Acting
Louis Gossett Jr.
Born 1936-05-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Louis Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is 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.
Known for
The Color Purple
Jaws 3-D
IF
An Officer and a Gentleman
Diggstown
Toy Soldiers
Enemy Mine
The Punisher
The Perfect Game
The Deep
The Principal
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Momentum
Solar Attack
Firewalker
Daddy's Little Girls
Iron Eagle II
A Raisin in the Sun
Iron Eagle
The Grace Card
Blue Chips
Undercover Grandpa
The Last of the Mohicans
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Iron Eagle IV
Left Behind: World at War
Iron Eagle III
Delgo
And the Oscar Goes to...
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
El Diablo
The Landlord
It's Good to Be Alive
Three Months
The Choirboys
Sidney
Skin Game
The Cuban
Benny's Place
Travels with My Aunt