Movies
TV Shows
Actors
Louis Gossett Jr.
May 27, 1936 (89 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Family Guy
Stargate SG-1
Hawaii Five-0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Psych
Credits
2025 ·
Sin
as Elijah
2024 ·
IF
as Lewis (voice)
2023 ·
The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
2023 ·
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
2022 ·
Sidney
as Self
2022 ·
Three Months
as Benny
2021 ·
Not to Forget
as Pastor John
2021 ·
I Forgive
as God (voice)
2020 ·
The Reason
as Pastor Jim
2020 ·
The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
2020 ·
Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.
2019 ·
Watchmen
as Old Man / Will Reeves
2019 ·
Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
2019 ·
Supervized
as Pendle
2019 ·
The Gang Activists
as Self
2019 ·
Hal
as Self
2018 ·
Breaking Brooklyn
as Miles Bryant
2017 ·
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017 ·
Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
2017 ·
The Good Fight
as Carl Reddick
2017 ·
Double Play
as Coco
2017 ·
King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop
2016 ·
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016 ·
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Himself
2015 ·
Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
2015 ·
The Spoils Before Dying
as Duke Webster
2015 ·
The Book of Negroes
as Daddy Moses
2014 ·
Madam Secretary
as Laurent Vasseur
2014 ·
Extant
as Quinn
2014 ·
The Dependables
as Lou Jones
2014 ·
A Fighting Man
as Cubby
2013 ·
Miracle at Gate 213
as Roy Peddington
2012 ·
Smitty
as Mr. Smith
2012 ·
The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
2011 ·
Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
2011 ·
The Grace Card
as George Wright
2010 ·
Hawaii Five-0
as Lou's father
2010 ·
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter
2009 ·
The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
2009 ·
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009 ·
Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
2009 ·
The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
2009 ·
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2008 ·
Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
2008 ·
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
2008 ·
A Love Story of Today
as Self
2008 ·
A Special Kind of Love
as Self
2008 ·
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2007 ·
Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
2007 ·
Cover
as Detective Hicks
2007 ·
Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
2007 ·
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2006 ·
Club Soda
as Doc
2006 ·
Psych
as Lloyd Marr
2006 ·
Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
2006 ·
All In
as Caps
2005 ·
Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh
2005 ·
Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
2005 ·
Black in the 80s
as
2004 ·
The Batman
as Lucius Fox (voice)
2003 ·
Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
2003 ·
Momentum
as Raymond Addison
2002 ·
Half & Half
as Ray Willis
2002 ·
The Dead Zone
as Pastor David Lewis
2002 ·
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
as Dr. Barnes
2002 ·
Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
2001 ·
For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
2001 ·
Dr. Lucille
as
2000 ·
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Lou Hastings
2000 ·
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
as Frank
2000 ·
The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
1999 ·
Strange Justice
as Vernon Jordan
1999 ·
Y2K
as Morgan
1999 ·
Love Songs
as Reuben
1999 ·
Family Guy
as Drill Sargent (voice)
1998 ·
The Inspectors
as Inspector Frank Hughes
1998 ·
Hercules
as Chiron (voice)
1998 ·
The Wall That Heals
as Self - Host
1998 ·
Legend of the Mummy
as Corbeck
1998 ·
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
1997 ·
Stargate SG-1
as Gerak
1997 ·
In His Father's Shoes
as Frank Crosby / Richard
1997 ·
To Dance with Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
1996 ·
Early Edition
as Jim Matthews
1996 ·
Promised Land
as Anderson Walker
1996 ·
Inside
as Questioner
1996 ·
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Bob Kersee
1996 ·
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as James Mink
1996 ·
Managua
as Paul
1995 ·
Iron Eagle on the Attack
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1995 ·
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
1995 ·
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Ray Alexander
1995 ·
Zooman
as Rueben Tate
1995 ·
A Father for Charlie
as Walter Osgood
1995 ·
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
as Narrator
1994 ·
Touched by an Angel
as Anderson Walker
1994 ·
ER
as Leo Malcolm
1994 ·
Flashfire
as Ben Durand
1994 ·
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ellis
1994 ·
A Good Man in Africa
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
1994 ·
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Ray Alexander
1994 ·
Ellen
as Sgt. Timko
1994 ·
Blue Chips
as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
1993 ·
Return to Lonesome Dove
as Isom Pickett
1993 ·
Monolith
as Capt. MacCandless
1993 ·
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Leonard Clay
1992 ·
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Reader
1992 ·
Picket Fences
as Rick Jennings
1992 ·
Diggstown
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
1992 ·
Iron Eagle III
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1991 ·
Keeper of the City
as Det. James Dela
1991 ·
Carolina Skeletons
as James Bragg
1991 ·
Toy Soldiers
as Dean Parker
1991 ·
The Josephine Baker Story
as Sidney Williams
1991 ·
Cover-Up
as Lou Jackson
1990 ·
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Commander Clash (voice)
1990 ·
Sudie and Simpson
as Simpson
1990 ·
El Diablo
as Van Leek
1990 ·
Zora is My Name!
as
1989 ·
The Punisher
as Jake Berkowitz
1989 ·
Gideon Oliver
as
1988 ·
Roots: The Gift
as Fiddler
1988 ·
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
as Big John Creed
1988 ·
Iron Eagle II
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1988 ·
American Experience
as Self - Narrator
1988 ·
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Sam
1987 ·
The Father Clements Story
as
1987 ·
The Principal
as Jake Phillips
1987 ·
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987 ·
A Gathering of Old Men
as Mathu
1986 ·
Firewalker
as Leo Porter
1986 ·
Iron Eagle
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1985 ·
Enemy Mine
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
1984 ·
The Guardian
as John Mack
1984 ·
Finders Keepers
as Century
1983 ·
Sadat
as Anwar al-Sadat
1983 ·
Jaws 3-D
as Calvin Bouchard
1983 ·
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
as narrator
1982 ·
The Powers of Matthew Star
as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
1982 ·
An Officer and a Gentleman
as Sergeant Emil Foley
1982 ·
Benny's Place
as Benny Moore
1982 ·
I Love Liberty
as Self
1981 ·
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
1980 ·
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Leo Garcia
1980 ·
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as
1979 ·
The Lazarus Syndrome
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
1979 ·
The Lazarus Syndrome
as MacArthur St. Clair
1979 ·
Lawman Without a Gun
as Tom Hayward
1979 ·
Backstairs at the White House
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
1978 ·
The Critical List
as Lem Harper
1978 ·
To Kill a Cop
as Everett Walker
1977 ·
Freeman
as Rex
1977 ·
The Choirboys
as Calvin Motts
1977 ·
The Deep
as Henri Cloche
1977 ·
Please Turn the Page
as Self
1977 ·
Roots
as Fiddler
1977 ·
Little Ladies of the Night
as Russ Garfield
1976 ·
J.D.'s Revenge
as Rev. Elija Bliss
1976 ·
The River Niger
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
1975 ·
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975 ·
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Otis James
1975 ·
The Jeffersons
as
1975 ·
Black Bart
as Black Bart
1974 ·
The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
1974 ·
The Rockford Files
as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
1974 ·
Harry O
as Cleon Jackson
1974 ·
Little House on the Prairie
as Henry Hill
1974 ·
Petrocelli
as Kurt Olson, DA
1974 ·
Petrocelli
as District Attorney Kurt Olson
1974 ·
The White Dawn
as Portagee
1974 ·
Sidekicks
as Jason O'Rourke
1974 ·
It's Good to Be Alive
as Sam Brockington
1974 ·
Good Times
as
1974 ·
The Six Million Dollar Man
as O'Flaherty
1973 ·
The Laughing Policeman
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
1973 ·
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973 ·
Police Story
as
1972 ·
Travels with My Aunt
as Wordsworth
1972 ·
The Rookies
as
1971 ·
Skin Game
as Jason O'Rourke
1971 ·
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Lt. Carl Fellows
1971 ·
Alias Smith and Jones
as
1970 ·
The Partridge Family
as Sam Simon
1970 ·
The Young Rebels
as
1970 ·
The Landlord
as Copee Johnson
1970 ·
McCloud
as
1969 ·
Love, American Style
as Freddy
1969 ·
The Bill Cosby Show
as Hurricane Smith
1969 ·
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Dr. Karnes
1969 ·
The Bushbaby
as Tembo
1968 ·
Companions in Nightmare
as Lt. Adam McKay
1968 ·
The Mod Squad
as Smitty
1968 ·
The Mod Squad
as Lloyd
1968 ·
The Mod Squad
as Charley Jameson
1967 ·
Cowboy in Africa
as Fulah
1967 ·
Cowboy in Africa
as Joseph Hemera
1967 ·
The Invaders
as Ollie
1966 ·
Daktari
as Mkono
1962 ·
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962 ·
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1961 ·
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961 ·
A Raisin in the Sun
as George Murchison
1960 ·
The New Girl
as Mary's Brother
1959 ·
Bonanza
as Buck Walter
1953 ·
The Oscars
as Self
1948 ·
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1944 ·
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944 ·
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944 ·
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944 ·
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
1944 ·
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
2026 ·
Gridiron Gang
as Host
2026 ·
Straight Up
as Cosmo
2026 ·
Crimes of Violence
as Self - Host
2026 ·
Forget to Remember
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