19705.7
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17/02/19707.1
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Love, American Style
Freddy
29/09/19695.8
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The Bill Cosby Show
Hurricane Smith
14/09/19694.9
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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Karnes
14/09/19694.0
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The Bushbaby
Tembo
01/09/19696.0
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Companions in Nightmare
Lt. Adam McKay
23/11/19685.5
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The Mod Squad
Smitty
24/09/19686.3
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Cowboy in Africa
Fulah
11/09/19675.0
TV
The Invaders
Ollie
10/01/19676.8
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Daktari
Mkono
11/01/19667.0
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
01/10/19625.3
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
01/10/19627.3
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
11/12/19614.8
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A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison
28/05/19617.6
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The New Girl
Mary's Brother
01/01/19600.0
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Bonanza
Buck Walter
12/09/19597.5
TV
The Oscars
Self
19/03/19536.9
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self - America Be Seated Cast
20/06/19486.5