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Louis Gossett Jr.

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Best movie: IF (2024)
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Current Interest
1.8
▼ 0.4
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Positive16 (16%)
Mixed73 (73%)
Negative11 (11%)
Based on 100 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
The Punisher
as Jake Berkowitz
1989
12.1
Enemy Mine
as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
1985
11.7
IF
as Lewis (voice)
2024
8.1
Toy Soldiers
as Dean Parker
1991
5.8
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Porter
2010
4.7
An Officer and a Gentleman
as Sergeant Emil Foley
1982
4.7
The Color Purple
as Ol' Mister
2023
4.6
Jaws 3-D
as Calvin Bouchard
1983
4.2
Delgo
as King Zahn (voice)
2008
4.0
The Deep
as Henri Cloche
1977
3.8
Daddy's Little Girls
as Willie
2007
3.5
Lackawanna Blues
as Ol'lem Taylor
2005
3.3
Iron Eagle
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1986
3.1
The Perfect Game
as Cool Papa Bell
2009
3.1
A Good Man in Africa
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
1994
2.9
Travels with My Aunt
as Wordsworth
1972
2.7
Finders Keepers
as Century
1984
2.4
Amazing Racer
as Max Donovan
2009
2.3
The Principal
as Jake Phillips
1987
2.2
The Laughing Policeman
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
1973
2.1
The Josephine Baker Story
as Sidney Williams
1991
2.0
Diggstown
as "Honey" Roy Palmer
1992
1.9
The Choirboys
as Calvin Motts
1977
1.8
Stories USA
as Doc (segment "Club Soda")
2007
1.8
A Raisin in the Sun
as George Murchison
1961
1.6
Cover
as Detective Hicks
2007
1.6
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Leonard Clay
1993
1.5
I Forgive
as God (voice)
2021
1.5
Firewalker
as Leo Porter
1986
1.4
Iron Eagle II
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1988
1.4
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009
1.3
Miracle in East Texas
as Irving Tanner Jr.
2020
1.3
Iron Eagle III
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1992
1.3
The Landlord
as Copee Johnson
1970
1.3
A Fighting Man
as Cubby
2014
1.2
King of the Dancehall
as The Bishop
2017
1.1
Roots: The Gift
as Fiddler
1988
1.1
Left Behind: World at War
as President Geral Fitzhugh
2005
1.0
Zora is My Name!
1990
0.9
Lawman Without a Gun
as Tom Hayward
1979
0.9
The White Dawn
as Portagee
1974
0.9
Iron Eagle on the Attack
as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
1995
0.8
A Gathering of Old Men
as Mathu
1987
0.7
Y2K
as Morgan
1999
0.7
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2008
0.7
The Undershepherd
as Bishop Redford
2012
0.7
Sidney
as Self
2022
0.7
Three Months
as Benny
2022
0.6
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Lou Hastings
2000
0.6
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
1981
0.6
J.D.'s Revenge
as Rev. Elija Bliss
1976
0.5
Legend of the Mummy
as Corbeck
1998
0.5
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
as Frank
2000
0.5
In His Father's Shoes
as Frank Crosby / Richard
1997
0.5
Skin Game
as Jason O'Rourke
1971
0.5
Momentum
as Raymond Addison
2003
0.5
The Least Among You
as Samuel Benton
2009
0.5
Zooman
as Rueben Tate
1995
0.5
Undercover Grandpa
as Mother
2017
0.4
Monolith
as Capt. MacCandless
1993
0.4
El Diablo
as Van Leek
1990
0.4
A Father for Charlie
as Walter Osgood
1995
0.4
The Dependables
as Lou Jones
2014
0.4
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
as Dr. Barnes
2002
0.3
Cover-Up
as Lou Jackson
1991
0.3
Smitty
as Mr. Smith
2012
0.3
Foster Boy
as Judge George Taylor
2019
0.3
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Leo Garcia
1980
0.2
Dog Jack
as Grown up Jed
2011
0.2
Sin
as Elijah
2025
0.2
It's Good to Be Alive
as Sam Brockington
1974
0.2
The Inspectors
as Inspector Frank Hughes
1998
0.2
Solar Attack
as President Ryan Gordon
2006
0.2
Supervized
as Pendle
2019
0.2
Double Play
as Coco
2017
0.2
Jasper, Texas
as R.C. Horn
2003
0.2
Club Soda
as Doc
2006
0.1
All In
as Caps
2006
0.1
The Grace Card
as George Wright
2011
0.1
The River Niger
as Dr. Dudley Stanton
1976
0.1
Deceived
as Col. David Garrett
2002
0.1
The Lazarus Syndrome
as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
1979
0.1
Sudie and Simpson
as Simpson
1990
0.1
Flashfire
as Ben Durand
1994
0.1
Black Bart
as Black Bart
1975
0.1
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Reader (voice)
1992
0.1
Sidekicks
as Jason O'Rourke
1974
0.1
Dr. Lucille
2001
0.1
The Highwayman
as Phil Bishop
2000
0.1
Boiling Pot
as Detective Haven
2015
0.1
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016
0.1
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017
0.1
The Gang Activists
as Self
2019
0.1
The New Girl
as Mary's Brother
1960
0.1
The Cuban
as Luis Garcia
2020
0.1
The Reason
as Pastor Jim
2020
0.1
A Love Story of Today
as Self
2008
0.1
A Special Kind of Love
as Self
2008
0.1
Not to Forget
as Pastor John
2021
0.1
For Love of Olivia
as Daniel Stewart
2001
0.1
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
2008
0.1

Frequently 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.