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Biography

Louis Gossett was born on May 27, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1953, while still a student at Abraham Lincoln High School, Gossett…more

Born

5/27/1936, Brooklyn, New York

Birth Name

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- Straight Up
  Cosmo
  - S 2: Ep 5 Gravity
    5/18/98
  - S 2: Ep 4 Façade
    5/11/98
  - S 2: Ep 3 Mortifying
    5/4/98
  - S 2: Ep 2 Raw
    4/27/98
- Return to Lonesome Dove
  Isom Pickett
  - S 1: Ep 4 Part 4
    11/17/93
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    11/16/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    11/15/93
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    11/14/93
- Gideon Oliver
  Prof. Gideon Oliver
  - S 1: Ep 5 Kennonite
    5/22/89
  - S 1: Ep 4 By the Rivers of Babylon
    4/24/89
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Last Plane from Coramaya
    4/10/89
  - S 1: Ep 2 Tongs
    3/13/89
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sleep Well, Professor Oliver
    2/20/89
- The Powers of Matthew Star
  Walter Shepherd (D'Hai)
  - S 1: Ep 21 Swords and Quests
    4/8/83
  - S 1: Ep 20 Road Rebels
    3/25/83
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Great Waldo Shepard
    3/11/83
  - S 1: Ep 18 Brain Drain
    3/4/83
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Quadrian Caper
    2/25/83
  - + 16 More Credits
- The Lazarus Syndrome
  Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
  - S 1: Ep 5 Malpractice
    10/2/79
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Brutal Assault
    9/11/79
  - S 1: Ep 0 Pilot
    9/4/79
  - S 1: Ep 10 Price of Life
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Carpenter
  - + 12 More Credits
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Fiddler
- The Young Rebels
  Isak Poole
  - S 1: Ep 15 To Kill a Traitor
    1/3/71
  - S 1: Ep 14 Unbroken Chains
    12/27/70
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Infiltrator
    12/20/70
  - S 1: Ep 12 Dangerous Ally
    12/6/70
  - S 1: Ep 11 Valley of the Guns
    11/29/70
  - + 10 More Credits
- Heroic Mission
  Isak Poole
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Stargate SG-1
  Gerak
  - S 9: Ep 11 The Fourth Horseman (2)
    1/6/06
  - S 9: Ep 10 The Fourth Horseman (1)
    9/16/05
  - S 9: Ep 7 Ex Deus Machina
    8/26/05
  - S 9: Ep 6 Beachhead
    8/19/05
  - S 9: Ep 3 Origin (3)
    7/29/05
Guest Star (78)

Role
- Psych
  Lloyd Mar
  - S 6: Ep 11 Heeeeere's Lassie
    3/7/12
- ER
  Leo Malcolm
  - S 15: Ep 15 The Family Man
    2/12/09
- 106 & Gospel
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 Deitrick Haddon & Lou Gossett Jr.
    2/8/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 152 March 4, 2008
    3/4/08
- The Batman
  Lucius Fox
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Batman/Superman Story (1)
    9/22/07
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Joining (2)
    5/5/07
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Joining (1)
    4/28/07
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Movies
    7/11/07
- Family Guy
  Sergeant Angryman
  - S 5: Ep 4 Saving Private Brian
    11/5/06
- Half & Half
  Ray Wills
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode
    11/22/04
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Big My Lover, My Brother Episode
    5/17/04
- The Dead Zone
  Pastor David Lewis
  - S 2: Ep 12 Zion
    4/6/03
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/83
- Resurrection Blvd.
  Ezekiel "Zeke" Grant
  - S 3: Ep 2 Esperando Lagrimas
    7/3/02
  - S 3: Ep 1 En un Momento
    6/26/02
- Ellen
  Sgt. Timko
  - S 5: Ep 6 G.I. Ellen
    11/5/97
- Early Edition
  Jim Matthews
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Medal
    10/4/97
- Promised Land
  Anderson Walker
  - S 1: Ep 18 Amazing Grace (2)
    2/25/97
- Touched By an Angel
  Anderson Walker
  - S 3: Ep 20 Amazing Grace (2)
    2/25/97
  - S 3: Ep 19 Amazing Grace (1)
    2/23/97
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/93
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 3: Ep 30 Show #0469
    10/20/95
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 1 The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/95
  - S 18: Ep 1 The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/92
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
- The Extraordinary
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 6
    10/31/94
- Picket Fences
  Rick Jennings
  - S 2: Ep 16 Terms of Estrangement
    3/4/94
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 September 16, 1993
    9/16/93
  - S 5: Ep 88 February 3, 1993
    2/3/93
  - S 4: Ep 199 August 12, 1992
    8/12/92
  - S 4: Ep 156 June 9, 1992
    6/9/92
  - S 4: Ep 76 January 14, 1992
    1/14/92
  - + 4 More Credits
- American Experience
  Narration, Additional
  - S 5: Ep 5 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
    11/11/92
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 156 August 10, 1992
    8/10/92
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 235 August 10, 1992
    8/10/92
  - S 4: Ep 20 September 27, 1991
    9/27/91
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  Commander Clash
  - S 2: Ep 18 Summit to Save Earth (2)
    2/15/92
  - S 2: Ep 17 Summit to Save Earth (1)
    2/8/92
  - S 1: Ep 22 Mission to Save Earth (1)
    5/4/91
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 February 14, 1992
    2/14/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 September 23, 1991
    9/23/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 115 Show #4345
    5/14/91
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 288 March 29, 1990
    3/29/90
  - S 1: Ep 86 May 10, 1989
    5/10/89
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/86
- Circus of the Stars
  Ringmaster
  - S 1: Ep 8 SPECIAL #8
    12/18/83
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 2 Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
    10/2/82
- Palmerstown, U.S.A.
  Bessie's father
  - S 2: Ep 4 Future City
    4/7/81
- Eischied
  Everett Walker
  - S 1: Ep 2 To Kill a Cop (2)
    4/11/78
  - S 1: Ep 1 To Kill a Cop (1)
    4/10/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 116 March 3, 1978
    3/3/78
  - S 3: Ep 118 March 15, 1977
    3/15/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 36 Week of October 24, 1977
    10/24/77
- Visions
  Rex
  - S 2: Ep 2 Freeman
    10/9/77
- The Rockford Files
  Marcus Hayes
  - S 3: Ep 17 Just Another Polish Wedding
    2/18/77
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Fiddler
  - S 1: Ep 4 Part 4
    1/26/77
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    1/25/77
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    1/24/77
- Little House on the Prairie
  Henry Hill
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Long Road Home
    3/3/76
- Police Story
  Barnes
  - S 3: Ep 17 Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All Day
    1/30/76
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  Clark Templeton O'Flaherty
  - S 3: Ep 13 Clark Templeton O'Flaherty
    12/14/75
- The Jeffersons
  Wendell Brown
  - S 2: Ep 11 George's Best Friend
    11/22/75
- Good Times
  Uncle Wilbert
  - S 3: Ep 8 Michael's Big Fall
    10/28/75
- Police Story
  Freddy
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Cut Man Caper
    10/28/75
- Harry O
  Cleon Jackson
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shades
    10/2/75
- Caribe
  David Wallace
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Assassin
    5/5/75
- Petrocelli
  Gary Olson
  - S 1: Ep 16 A Fallen Idol
    1/22/75
- Lucas Tanner
  Bobby Koball
  - S 1: Ep 12 Bonus Baby
    1/8/75
- Petrocelli
  Kurt Olson, D.A.
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Very Lonely Lady
    11/27/74
- McCloud
  Justin
  - S 5: Ep 3 Shivaree on Delancy Street
    11/3/74
- Good Times
  Donald Knight
  - S 2: Ep 6 Thelma's Young Man
    10/15/74
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Fellows
  - S 2: Ep 15 An Often and Familiar Ghost
    1/4/73
- Love, American Style
  Freddie
  - S 4: Ep 37 Love and the Mystic
    11/17/72
- The Mod Squad
  Charley Jameson
  - S 5: Ep 10 Can You Hear Me Out There?
    11/9/72
- The Rookies (1972)
  Toby Jones
  - S 1: Ep 6 Covenant with Death
    10/9/72
- Insight
  Guest Star
  - S 12: Ep 18 The Man From Inner Space
    1/1/72
- Cade's County
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Alien Land
    12/19/71
- Alias Smith and Jones
  Joe Sims
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Bounty Hunter
    12/9/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 41 November 15, 1971
    11/15/71
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 3 One Lonely Step
    10/24/71
- Soul Train
  presenter
- Longstreet
  Sgt. Cory
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Way of the Intercepting Fist
    9/16/71
- Bonanza
  Buck Walter (as Lou Gossett)
  - S 12: Ep 19 The Desperado
    2/7/71
- The Partridge Family
  Sam Simon
  - S 1: Ep 18 Soul Club
    1/29/71
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Hurricane Smith
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Return of Big, Bad, Bubba Bronson
    3/22/70
- The David Frost Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 98 January 14, 1970
    1/14/70
- The Big Story
  Jamie Goodwin as Louis Gosset
  - S 9: Ep 17 The Stubbonest Man
- The Mod Squad
  Lloyd
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Uptight Town
    2/18/69
- Daktari
  Mkono
  - S 4: Ep 6 Adam and Jenny
    10/30/68
- The Mod Squad
  Smitty
  - S 1: Ep 4 When Smitty Comes Marching Home
    10/22/68
- The Invaders
  Ollie
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Vise
    2/20/68
- Cowboy in Africa
  Hemera
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Quiet Death
    2/19/68
- Cowboy in Africa
  Fulah
  - S 1: Ep 8 Fang and Claw
    10/30/67
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 125 February 28, 1966
    2/28/66
  - S 3: Ep 101 January 24, 1966
    1/24/66
  - S 15: Ep 14 September 22, 1977
    9/22/77
  - S 14: Ep 119 March 4, 1977
    3/4/77
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 30 May 3, 1964: Stevie Wonder, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Patti Page, Louis Gossett, Burt Lancaster (on film)
    5/3/64
- The Nurses (1962)
  William Taylor
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Prisoner
    11/8/62
- The Big Story
  Mac
  - S 8: Ep 19 Bob Thomas Of The Philadelphia Inquirer aka Street War
    2/8/57
Director (1)

Role
- The Powers of Matthew Star
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 21 Swords and Quests
    4/8/83

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Trivia
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- In 2004, Louis was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Temecula Valley International Film Festival.
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- In 2001, Louis was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award at the Satellite Awards in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in the television movie The Color of Love: Jacey's Story.
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- In 1984, Louis was nominated for a Razzie Award at the Razzie Awards in the category of Worst Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Jaws 3-D.
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- Louis: If a role isn't different, it's not worth doing.
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- Lou: Violence is a war, and the energy we exert on war, I would like to pray that energy gets reverted back to a communal effort to save the planet. So perhaps in my own small way I can generate some energy toward the salvation of the planet because when we win a war we win a dying planet.
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