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.
as Self - Host
as Amos Burton (voice)
as Elijah
as Lewis (voice)
as Ol' Mister
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
as Self
as Benny
as Pastor John
as God (voice)
as Pastor Jim
as Luis Garcia
as Irving Tanner Jr.
as Old Man / Will Reeves(7 eps)
as Judge George Taylor
as Pendle
as Self
as Self
as Miles Bryant
as Mother
as Carl Reddick(1 ep)
as Coco
as The Bishop
as Himself
as Detective Haven
as Duke Webster(6 eps)
as Daddy Moses(6 eps)
as Laurent Vasseur(1 ep)
as Quinn(4 eps)
as Lou Jones
as Cubby
as Roy Peddington
as Floyd
as Mr. Smith
as Bishop Redford
as Grown up Jed
as George Wright
as Lou's father(1 ep)
as Porter
as Cool Papa Bell
as Self(1 ep)
as Max Donovan
as Samuel Benton
as King Zahn (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
as Detective Hicks
as Willie
as Doc
as Lloyd Marr(1 ep)
as President Ryan Gordon
as Caps
as President Geral Fitzhugh
as Self(3 eps)
as Ol'lem Taylor
as Lucius Fox (voice)(3 eps)
as R.C. Horn
as Raymond Addison
as Ray Willis(2 eps)
as Pastor David Lewis(1 ep)
as Dr. Barnes
as Col. David Garrett
as Daniel Stewart
as Lou Hastings
as Phil Bishop
as Vernon Jordan
as Morgan
as Reuben
as Drill Sargent (voice)(1 ep)
as Inspector Frank Hughes
as Chiron (voice)(1 ep)
as Self - Host
as Corbeck
as Gerak(5 eps)
as Frank Crosby / Richard
as Daniel Stewart
as Jim Matthews(1 ep)
as Anderson Walker(1 ep)
as Questioner
as Bob Kersee
as James Mink
as Paul
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Ray Alexander
as Rueben Tate
as Walter Osgood
as Anderson Walker(1 ep)
as Leo Malcolm(1 ep)
as Ben Durand
as Ellis
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
as Ray Alexander
as Sgt. Timko(1 ep)
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
as Isom Pickett(4 eps)
as Capt. MacCandless
as Leonard Clay
as Reader (voice)
as Rick Jennings(1 ep)
as Host
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Det. James Dela
as Self
as James Bragg
as Dean Parker
as Sidney Williams
as Lou Jackson
as Commander Clash (voice)(2 eps)
as Simpson
as Van Leek
as Jake Berkowitz
as Fiddler
as Big John Creed
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Narrator (voice)(1 ep)
as Cosmo
as Jake Phillips
as Mathu
as Leo Porter
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
as John Mack
as Century
as Anwar al-Sadat(2 eps)
as Calvin Bouchard
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)(22 eps)
as Sergeant Emil Foley
as Benny Moore
as Self
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
as Leo Garcia
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
as MacArthur St. Clair(10 eps)
as Tom Hayward
as Levi Mercer, Houseman(4 eps)
as Lem Harper(2 eps)
as Everett Walker
as Everett Walker(2 eps)
as Rex
as Calvin Motts
as Henri Cloche
as Self(1 ep)
as Fiddler(3 eps)
as Russ Garfield
as Rev. Elija Bliss
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
as Self - Host(1 ep)
as Otis James
as Black Bart
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien(1 ep)
as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes(1 ep)
as Cleon Jackson(1 ep)
as Henry Hill(1 ep)
as Kurt Olson, DA(1 ep)
as District Attorney Kurt Olson(1 ep)
as Portagee
as Jason O'Rourke
as Sam Brockington
as O'Flaherty(1 ep)
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
as Self(1 ep)
as Wordsworth
as Jason O'Rourke
as Lt. Carl Fellows(1 ep)
as Sam Simon(1 ep)
as Copee Johnson
as Freddy(1 ep)
as Hurricane Smith(1 ep)
as Dr. Karnes(1 ep)
as Tembo
as Lt. Adam McKay
as Smitty(1 ep)
as Charley Jameson(1 ep)
as Lloyd(1 ep)
as Fulah(1 ep)
as Joseph Hemera(1 ep)
as Ollie(1 ep)
as Mkono(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as George Murchison
as Mary's Brother
as Buck Walter(1 ep)
as Self(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Nominee(1 ep)
as Self - Audience Member(2 eps)
as Self - Presenter(2 eps)
as Self - Host(1 ep)
as Self - Nominee / Presenter(1 ep)
