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Louis Gossett Jr.

Birth Name:
Louis Cameron Gossett
Birth Place:
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director
Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor

179 Credits
IF
IF
Kingdom Business
Kingdom Business
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
The Outlaw Johnny Black
The Outlaw Johnny Black
Three Months
Three Months
Not to Forget
Not to Forget
I Forgive
I Forgive
The Reason
The Reason
Watchmen
Watchmen
The Cuban
The Cuban
Foster Boy
Foster Boy
Miracle in East Texas
Miracle in East Texas
Supervized
Supervized
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
Breaking Brooklyn
Breaking Brooklyn
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard
Undercover Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
Double Play
Double Play
King of the Dancehall
King of the Dancehall
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot
Extant
Extant
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes
The Miracle of Tony Davis
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
Pride of Lions
Pride of Lions
A Fighting Man
A Fighting Man
Miracle at Gate 213
Miracle at Gate 213
Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking at the Edge
Breaking at the Edge
The Undershepherd
The Undershepherd
Smitty
Smitty
Psych
Psych
The Lamp
The Lamp
The Grace Card
The Grace Card
Dog Jack
Dog Jack
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
Amazing Racer
Amazing Racer
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game
ER
ER
The Least Among You
The Least Among You
Delgo
Delgo
American Breakdown
American Breakdown
Cover
Cover
The Batman
The Batman
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls
Rwanda Rising
Rwanda Rising
Family Guy
Family Guy
Solar Attack
Solar Attack
All In
All In
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Left Behind III: World at War
Left Behind III: World at War
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
Half & Half
Half & Half
Momentum
Momentum
Jasper, Texas
Jasper, Texas
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
Resurrection Blvd.
Resurrection Blvd.
For Love of Olivia
For Love of Olivia
Dr. Lucille
Dr. Lucille
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
The Highwayman
The Highwayman
Strange Justice
Y2k
Y2k
Love Songs
Love Songs
Hercules
Hercules
The Inspectors
The Inspectors
Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy
Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy
Ellen
Ellen
Early Edition
Early Edition
In His Father's Shoes
Managua
Managua
To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia
Promised Land
Promised Land
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Inside
Inside
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Iron Eagle IV
Iron Eagle IV
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Zooman
Zooman
A Father for Charlie
A Father for Charlie
Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
Flashfire
Flashfire
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice
Picket Fences
Picket Fences
Blue Chips
Blue Chips
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove
Monolith
Monolith
On the Streets of L.A.
On the Streets of L.A.
Diggstown
Diggstown
The New Adventures of Captain Planet
The New Adventures of Captain Planet
Aces: Iron Eagle III
Aces: Iron Eagle III
Keeper of the City
Keeper of the City
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
The Josephine Baker Story
The Josephine Baker Story
Cover Up
Cover Up
Sudie and Simpson
Sudie and Simpson
El Diablo
El Diablo
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
The Punisher
The Punisher
Gideon Oliver
Gideon Oliver
Roots: The Gift
Roots: The Gift
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Iron Eagle II
Iron Eagle II
The Father Clements Story
The Father Clements Story
The Principal
The Principal
A Gathering of Old Men
A Gathering of Old Men
Firewalker
Firewalker
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine
The Guardian
The Guardian
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
Sadat
Sadat
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star
An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
Benny's Place
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
The Lazarus Syndrome
The Lazarus Syndrome
The Lazarus Syndrome
The Lazarus Syndrome
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House
Lawman Without a Gun
Lawman Without a Gun
The Critical List
To Kill a Cop
The Choirboys
The Choirboys
Visions
Visions
The Deep
The Deep
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Roots
Roots
Little Ladies of the Night
Little Ladies of the Night
J.D.'s Revenge
J.D.'s Revenge
The River Niger
The River Niger
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Police Story
Police Story
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
Good Times
Good Times
Harry O
Harry O
Caribe
Caribe
Insight
Insight
Black Bart
Black Bart
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner
McCloud
McCloud
The White Dawn
The White Dawn
Sidekicks
Sidekicks
It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
Travels With My Aunt
Travels With My Aunt
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
The Rookies
The Rookies
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
The New Doctors
The New Doctors
Skin Game
Skin Game
Longstreet
Longstreet
Bonanza
Bonanza
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
The Young Rebels
The Young Rebels
The Landlord
The Landlord
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bushbaby
The Bushbaby
Companions in Nightmare
Companions in Nightmare
Daktari
Daktari
The Invaders
The Invaders
Cowboy in Africa
Cowboy in Africa
East Side/West Side
East Side/West Side
Nurses
Nurses
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Treachery

co-producer

1 Credit
Managua
Managua

performer

1 Credit
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

52 Credits
Sidney
Sidney
ET Entertainment Tonight
ET Entertainment Tonight
Home & Family
Home & Family
CBS Sunday Morning
Sister Circle
Sister Circle
Hal
Hal
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
American Masters
American Masters
The Red Booth
The Red Booth
Today
Today
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
WEDU Arts Plus
WEDU Arts Plus
The View
The View
The Queen Latifah Show
The Queen Latifah Show
Dish Nation
Dish Nation
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Life After
Life After
Lifestyle Magazine
Lifestyle Magazine
Pioneers of Television
Pioneers of Television
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show
Celebrity Close Calls
Celebrity Close Calls
The Mo'Nique Show
The Mo'Nique Show
In the House With Peter Bart & Peter Guber
In the House With Peter Bart & Peter Guber
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
The John Kerwin Show
The John Kerwin Show
For Love of Liberty: The Stories of America's Black Patriots
For Love of Liberty: The Stories of America's Black Patriots
Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement
Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
The Black List: Volume One
The Black List: Volume One
ReNew Orleans
TV Land Confidential
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush
Black in the 80s
Black in the 80s
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Story of a People
American Experience
American Experience
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Ebony/Jet Showcase
Ebony/Jet Showcase
Bob Costas
The Pat Sajak Show
The Pat Sajak Show
Nightlife
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
The Toni Tennille Show
The Toni Tennille Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Red Buttons Show

executive consultant

1 Credit
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
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