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Louis Gossett Jr.


Louis Gossett Jr.

Geburtstag:

05/27/1936

Geburtsort:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA:

Biografie:

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Er gab sein Bühnendebüt mit 17 Jahren. Kurz darauf erhielt er eine Rolle in dem Broadway-Stück „Take a Giant Step“. Er spielte weiterhin in gefeierten Theaterstücken wie „A Raisin in the Sun“ (1959), „The Blacks“ (1961), „Tambourines to Glory“ (1963) und „The Zulu and the Zayda“ (1965). 1977 wirkte Gossett in der beliebten Miniserie „Roots“ mit, für die er bei den Emmy Awards als Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Drama- oder Comedyserie ausgezeichnet wurde. 1982 erhielt er für seine Rolle als Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in „Ein Offizier und Gentleman“ den Oscar als Bester Nebendarsteller und war damit der erste afroamerikanische Schauspieler, dem diese Ehre zuteilwurde.


Credits

Sin (2025)
as Elijah
IF (2024)
as Lewis (voice)
The Color Purple (2023)
as Ol' Mister
Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
Sidney (2022)
as Self
Three Months (2022)
as Benny
Not to Forget (2021)
as Pastor John
I Forgive (2021)
as God (voice)
The Reason (2020)
as Pastor Jim
The Cuban (2020)
as Luis Garcia
Miracle in East Texas (2020)
as Irving Tanner Jr.
Foster Boy (2019)
as Judge George Taylor
Supervized (2019)
as Pendle
The Gang Activists (2019)
as Self
Hal (2019)
as Self
Breaking Brooklyn (2018)
as Miles Bryant
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)
as Self
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
as Mother
Double Play (2017)
as Coco
King of the Dancehall (2017)
as The Bishop
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (2016)
as Himself
Boiling Pot (2015)
as Detective Haven
The Dependables (2014)
as Lou Jones
A Fighting Man (2014)
as Cubby
Miracle at Gate 213 (2013)
as Roy Peddington
Breaking at the Edge (2013)
as Floyd
Smitty (2012)
as Mr. Smith
The Undershepherd (2012)
as Bishop Redford
Dog Jack (2011)
as Grown up Jed
The Grace Card (2011)
as George Wright
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
as Porter
The Perfect Game (2009)
as Cool Papa Bell
Amazing Racer (2009)
as Max Donovan
The Least Among You (2009)
as Samuel Benton
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
as Self
Delgo (2008)
as King Zahn (voice)
A Special Kind of Love (2008)
as Self
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
as Self
A Love Story of Today (2008)
as Self
The Black List: Volume One (2008)
as Self
Stories USA (2007)
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
Cover (2007)
as Detective Hicks
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
as Willie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self
Club Soda (2006)
as Doc
Solar Strike (2006)
as President Ryan Gordon
All In (2006)
as Caps
Left Behind: World at War (2005)
as President Geral Fitzhugh
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Ol'lem Taylor
Jasper, Texas (2003)
as R.C. Horn
Momentum (2003)
as Raymond Addison
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away (2002)
as Dr. Barnes
Deceived (2002)
as Col. David Garrett
For Love of Olivia (2001)
as Daniel Stewart
Dr. Lucille (2001)
as
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
as Lou Hastings
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000)
as Frank
The Highwayman (2000)
as Phil Bishop
Strange Justice (1999)
as Vernon Jordan
Y2K (1999)
as Morgan
Love Songs (1999)
as Reuben
The Inspectors (1998)
as Inspector Frank Hughes
The Wall That Heals (1998)
as Self - Host
Legend of the Mummy (1998)
as Corbeck
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
as Self
In His Father's Shoes (1997)
as Frank Crosby / Richard
To Dance with Olivia (1997)
as Daniel Stewart
Inside (1996)
as Questioner
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
as Bob Kersee
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
as James Mink
Managua (1996)
as Paul
Iron Eagle IV (1995)
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995)
as Ray Alexander
Zooman (1995)
as Rueben Tate
A Father for Charlie (1995)
as Walter Osgood
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (1995)
as Narrator
Flashfire (1994)
as Ben Durand
Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
as Ellis
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994)
as Ray Alexander
Blue Chips (1994)
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
Monolith (1993)
as Capt. MacCandless
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
as Leonard Clay
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Diggstown (1992)
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
Iron Eagle III (1992)
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Keeper of the City (1991)
as Det. James Dela
Carolina Skeletons (1991)
as James Bragg
Toy Soldiers (1991)
as Dean Parker
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
as Sidney Williams
Cover-Up (1991)
as Lou Jackson
Sudie and Simpson (1990)
as Simpson
El Diablo (1990)
as Van Leek
Zora is My Name! (1990)
as
The Punisher (1989)
as Jake Berkowitz
Roots: The Gift (1988)
as Fiddler
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988)
as Big John Creed
Iron Eagle II (1988)
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988)
as Sam
The Father Clements Story (1987)
as
The Principal (1987)
as Jake Phillips
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
as Mathu
Firewalker (1986)
as Leo Porter
Iron Eagle (1986)
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Enemy Mine (1985)
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
The Guardian (1984)
as John Mack
Finders Keepers (1984)
as Century
Jaws 3-D (1983)
as Calvin Bouchard
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die (1983)
as narrator
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
as Sergeant Emil Foley
Benny's Place (1982)
as Benny Moore
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Self
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980)
as Leo Garcia
The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
as Tom Hayward
To Kill a Cop (1978)
as Everett Walker
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978)
as Self
Freeman (1977)
as Rex
The Choirboys (1977)
as Calvin Motts
The Deep (1977)
as Henri Cloche
Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
as Russ Garfield
J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
as Rev. Elija Bliss
The River Niger (1976)
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975)
as Otis James
Black Bart (1975)
as Black Bart
The White Dawn (1974)
as Portagee
Sidekicks (1974)
as Jason O'Rourke
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
as Sam Brockington
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Travels with My Aunt (1972)
as Wordsworth
Skin Game (1971)
as Jason O'Rourke
The Landlord (1970)
as Copee Johnson
The Bushbaby (1969)
as Tembo
Companions in Nightmare (1968)
as Lt. Adam McKay
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as George Murchison
The New Girl (1960)
as Mary's Brother
Straight Up ()
as Cosmo
Crimes of Violence ()
as Self - Host
Gridiron Gang ()
as Host
Unplugged ()
as Amos Burton (voice)
Forget to Remember ()
as
IF (2024)
In Memory Of
For Love of Olivia (2001)
Executive Producer
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
Executive Producer
Love Songs (1999)
Director
In His Father's Shoes (1997)
Executive Producer
To Dance with Olivia (1997)
Executive Producer
Inside (1996)
Executive Producer
A Father for Charlie (1995)
Executive Producer