Biography

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

★7.4

Family Guy

1999

★7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010

★8.3

Stargate SG-1

1997

★6.9

IF

2024

★7.6

Watchmen

2019

★4.5

Jaws 3-D

1983

★7.0

An Officer and a Gentleman

1982

★7.0

Enemy Mine

1985

★7.9

Psych

2006

★8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974

★7.8

ER

1994

★5.8

The Punisher

1989

★8.0

The Batman

2004

★7.5

Bonanza

1959

★7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

★6.5

Toy Soldiers

1991

★7.0

The Color Purple

2023

★6.3

Extant

2014

★5.6

Iron Eagle

1986

★7.5

The Good Fight

2017

★7.0

Madam Secretary

2014

★6.9

Hercules

1998

★6.5

The Principal

1987

★6.1

The Deep

1977