Louis Gossett Jr.
May 27, 1936
- Mar 29, 2024

IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
IF 05/08/24 Lewis (voice) 87
The Color Purple 12/25/23 Ol' Mister 87
Outlaw Johnny Black 09/15/23 Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) 87
Sidney 09/10/22 Self 86
Three Months 02/23/22 Benny 85
Not to Forget 11/26/21 Pastor John 85
I Forgive 10/01/21 God (voice) 85
The Reason 09/12/20 Pastor Jim 84
The Cuban 07/31/20 Luis Garcia 84
Miracle in East Texas 02/07/20 Irving Tanner Jr. 83
Foster Boy 10/03/19 Judge George Taylor 83
Supervized 07/16/19 Pendle 83
The Gang Activists 07/04/19 Self 83
Hal 03/28/19 Self 82
Breaking Brooklyn 05/25/18 Miles Bryant 81
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 10/14/17 Self 81
Undercover Grandpa 07/07/17 Mother 81
Double Play 01/27/17 Coco 80
King of the Dancehall 01/13/17 The Bishop 80
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 10/14/16 Self 80
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin 05/13/16 Himself 79
Boiling Pot 09/29/15 Detective Haven 79
The Dependables 06/03/14 Lou Jones 78
A Fighting Man 04/24/14 Cubby 77
And the Oscar Goes To... 02/01/14 Self (archive footage) 77
Miracle at Gate 213 12/10/13 Roy Peddington 77
Smitty 04/10/12 Mr. Smith 75
The Undershepherd 02/15/12 Bishop Redford 75
Dog Jack 12/02/11 Grown up Jed 75
The Grace Card 02/25/11 George Wright 74
Why Did I Get Married Too? 04/02/10 Porter 73
The Perfect Game 11/09/09 Cool Papa Bell 73
The Least Among You 01/12/09 Samuel Benton 72
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 01/01/09 Self 72
Delgo 12/12/08 King Zahn (voice) 72
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth 02/12/08 Self 71
A Special Kind of Love 02/12/08 Self 71
A Love Story of Today 02/12/08 Self 71
The Black List: Volume One 01/22/08 Himself 71
Stories USA 11/10/07 Doc (segment "Club Soda") 71
Cover 05/08/07 Detective Hicks 70
Daddy's Little Girls 02/14/07 Willie 70
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 02/03/07 Self 70
Club Soda 09/22/06 Doc 70
Solar Attack 05/25/06 President Ryan Gordon 69
All In 03/14/06 Caps 69
Left Behind: World at War 10/21/05 President Geral Fitzhugh 69
Lackawanna Blues 02/12/05 Ol'lem Taylor 68
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made 07/13/04 Rev. Elija Bliss (archive footage) 68
Jasper, Texas 06/08/03 R.C. Horn 67
Momentum 03/26/03 Raymond Addison 66
What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away 05/31/02 Dr. Barnes 66
Deceived 03/26/02 Col. David Garrett 65
For Love of Olivia 03/18/01 Daniel Stewart 64
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story 03/19/00 Lou Hastings 63
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence 03/12/00 Frank 63
The Highwayman 01/01/00 Phil Bishop 63
Strange Justice 08/29/99 Vernon Jordan 63
Y2K 07/01/99 Morgan 63
Love Songs 04/25/99 Reuben 62
The Inspectors 09/20/98 Inspector Frank Hughes 62
Legend of the Mummy 03/30/98 Corbeck 61
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood 02/10/98 Self 61
In His Father's Shoes 06/05/97 Frank Crosby / Richard 61
To Dance with Olivia 03/09/97 Daniel Stewart 60
Inside 08/25/96 Questioner 60
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story 06/16/96 Bob Kersee 60
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story 04/14/96 James Mink 59
Managua 04/09/96 Paul 59
Iron Eagle IV 12/01/95 Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 59
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 06/05/95 Self 59
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder 03/20/95 Ray Alexander 58
Zooman 03/19/95 Rueben Tate 58
A Father for Charlie 01/01/95 Walter Osgood 58
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing 01/01/95 Narrator 58
Flashfire 09/15/94 Ben Durand 58
Curse of the Starving Class 09/13/94 Ellis 58
A Good Man in Africa 07/14/94 Prof. Sam Adekunle 58
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice 05/13/94 Ray Alexander 57
Blue Chips 02/18/94 Father Dawkins (uncredited) 57
Monolith 09/16/93 Capt. MacCandless 57
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 04/19/93 56
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II 11/11/92 Reader 56
Diggstown 08/14/92 "Honey" Roy Palmer 56
Iron Eagle III 01/09/92 Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 55
Keeper of the City 12/20/91 Det. James Dela 55
Carolina Skeletons 09/30/91 James Bragg 55
Toy Soldiers 04/24/91 Dean Parker 54
The Josephine Baker Story 03/16/91 Sidney Williams 54
Cover-Up 02/22/91 Lou Jackson 54
Sudie and Simpson 09/11/90 Simpson 54
El Diablo 07/22/90 Van Leek 54
Zora is My Name! 01/01/90 53
The Punisher 10/05/89 Jake Berkowitz 53
Roots: The Gift 12/11/88 Fiddler 52
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July 12/03/88 Big John Creed 52
Iron Eagle II 11/11/88 Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 52
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play 05/31/88 Sam 52
The Father Clements Story 12/13/87 51
The Principal 09/18/87 Jake Phillips 51
A Gathering of Old Men 05/10/87 Mathu 50
Firewalker 11/21/86 Leo Porter 50
Iron Eagle 01/17/86 Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair 49
Enemy Mine 12/12/85 Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan 49
The Guardian 10/20/84 John Mack 48
Finders Keepers 05/18/84 Century 47
Jaws 3-D 07/22/83 Calvin Bouchard 47
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 07/15/83 narrator 47
An Officer and a Gentleman 07/28/82 Sergeant Emil Foley 46
Benny's Place 05/31/82 Benny Moore 46
I Love Liberty 03/21/82 Self 45
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige 05/31/81 Leroy 'Satchel' Paige 45
It Rained All Night the Day I Left 08/05/80 Leo Garcia 44
Lawman Without a Gun 05/30/79 Tom Hayward 43
To Kill a Cop 04/10/78 Everett Walker 41
The Lazarus Syndrome 01/01/78 Dr. MacArthur St. Clair 41
Freeman 12/31/77 Rex 41
The Choirboys 12/23/77 Calvin Motts 41
The Deep 06/17/77 Henri Cloche 41
Little Ladies of the Night 01/16/77 Russ Garfield 40
J.D.'s Revenge 08/25/76 Rev. Elija Bliss 40
The River Niger 04/14/76 Dr. Dudley Stanton 39
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within 04/19/75 Otis James 38
Black Bart 01/01/75 Black Bart 38
The White Dawn 07/21/74 Portagee 38
Sidekicks 03/21/74 Jason O'Rourke 37
It's Good to Be Alive 02/22/74 Sam Brockington 37
The Laughing Policeman 12/20/73 Insp. James Larrimore SFPD 37
Travels with My Aunt 12/17/72 Wordsworth 36
Skin Game 09/30/71 Jason O'Rourke 35
The Landlord 05/20/70 Copee Johnson 33
The Bushbaby 09/01/69 Tembo 33
Companions in Nightmare 11/23/68 Lt. Adam McKay 32
A Raisin in the Sun 05/28/61 George Murchison 25
The New Girl 01/01/60 Mary's Brother 23
Gridiron Gang None Host 87
Everbrook (The Home) None 87
Straight Up None Cosmo 87
Crimes of Violence None Self - Host 87
Forget to Remember None 87