Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his as role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, winning him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won an Emmy Award for his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous other film productions including A Raisin in the Sun, The Landlord, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D, Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher, in an acting career that spans over five decades.
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General Info
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Male
Full Name
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
Date of Birth
May 27th, 1936
Age
89
Birth Place
United States of America, New York, New York City
Star Sign
Gemini
Height
193 cm | 6'4
Occupation
Actor
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Roles
Drac in
Enemy Mine
Will Reeves in
Watchmen
Jake Berkowitz in
The Punisher
Calvin Bouchard in
Jaws 3-D
Fiddler in
Roots
Wordsworth in
Travels with My Aunt
Houseman Levi Mercer in
Backstairs at the White House
Daddy Moses in
The Book of Negroes
Anwar al-Sadat in
Sadat
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