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Louis Gossett Jr.
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Louis Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" and as Fiddler in the television miniseries "Roots". He won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spanned over five decades.
Known For
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Stargate SG-1
1997
Saturday Night Live
1975
Hawaii Five-0
2010
ER
1994
Psych
2006
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Good Fight
2017
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
Touched by an Angel
1994
Madam Secretary
2014
The Batman
2004
The Dead Zone
2002
Ellen
1994
The Oscars
1953
The Invaders
1967
Hercules
1998
Early Edition
1996
Extant
2014
McCloud
1970
Picket Fences
1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Watchmen
2019
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974
IF
2024
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