Louis Gossett Jr.
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Rating Distribution
Based on 100 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
IF
as Lewis (voice)
2024
53.7
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter
2010
52.9
An Officer and a Gentleman
as Sergeant Emil Foley
1982
49.9
The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
2023
49.3
Jaws 3-D
as Calvin Bouchard
1983
49.1
The Punisher
as Jake Berkowitz
1989
46.0
Enemy Mine
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
1985
44.9
Toy Soldiers
as Dean Parker
1991
44.2
The Deep
as Henri Cloche
1977
43.9
Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
2007
43.6
Iron Eagle
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1986
41.8
The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
2009
39.0
The Principal
as Jake Phillips
1987
37.3
Diggstown
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
1992
33.7
Firewalker
as Leo Porter
1986
31.8
Iron Eagle II
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1988
31.6
A Raisin in the Sun
as George Murchison
1961
30.1
Sidney
as Self
2022
27.9
Iron Eagle on the Attack
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1995
27.4
Travels with My Aunt
as Wordsworth
1972
27.0
Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh
2005
26.7
Iron Eagle III
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1992
26.4
The Laughing Policeman
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
1973
25.7
The Landlord
as Copee Johnson
1970
24.5
Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
2008
23.0
A Good Man in Africa
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
1994
22.2
Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
2009
21.6
El Diablo
as Van Leek
1990
20.8
The Josephine Baker Story
as Sidney Williams
1991
19.4
The Choirboys
as Calvin Motts
1977
18.7
Three Months
as Benny
2022
18.6
Supervized
as Pendle
2019
18.2
Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
2005
17.3
Roots: The Gift
as Fiddler
1988
17.2
Skin Game
as Jason O'Rourke
1971
16.9
Finders Keepers
as Century
1984
16.5
I Forgive
as God (voice)
2021
16.2
A Gathering of Old Men
as Mathu
1987
15.9
Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
2017
15.4
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Leonard Clay
1993
15.3
Cover-Up
as Lou Jackson
1991
15.0
Legend of the Mummy
as Corbeck
1998
13.4
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009
13.3
Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
2007
12.8
The White Dawn
as Portagee
1974
12.5
Monolith
as Capt. MacCandless
1993
12.3
The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
2020
11.9
Zooman
as Rueben Tate
1995
11.0
Lawman Without a Gun
as Tom Hayward
1979
11.0
Y2K
as Morgan
1999
10.8
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Lou Hastings
2000
10.7
Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
2006
10.6
Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
2011
10.5
The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
2012
10.4
All In
as Caps
2006
9.6
J.D.'s Revenge
as Rev. Elija Bliss
1976
8.9
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016
8.6
King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop
2017
8.6
Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
2019
8.5
In His Father's Shoes
as Frank Crosby / Richard
1997
8.1
Double Play
as Coco
2017
7.3
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2008
7.1
Momentum
as Raymond Addison
2003
7.1
The Grace Card
as George Wright
2011
6.9
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
1981
5.9
The Dependables
as Lou Jones
2014
5.5
Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.
2020
5.4
Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
2003
5.4
A Fighting Man
as Cubby
2014
5.2
Smitty
as Mr. Smith
2012
5.0
Cover
as Detective Hicks
2007
5.0
A Father for Charlie
as Walter Osgood
1995
4.9
Sin
as Elijah
2025
4.7
Zora is My Name!
1990
4.6
Not to Forget
as Pastor John
2021
4.1The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
2009
3.6
Sidekicks
as Jason O'Rourke
1974
3.6
Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
2002
3.5
Club Soda
as Doc
2006
3.4
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
as Frank
2000
3.3
Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
2015
3.1
The River Niger
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
1976
2.4
Flashfire
as Ben Durand
1994
2.0
For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
2001
1.8
The Inspectors
as Inspector Frank Hughes
1998
1.7
Black Bart
as Black Bart
1975
1.5
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
as Dr. Barnes
2002
1.5
It's Good to Be Alive
as Sam Brockington
1974
1.3
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Leo Garcia
1980
1.2
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017
0.8
The Reason
as Pastor Jim
2020
0.8
A Special Kind of Love
as Self
2008
0.6Sudie and Simpson
as Simpson
1990
0.3The New Girl
as Mary's Brother
1960
0.2The Gang Activists
as Self
2019
0.2
The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
2000
0.2
The Lazarus Syndrome
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
1979
0.1Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Reader (voice)
1992
0.1
Dr. Lucille
2001
0.1
A Love Story of Today
as Self
2008
0.1Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
2008
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. has appeared in 101 titles, including 101 movies and 0 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Louis Gossett Jr.'s filmography is The New Girl (1960).
The most recent title featuring Louis Gossett Jr. is Sin (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Louis Gossett Jr. is Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart with an IMDb rating of 8.2.
Louis Gossett Jr. has been active for approximately 65 years, with credits spanning from 1960 to 2025.
Titles featuring Louis Gossett Jr. currently have an average IMDb rating of 5.8.
The busiest years in Louis Gossett Jr.'s career include 2008, 2009, 2017.
