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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.

Sin
as Elijah

IF
as Lewis (voice)

The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister

Outlaw Johnny Black
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Sidney
as Self

Three Months
as Benny

Not to Forget
as Pastor John

I Forgive
as God (voice)

The Reason
as Pastor Jim

The Cuban
as Luis Garcia

Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.

Watchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves

Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor

Supervized
as Pendle
The Gang Activists
as Self

Hal
as Self

Breaking Brooklyn
as Miles Bryant

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self

Undercover Grandpa
as Mother

The Good Fight
as Carl Reddick

Double Play
as Coco

King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Himself

Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven

The Spoils Before Dying
as Duke Webster

The Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses

Madam Secretary
as Laurent Vasseur

Extant
as Quinn

The Dependables
as Lou Jones

A Fighting Man
as Cubby

Miracle at Gate 213
as Roy Peddington

Breaking at the Edge
as Floyd

Smitty
as Mr. Smith

The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford

Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed

The Grace Card
as George Wright

Hawaii Five-0
as Lou's father

Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter

The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell

Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self

Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self

Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self

A Love Story of Today
as Self

A Special Kind of Love
as Self

The Black List: Volume One
as Self

Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Cover
as Detective Hicks

Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self

Club Soda
as Doc

Psych
as Lloyd Marr

Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon

All In
as Caps

Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh

Black in the 80s

Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor