Louis Gossett Jr. - Biography, Filmography, and Career Highlights

Louis Gossett Jr. Filmography and Credits

• 1992-01-09 · Iron Eagle III as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
• 1977-12-31 · Freeman as Rex
• 2007-02-03 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
• 1987-09-18 · The Principal as Jake Phillips
• 1982-07-28 · An Officer and a Gentleman as Sergeant Emil Foley
• 1991-04-24 · Toy Soldiers as Dean Parker
• 2003-03-26 · Momentum as Raymond Addison
• 1977-06-17 · The Deep as Henri Cloche
• 1986-01-17 · Iron Eagle as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
• 2008-12-12 · Delgo as King Zahn (voice)
• 1984-05-18 · Finders Keepers as Century
• 1971-09-30 · Skin Game as Jason O'Rourke
• 1972-12-17 · Travels with My Aunt as Wordsworth
• 1974-07-21 · The White Dawn as Portagee
• 2000-03-12 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Frank
• 1988-11-11 · Iron Eagle II as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
• 1985-12-12 · Enemy Mine as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
• 1989-10-05 · The Punisher as Jake Berkowitz
• 1986-11-21 · Firewalker as Leo Porter
• 1960-01-01 · The New Girl as Mary's Brother
• 2006-05-25 · Solar Attack as President Ryan Gordon
• 1995-12-01 · Iron Eagle on the Attack as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
• 2010-04-02 · Why Did I Get Married Too? as Porter
• 1982-03-21 · I Love Liberty as Self
• 1973-12-20 · The Laughing Policeman as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
• 1961-05-28 · A Raisin in the Sun as George Murchison
• 2009-01-01 · Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
• 1976-08-25 · J.D.'s Revenge as Rev. Elija Bliss
• 2007-02-14 · Daddy's Little Girls as Willie
• 2005-10-21 · Left Behind: World at War as President Geral Fitzhugh
• 1970-05-20 · The Landlord as Copee Johnson
• 1999-07-01 · Y2K as Morgan
• 2006-09-22 · Club Soda as Doc
• 1983-07-22 · Jaws 3-D as Calvin Bouchard
• 2009-01-12 · The Least Among You as Samuel Benton
• 2020-02-07 · Miracle in East Texas as Irving Tanner Jr.
• 1977-12-23 · The Choirboys as Calvin Motts
• 2006-03-14 · All In as Caps
• 1992-08-14 · Diggstown as "Honey" Roy Palmer
• 2011-12-02 · Dog Jack as Grown up Jed
• 1990-07-22 · El Diablo as Van Leek
• 2007-05-08 · Cover as Detective Hicks
• 2022-02-23 · Three Months as Benny
• 1996-04-09 · Managua as Paul
• 2009-11-09 · The Perfect Game as Cool Papa Bell
• 1976-04-14 · The River Niger as Dr. Dudley Stanton
• 1987-05-10 · A Gathering of Old Men as Mathu
• 2012-04-10 · Smitty as Mr. Smith
• 1991-02-22 · Cover-Up as Lou Jackson
• 1991-03-16 · The Josephine Baker Story as Sidney Williams
• 1988-12-11 · Roots: The Gift as Fiddler
• 1992-09-07 · Gridiron Gang as Host
• 2002-03-26 · Deceived as Col. David Garrett
• 1993-09-16 · Monolith as Capt. MacCandless
• 2023-12-25 · The Color Purple as Ol' Mister
• 1979-09-04 · The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
• 1977-01-16 · Little Ladies of the Night as Russ Garfield
• 1991-09-30 · Carolina Skeletons as James Bragg
• 1975-01-01 · Black Bart as Black Bart
• 1974-02-22 · It's Good to Be Alive as Sam Brockington
• 1990-09-11 · Sudie and Simpson as Simpson
• 2005-01-26 · Lackawanna Blues as Ol'lem Taylor
• 1997-06-05 · In His Father's Shoes as Frank Crosby / Richard
• 1998-03-30 · Legend of the Mummy as Corbeck
• 1994-09-15 · Flashfire as Ben Durand
• 1969-09-01 · The Bushbaby as Tembo
• 2024-05-08 · IF as Lewis (voice)
• 1994-09-13 · Curse of the Starving Class as Ellis
• 1996-06-16 · Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Bob Kersee
• 1993-04-19 · Father & Son: Dangerous Relations as Leonard Clay
• 1995-01-01 · A Father for Charlie as Walter Osgood
• 2000-03-19 · The Color of Love: Jacey's Story as Lou Hastings
• 1974-03-21 · Sidekicks as Jason O'Rourke
• 1984-10-20 · The Guardian as John Mack
• 2021-10-01 · I Forgive as God (voice)
• 1987-12-13 · The Father Clements Story as
• 1998-09-20 · The Inspectors as Inspector Frank Hughes
• 1995-06-05 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
• 2014-06-03 · The Dependables as Lou Jones
• 2022-09-10 · Sidney as Self
• 1988-05-31 · Sam Found Out: A Triple Play as Sam
• 1975-04-19 · Delancey Street: The Crisis Within as Otis James
• 1994-02-18 · Blue Chips as Father Dawkins (uncredited)
• 1996-08-25 · Inside as Questioner
• 2001-03-18 · For Love of Olivia as Daniel Stewart
• 2013-12-10 · Miracle at Gate 213 as Roy Peddington
• 1980-08-05 · It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Leo Garcia
• 2008-02-12 · Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
• 1994-07-14 · A Good Man in Africa as Prof. Sam Adekunle
• 2023-09-15 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)
• 1988-12-03 · Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as Big John Creed
• 2015-09-29 · Boiling Pot as Detective Haven
• 1968-11-23 · Companions in Nightmare as Lt. Adam McKay
• 1996-04-14 · Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as James Mink
• 1992-11-11 · Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II as Reader (voice)
• 2014-04-24 · A Fighting Man as Cubby
• 1997-03-09 · To Dance with Olivia as Daniel Stewart
• 1988-01-01 · Straight Up as Cosmo
• 2017-01-27 · Double Play as Coco
• 2000-01-01 · The Highwayman as Phil Bishop
• 1995-01-01 · Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing as Narrator
• 2016-10-14 · Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
• 1979-05-30 · Lawman Without a Gun as Tom Hayward
• 2017-07-07 · Undercover Grandpa as Mother
• 2018-05-25 · Breaking Brooklyn as Miles Bryant
• 1990-02-14 · Zora is My Name! as
• 2017-01-13 · King of the Dancehall as The Bishop
• 2019-03-28 · Hal as Self
• 2017-10-14 · Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self
• 2008-01-22 · The Black List: Volume One as Self
• 1994-05-13 · Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice as Ray Alexander
• 1995-03-20 · Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Ray Alexander
• 1991-12-20 · Keeper of the City as Det. James Dela
• 1999-08-29 · Strange Justice as Vernon Jordan
• 2002-05-31 · What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away as Dr. Barnes
• 2019-07-16 · Supervized as Pendle
• 2016-05-13 · A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Himself
• 1981-05-31 · Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
• 2019-07-04 · The Gang Activists as Self
• 1995-03-19 · Zooman as Rueben Tate
• 2020-07-31 · The Cuban as Luis Garcia
• 2003-06-08 · Jasper, Texas as R.C. Horn
• 1999-04-25 · Love Songs as Reuben
• 1982-05-31 · Benny's Place as Benny Moore
• 2011-02-25 · The Grace Card as George Wright
• 2019-10-03 · Foster Boy as Judge George Taylor
• 2020-09-12 · The Reason as Pastor Jim
• 2008-02-12 · A Love Story of Today as Self
• 2008-02-12 · A Special Kind of Love as Self
• 1983-07-15 · The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as narrator
• 2007-11-10 · Stories USA as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
• · Crimes of Violence as Self - Host
• · Forget to Remember as
• 2021-11-26 · Not to Forget as Pastor John
• 1978-04-10 · To Kill a Cop as Everett Walker
• 2012-02-15 · The Undershepherd as Bishop Redford
• 1998-02-10 · Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
• 2009-04-23 · Amazing Racer as Max Donovan
• 1987-05-18 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
• 2001-01-01 · Dr. Lucille as
• 1998-05-06 · The Wall That Heals as Self - Host
• 2025-08-01 · Sin as Elijah
• · Unplugged as Amos Burton (voice)
• 2013-01-01 · Breaking at the Edge as Floyd
• 1978-03-02 · The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots as Self
• · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Commander Clash (voice)
• · Good Times as
• · The Rookies as
• · Half & Half as Ray Willis
• · Family Guy as Drill Sargent (voice)
• · The Dead Zone as Pastor David Lewis
• · Little House on the Prairie as Henry Hill
• · The Batman as Lucius Fox (voice)
• · Early Edition as Jim Matthews
• · The Jeffersons as
• · Alias Smith and Jones as
• · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• · The Bill Cosby Show as Hurricane Smith
• · Stargate SG-1 as Gerak
• · Return to Lonesome Dove as Isom Pickett
• · Backstairs at the White House as Levi Mercer, Houseman
• · ER as Leo Malcolm
• · Gideon Oliver as
• · Police Story as
• · McCloud as
• · The Young Rebels as
• · The Powers of Matthew Star as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
• · Roots as Fiddler
• · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as
• · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
• · The Oscars as Self
• · The Lazarus Syndrome as MacArthur St. Clair
• · Black in the 80s as
• · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
• · Psych as Lloyd Marr
• · Extant as Quinn
• · Hawaii Five-0 as Lou's father
• · The Book of Negroes as Daddy Moses
• · The Spoils Before Dying as Duke Webster
• · The Good Fight as Carl Reddick
• · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• · The Six Million Dollar Man as O'Flaherty
• · Sadat as Anwar al-Sadat
• · Bonanza as Buck Walter
• · Promised Land as Anderson Walker
• · The Rockford Files as Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
• · The Rockford Files as Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes
• · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
• · Hercules as Chiron (voice)
• · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
• · Petrocelli as District Attorney Kurt Olson
• · The Partridge Family as Sam Simon
• · Love, American Style as Freddy
• · Petrocelli as Kurt Olson, DA
• · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Lt. Carl Fellows
• · The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Karnes
• · Cowboy in Africa as Joseph Hemera
• · Cowboy in Africa as Fulah
• · The Mod Squad as Smitty
• · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
• · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
• · The Mod Squad as Charley Jameson
• · Daktari as Mkono
• · The Mod Squad as Lloyd
• · The Invaders as Ollie
• · The Critical List as Lem Harper
• · Please Turn the Page as Self
• · Ellen as Sgt. Timko
• · Touched by an Angel as Anderson Walker
• · Watchmen as Old Man / Will Reeves
• · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
• · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
• · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
• · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
• · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
• · Harry O as Cleon Jackson
• · Madam Secretary as Laurent Vasseur
• · Picket Fences as Rick Jennings
• · To Kill a Cop as Everett Walker