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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born on May 27, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City. He made his professional acting debut at age 17, winning the Donaldson Award as best newcomer to theatre. He went to New York University on a basketball scholarship and was invited to try out for the New York Knicks, yet... See full bio »

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2013 Cottonwood (in production)
PV
 
2014/II Redemption (pre-production)
Buddy
 
2013 Buttermilk Sky (pre-production)
Judge Stanton
 
2013 Robeson (pre-production)
W.E.B. Dubois
 
???? One More River to Cross (pre-production)
Jesse Harris
 
2013 Boiling Pot (filming)
Detective Haven
 
2013 Pride of Lions (post-production)
Lou Jones
 
2012 Jewtholic (short) (post-production)
Narrator
 
2013 Amazing Racer
Max
 
2013 Breaking at the Edge
Floyd
 
2012 Smitty
Mr. Smith
 
2012 Psych (TV series)
Lloyd Marr
Heeeeere's Lassie (2012) … Lloyd Marr
 
2011 The Lamp
Charles Montgomery III
 
2010 The Grace Card
George Wright
 
2010 Dog Jack
Grown up Jed (voice)
 
2009 Shannon's Rainbow
Max
 
2009 ER (TV series)
Leo Malcolm
The Family Man (2009) … Leo Malcolm
 
2009 The Least Among You
Samuel Benton
 
2008 Delgo
King Zahn (voice)
 
2007 Stories USA
Doc (segment "Club Soda")
 
2007 Cover
Detective Hicks (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
 
2007 The Batman (TV series)
Lucius Fox
The Batman/Superman Story (2007) … Lucius Fox (voice)
The Joining: Part 2 (2007) … Lucius Fox (voice)
The Joining: Part 1 (2007) … Lucius Fox (voice)
 
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
Willie
 
2006 Family Guy (TV series)
Drill Sargent
Saving Private Brian (2006) … Drill Sargent (voice)
 
2006 Club Soda (short)
Doc
 
2006 Half-Life 2: Episode One (Video Game)
Vortigaunt (voice) (as Lou Gossett jr.)
 
2006 Solar Attack (TV movie)
President Ryan Gordon
 
2006 All In
Caps
 
2005-2006 Stargate SG-1 (TV series)
Gerak
Ex Deus Machina (2005) … Gerak
Beachhead (2005) … Gerak
Origin (2005) … Gerak
 
2005 Left Behind: World at War
President Gerald Fitzhugh (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
 
2005 Window (short)
Ralph Stanley
 
2005 Lackawanna Blues (TV movie)
Ol'lem Taylor
 
2004 Half & Half (TV series)
Ray Willis / Ray Willis, Spencer's Father
The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode (2004) … Ray Willis
The Big Lover, My Brother Episode (2004) … Ray Willis, Spencer's Father
 
2004 Half-Life 2 (Video Game)
Vortigaunt (voice)
 
2003 Momentum (TV movie)
Raymond Addison
 
2003 Jasper, Texas (TV movie)
R.C. Horn
 
2003 Stephen King's Dead Zone (TV series)
Pastor David Lewis
Zion (2003) … Pastor David Lewis
 
2002 Resurrection Blvd. (TV series)
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant
Esperando Lagrimas (2002) … Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant
En un Momento (2002) … Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant
 
2002 What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway (TV movie)
Dr. Barnes
 
2002 Deceived (video)
Col. David Garrett
 
2001 For Love of Olivia (TV movie)
Daniel Stewart
 
2001 Dr. Lucille (TV movie)
David Mulera
 
2000 The Highwayman
Phil Bishop
 
2000 The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (TV movie)
Lou Hastings
 
2000 The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (TV movie)
Frank
 
1999 Strange Justice (TV movie)
Vernon Jordan
 
1999 Y2K
Morgan
 
1999 Love Songs (TV movie)
Reuben (segment "Love Song for Dad, A")
 
1998 The Inspectors (TV movie)
Inspector Frank Hughes
 
1998 Legend of the Mummy
Corbeck
 
1997 Ellen (TV series)
Sgt. Timko
G.I. Ellen (1997) … Sgt. Timko
 
1997 Early Edition (TV series)
Jim Matthews
The Medal (1997) … Jim Matthews
 
1997 In His Father's Shoes (TV movie)
Frank Crosby/Richard
 
1996-1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Anderson Walker / Anderson
Amazing Grace: Part 2 (1997) … Anderson Walker
Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) … Anderson Walker
Promised Land (1996) … Anderson
 
1996 Inside (TV movie)
Questioner
 
1996 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (TV movie)
Bob Kersee
 
1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (TV movie)
James Mink
 
1996 Managua
Paul
 
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
W.E.B. Du Bois
Collapse (1996) … W.E.B. Du Bois (voice)
 
1995 Zooman (TV movie)
Rueben Tate
 
1995 A Father for Charlie (TV movie)
Walter Osgood
 
1994 Flashfire
Ben Durand
 
1994 A Good Man in Africa
Prof. Sam Adekunle
 
1994 Picket Fences (TV series)
Rick Jennings
Terms of Estrangement (1994) … Rick Jennings
 
1994 Blue Chips
Father Dawkins (uncredited)
 
1993 Monolith
Capt. MacCandless
 
1993 Return to Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series)
Isom Pickett
The Passing (1993) … Isom Pickett
The Forge (1993) … Isom Pickett
The Vision (1993) … Isom Pickett
 
1992 Diggstown
'Honey' Roy Palmer
 
1991-1992 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Cmdr. Clash
Summit to Save Earth: Part 2 (1992) … Cmdr. Clash (voice)
Mission to Save Earth: Part 2 (1991) … Cmdr. Clash (voice) (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
Mission to Save Earth: Part 1 (1991) … Cmdr. Clash (voice) (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
 
1991 Keeper of the City (TV movie)
Detective James Dela
 
1991 Carolina Skeletons (TV movie)
James Bragg
 
1991 Toy Soldiers
Dean Edward Parker
 
1991 The Josephine Baker Story (TV movie)
Sidney Williams
 
1991 Cover-Up
Lou Jackson
 
1990 Sudie and Simpson (TV movie)
Simpson
 
1990 El Diablo (TV movie)
Van Leek
 
1990 American Playhouse (TV series)
Zora Is My Name! (1990)
 
1989 Gideon Oliver (TV series)
Gideon Oliver / Professor Gideon Oliver
Kennonite (1989) … Professor Gideon Oliver
By the Waters of Babylon (1989) … Gideon Oliver
The Last Plane from Coramaya (1989) … Gideon Oliver
Tongs (1989) … Gideon Oliver
Sleep Well, Professor Oliver (1989) … Gideon Oliver
 
1989 The Last Plane from Coramaya (video)
Gideon Olivier
 
1988 Roots: The Gift (TV movie)
Fiddler Reynolds
 
1988 Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (TV movie)
Big John Creed
 
1988 Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (TV movie)
Sam
 
1988 Straight Up (TV series)
Cosmo
 
1987 The Father Clements Story (TV movie)
Father Clements
 
1987 The Principal
Jake Phillips
 
1987 A Gathering of Old Men (TV movie)
Mathu
 
1986 Firewalker
Leo Porter
 
1984 The Guardian (TV movie)
John Mack
 
1984 Finders Keepers
Century
 
1983 Sadat (TV movie)
Anwar al-Sadat
 
1982-1983 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
Walt Shephard
Swords and Quests (1983) … Walt Shephard
The Road Rebels (1983) … Walt Shephard
The Great Waldo Shepherd (1983) … Walt Shephard
Brain Drain (1983) … Walt Shephard
The Quadrian Caper (1983) … Walt Shephard
 
1982 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Host / Various
 
1982 Benny's Place (TV movie)
Benny Moore
 
1981 Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV series)
Bessie's father
Future City (1981) … Bessie's father
 
1979 Lawman Without a Gun (TV movie)
Tom Hayward
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
Houseman Levi Mercer
Episode #1.3 (1979) … Houseman Levi Mercer
Episode #1.4 (1979) … Houseman Levi Mercer
Episode #1.1 (1979) … Houseman Levi Mercer
Episode #1.2 (1979) … Houseman Levi Mercer
 
1978 The Critical List (TV movie)
Lem Harper
 
1978 To Kill a Cop (TV movie)
Everett Walker
 
1977 The Choirboys
Calvin Motts
 
1977 Visions (TV series)
Rex
Freeman (1977) … Rex
 
1977 Freeman (TV movie)
Rex
 
1977 The Deep
Henri Cloche (as Louis Gossett)
 
1976-1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes / Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien
Foul on the First Play (1976) … Marcus Aurelius Hayes (as Lou Gossett) / O'Brien (as Lou Gossett)
 
1977 Little Ladies of the Night (TV movie)
Russ Garfield
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Fiddler
Episode #1.3 (1977) … Fiddler
Episode #1.6 (1977) … Fiddler
Part Five (1977) … Fiddler
Part Four (1977) … Fiddler
 
1976 J.D.'s Revenge
Rev. Elija Bliss (as Lou Gossett)
 
1976 The River Niger
Dr. Dudley Stanton (as Lou Gossett)
 
1976 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Henry Hill
The Long Road Home (1976) … Henry Hill (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975-1976 Police Story (TV series)
Det. Virgil Barnes / Freddie
50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day (1976) … Det. Virgil Barnes (as Lou Gossett)
The Cut Man Caper (1975) … Freddie (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
O'Flaherty
Clark Templeton O'Flaherty (1975) … O'Flaherty (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Wendell Brown
George's Best Friend (1975) … Wendell Brown
 
1974-1975 Good Times (TV series)
Donald Knight / Uncle Wilbert
Michael's Big Fall (1975) … Uncle Wilbert (as Lou Gossett)
Thelma's Young Man (1974) … Donald Knight (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975 Harry O (TV series)
Cleon Jackson
Shades (1975) … Cleon Jackson (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975 Caribe (TV series)
David Wallace
The Assassin (1975) … David Wallace (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975 Insight (TV series)
Spaceman
The Man from Inner Space (1975) … Spaceman
 
1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (TV movie)
Otis James
 
1975 Black Bart (TV movie)
Black Bart (as Lou Gossett)
 
1974-1975 Petrocelli (TV series)
District Attorney Kurt Olson / Olson
A Fallen Idol (1975) … District Attorney Kurt Olson (as Lou Gossett)
A Very Lonely Lady (1974) … Olson (as Lou Gossett)
 
1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Bobby Koball
Bonus Baby (1975) … Bobby Koball
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Dewey Justin
Shivaree on Delancy Street (1974) … Dewey Justin (as Lou Gossett)
 
1974 The White Dawn
Portagee (as Lou Gossett)
 
1974 Sidekicks (TV movie)
Jason O'Rourke
 
1974 It's Good to Be Alive (TV movie)
Sam Brockington (as Lou Gossett)
 
1973 The Laughing Policeman
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD (as Lou Gossett)
 
1973 The Fuzz Brothers (TV movie)
Francis Fuzz (as Lou Gossett)
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Lt Carl Fellows
An Often and Familiar Ghost (1973) … Lt Carl Fellows (as Lou Gossett)
 
1972 Travels with My Aunt
Zachary nicknamed 'Wordsworth' (as Lou Gossett)
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Freddy (segment "Love and the Mystic")
Love and the Christmas Punch/Love and the Mystic/Love and the Tycoon (1972) … Freddy (segment "Love and the Mystic") (as Lou Gossett)
 
1968-1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Charley Jameson / Lloyd / Smitty
Can You Hear Me Out There? (1972) … Charley Jameson (as Lou Gossett)
The Uptight Town (1969) … Lloyd (as Lou Gossett)
When Smitty Comes Marching Home (1968) … Smitty (as Lou Gossett)
 
1972 The Rookies (TV series)
Toby Jones
Covenant with Death (1972) … Toby Jones (as Lou Gossett)
 
1972 The Living End (TV movie)
Doug Newman (as Lou Gossett)
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
The Alien Land (1971)
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Joe Sims
The Bounty Hunter (1971) … Joe Sims
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Karnes
One Lonely Step (1971) … Dr. Karnes (as Lou Gossett)
 
1971 Skin Game
Jason (as Lou Gossett)
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Sergeant Cory
The Way of the Intercepting Fist (1971) … Sergeant Cory (as Lou Gossett)
 
1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Buck Walter
The Desperado (1971) … Buck Walter (as Lou Gossett)
 
1971 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Sam Simon
Soul Club (1971) … Sam Simon (as Lou Gossett)
 
1970-1971 The Young Rebels (TV series)
Isak Poole
To Kill a Traitor (1971) … Isak Poole
Unbroken Chains (1970) … Isak Poole
The Infiltrator (1970) … Isak Poole
Dangerous Ally (1970) … Isak Poole
Valley of the Guns (1970) … Isak Poole
 
1971 Big Fish, Little Fish (TV movie)
 
1970 The Landlord
Copee (as Lou Gossett)
 
1970 Leo the Last
Roscoe (as Lew Gossett)
 
1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Hurricane Smith
The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson (1970) … Hurricane Smith (as Lou Gossett)
 
1969 The Bushbaby
Tembo (as Lou Gossett)
 
1968 Companions in Nightmare (TV movie)
Lt. Adam McKay
 
1968 Daktari (TV series)
Mkono
Adam and Jenny (1968) … Mkono (as Louis Gossett)
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Ollie
The Vise (1968) … Ollie (as Louis Gossett)
 
1967-1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Fulah / Joseph Hemera
The Quiet Death (1968) … Joseph Hemera (as Louis Gossett)
Fang and Claw (1967) … Fulah (as Louis Gossett)
 
1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Martin Powers
Here Today (1964) … Martin Powers (as Louis Gossett)
 
1962 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
William Taylor
The Prisoner (1962) … William Taylor (as Louis Gossett)
 
1961 A Raisin in the Sun
George Murchison (as Louis Gossett)
 
1957-1958 The Big Story (TV series)
Jamie Goodwin / Mac
The Stubbornest Man (1958) … Jamie Goodwin (as Louis Gosset)
 
Show ShowProducer (15 titles)
2010 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2007 ReNew Orleans (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 For Love of Olivia (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 The Inspectors (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1997 In His Father's Shoes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1997 To Dance with Olivia (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Inside (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Managua (co-producer)
 
1995 A Father for Charlie (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2009 Taking Woodstock (writer: "Handsome Johnny")
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (TV documentary) (writer: "Handsome Johnny")
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1999 Love Songs (TV movie) (segment "Love Song for Champ, A")
 
1983 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
Swords and Quests (1983)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (TV movie) (executive consultant)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Bad IQ (documentary) (special thanks) (filming)
 
Show ShowSelf (141 titles)
???? Johnnie Be Good (in production)
Himself
 
2013 Last of the Showmen (filming)
Himself
 
2013 Bad IQ (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 5 February 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Miniseries (2013) … Himself
 
2012 81st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2012 43rd NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Thalians 55th Anniversary Gala (video)
Himself
 
2011 80th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Celebrity Close Calls (TV series)
Himself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 December 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2006-2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 11 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2010 The John Kerwin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 78th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 17th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008-2009 ADHDtv: With Lew Marklin (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Guest / Himself - Guest
Lewie Does Lou Gossett (2009) … Himself - Guest
Obama Ball 90210 (2008) … Himself - Celebrity Guest
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2009 The 40th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Bring Your 'A' Game (documentary short)
Himself - Actor (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
 
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Eyes on Kenya (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 22 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2008 Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 A Special Kind of Love (video short)
Himself
 
2008 A Love Story of Today (video short)
Himself
 
2008 The Black List: Volume One (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 ReNew Orleans (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Roots Remembered (TV documentary)
Himself (as Lou Gossett Jr)
 
2007 The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
Movies (2007) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2007 Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 Years Later (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner ("30th Anniversary")
 
2007 38th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2007 Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice) (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2007 Rwanda Rising (documentary)
Eyewitness (voice)
 
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
Himself (as Louis Gossett Jnr.)
 
2006 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #3.7 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2006 The Distance (documentary)
Actor
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2005 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2005 Stadium of Fire: 25th Anniversary (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2005 Black in the 80s (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2003 Asthma: Fighting to Breathe (TV documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1999 Walking After Midnight (TV series)
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1997 The 49th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 When Animals Attack 4 (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1997 The Wall That Heals (documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Directing for a Miniseries or a Special
 
1995-1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 April 1996 (1996) … Himself
Episode dated 16 March 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1996 The Ultimate Athlete: Pushing the Limit (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1995 Wheel of Fortune (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
Celebrity Award Winners: Game 1 (1995) … Himself - Contestant
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1995 The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Dramatic Television Series
 
1994 Golf: The Greatest Game (TV documentary)
 
1994 The 1994 Annual Diversity Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1994 The Jackson Family Honors (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 26th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Miniseries
 
1993 The 1th Annual Minority Motion Picture Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 Loft (TV series)
Guest
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
 
1993 Gridiron Gang (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1993 Story of a People (TV mini-series documentary)
Host
 
1992 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (TV documentary)
Reader (voice)
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 What About Me? I'm Only 3! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1992 The 13th Annual CableACE Awards (TV special)
 
1991 The Annual Artists Rights Foundation Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 A Party for Richard Pryor (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Caribbean Cool (TV documentary)
Host - Narrator
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1983-1990 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 October 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 30 October 1987 (1987) … Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1990 Later with Bob Costas (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 August 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989-1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 July 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode #1.75 (1989) … Himself
 
1990 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1990 22nd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1988 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Television Drama Program
 
1988 20th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1987 The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 39th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1986 The 16th Annual Shelby Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Feature
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
 
1984 The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a TV-Series Drama
 
1984 A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (TV special documentary)
Himself/Host
 
1983 Circus of the Stars #8 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Ringmaster
 
1983 The 1983 Annual American Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1983 The Making of 'Jaws 3-D': Sharks Don't Die (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1983 The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Female Performer in New Television Program
 
1982 An Evening at the Improv (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 I Love Liberty (TV special)
 
1979 The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special & Presenter: Best Directing/Writing in a Drama Series
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music
 
1978 Roots: One Year Later (TV documentary)
Narrator (as Louis Gossett)
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series and Presenter
 
1977 The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Special Award to Roots
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.41 (1971) … Himself
Episode #2.98 (1970) … Himself
 
1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Dancer / Himself - Singer
Episode #17.30 (1964) … Himself - Singer/Dancer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 Premio Donostia a Richard Gere (TV movie)
Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley
 
2004 Michael Moore, el gran agitador (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Century of Black Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Spokesman in the Coast Guard recruiting ADS in the 80s See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 4 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Louis Gosset | Lou Gossett Jr. | Lew Gossett | Louis Gossett | Lou Gossett | Louis Gossett Jnr. | Lou Gossett Jr | Lou Gossett jr.

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The Lord may not come when you want Him, but he's always going to be there on time. See more »

Trivia:

Conceived and co-wrote the well known song "Handsome Johnny" with Richie Havens. As the opening act for the original Woodstock, Havens performed "Handsome Johnny," as the 8th song in that historic first set. According to Havens, "...(Gossett) had gotten it up to the 'Dunkirk war'...I brought it up to date..." (From liner notes in The Best of Richie Havens CD, 1993). See more »

Trademark:

Often plays military commanders and authority figures See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini