Louis Gossett Jr.

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Louis Gossett Jr. (born 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 has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.

Most Popular Louis Gossett Jr. Trailers

Total trailers found: 142

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Trailer (1995)

05 June 1995

Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

This comprehensive HBO presentation documents the history of heavyweight boxing through the 20th century, beginning with Jess Willard's victory over Jack Johnson in the early 1900s and running through the reign of the controversial Mike Tyson.

IF Trailer (2024)

08 May 2024

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Trailer (1998)

10 February 1998

Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their contributions to Hollywood filmmaking.

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Trailer (1995)

20 March 1995

Ray investigates the murder of a judge.

The Punisher Trailer (1989)

05 October 1989

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb.

The Highwayman Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

Road trips have never been this killer! Jason Priestley stars as Breakfast, a psychotic jewelry store thief whose grip on reality is frighteningly precarious.

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die Trailer (1983)

15 July 1983

Academy Award winner Lou Gossett Jr. takes you underwater on the trail of the great white shark and behind the scenes on the production of Jaws 3-D.

Jasper, Texas Trailer (2003)

08 June 2003

In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death.

Little Ladies of the Night Trailer (1977)

16 January 1977

The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Lyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago.

The Least Among You Trailer (2009)

12 January 2009

Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots.

Carolina Skeletons Trailer (1991)

30 September 1991

After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls.

The Guardian Trailer (1984)

20 October 1984

The residents of a New York apartment building are shocked when one of them is shot during a burgulary.

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Trailer (2016)

14 October 2016

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments.

Companions in Nightmare Trailer (1968)

23 November 1968

One of the patients in a group-therapy session conducted by a famous psychiatrist is a murderer.

Love Songs Trailer (1999)

25 April 1999

Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Trailer (1987)

18 May 1987

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

Zooman Trailer (1995)

19 March 1995

Shots ring out on a Brooklyn street and suddenly a young girl lies dead on her front steps. The killer's name is Zooman (Khalil Kain), and though dozens of neighbors saw the unintentional shooting, no one is willing to come forward with information.

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Trailer (2007)

03 February 2007

Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer.

An Officer and a Gentleman Trailer (1982)

28 July 1982

Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley.

Solar Attack Trailer (2006)

25 May 2006

When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.

A Father for Charlie Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Set in the heart of America in the 1930s. Walter Osgood (Louis Gosset Jr) is the only black man left in the town of High Lonesome that has been cleared by the overwhelming white supremacist beliefs.

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story Trailer (1996)

14 April 1996

James Mink is a black man in Canada who has built a very successful livery business, and enjoys a white wife and a beautiful daughter, Mary.

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Trailer (2017)

14 October 2017

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever.

A Love Story of Today Trailer (2008)

12 February 2008

A discussion of the very important and highly controversial film, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, featuring interviews with people like Katharine Houghton, Martin Baum, Louis Gossett, Jr.

Jaws 3-D Trailer (1983)

22 July 1983

A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.

Enemy Mine Trailer (1985)

12 December 1985

A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world.

The Color Purple Trailer (2023)

25 December 2023

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

The Undershepherd Trailer (2012)

15 February 2012

Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr.

Managua Trailer (1996)

09 April 1996

When a fellow Vietnam veteran is alleged to have thrown his lot in with the cocaine cartels, special commando Paul Gleason is dispatched to Nicaragua to sort out the mess.

Firewalker Trailer (1986)

21 November 1986

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

The Inspectors Trailer (1998)

20 September 1998

U.S Postal Inspectors are called in when a suburban couple are killed by a mail bomb. Suspicion immediately falls on the couple's estranged and heavily in debt son, who also just happens to be a Navy munitions expert.

Club Soda Trailer (2006)

22 September 2006

A young man's dream to become a successful actor is threatened by the poor decisions he makes until a spiritual guide steps in and sets his conscience in motion.

Sidekicks Trailer (1974)

21 March 1974

Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to collect the fifteen thousand dollar bounty offered for the capture of an outlaw.

Inside Trailer (1996)

25 August 1996

A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten years later, the head officer in charge of the questioning is similarly held as prisoner and questioned about his past offenses.

Diggstown Trailer (1992)

14 August 1992

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town.

The Deep Trailer (1977)

17 June 1977

A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

Hal Trailer (2019)

28 March 2019

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There.

Stories USA Trailer (2007)

10 November 2007

Ten individuals set out to find themselves in an alienating world, filled with heartbreak, deception and tragedy.

Delgo Trailer (2008)

12 December 2008

In a divided land, it takes a rebellious boy and his clandestine love for a Princess of an opposing race to stop a war orchestrated by a power hungry villain.

Zora is My Name! Trailer (1990)

14 February 1990

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written portrayals of Black American life in the rural south of the 1930's and 40's, and the stories, songs and folklore that were her heritage and inspiration.

Skin Game Trailer (1971)

30 September 1971

Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men—the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man— travel from town to town in the pre–Civil War American West.

Daddy's Little Girls Trailer (2007)

14 February 2007

Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney.

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Trailer (2000)

19 March 2000

Georgia Potter, an old-fashioned widow who lives in a small Southern town, whose life changes drastically when her estranged daughter and the son-in-law she never met die in a car crash.

The Perfect Game Trailer (2009)

09 November 2009

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

Black Bart Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A television series titled Black Bart was produced for CBS based on Andrew Bergman's original story for Blazing Saddles (Black Bart was the movie's original title).

King of the Dancehall Trailer (2017)

13 January 2017

Nick Cannon directs and stars in this high-energy musical about a young man from Brooklyn who gets caught up in the vibrant Kingston music scene during a visit to Jamaica.

A Gathering of Old Men Trailer (1987)

10 May 1987

A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder of a violent white farmer to protect the young Black man who actually killed him.

Lawman Without a Gun Trailer (1979)

30 May 1979

During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.

The Lazarus Syndrome Trailer (1979)

04 September 1979

An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.

For Love of Olivia Trailer (2001)

18 March 2001

To protect his wife's "secret", a small-town Southern lawyer in the 1960s decides to defend a young man accused of murder, all while running for Congress and encountering personal threats to his family.

Iron Eagle Trailer (1986)

17 January 1986

When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out.

Travels with My Aunt Trailer (1972)

17 December 1972

At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.

Toy Soldiers Trailer (1991)

24 April 1991

After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage.

The Principal Trailer (1987)

18 September 1987

Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for.

Why Did I Get Married Too? Trailer (2010)

02 April 2010

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages.

Outlaw Johnny Black Trailer (2023)

15 September 2023

Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

Freeman Trailer (1977)

31 December 1977

This 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves.

Blue Chips Trailer (1994)

18 February 1994

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players.

The Grace Card Trailer (2011)

25 February 2011

Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God .