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Louis Gossett Jr.

58 movies on Netflix

Biography

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born on May 27, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City. He made his professional acting debut at age 17, winning the Donaldson Award as best newcomer to theatre. He went to New York University on a basketball scholarship and was invited to try out for the New York Knicks, yet he decided to continue his acting career with a role in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun". Gossett stepped into the world in cinema in the Sidney Poitier version of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). His role as the tough drill sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) showcased his talent and won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first African-American male to win an Academy Award in a supporting role, the second to win for acting, and the third to win overall. He also starred as United States Air Force pilot Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair in the action film Iron Eagle (1986) and its sequels.

Louis Gossett Jr. movies on Netflix

IF 2024 • 1h 44m
The Color Purple 2023 • 2h 21m
Sidney 2022 • 1h 51m
Three Months 2022 • 1h 44m
Not To Forget 2021 • 1h 21m
Foster Boy 2019 • 1h 49m
Miracle in East Texas 2019 • 2h 5m
Supervized 2019 • 1h 30m
Undercover Grandpa 2017 • 1h 34m
A Fighting Man 2014 • 1h 28m
Breaking at the Edge 2013 • 1h 25m
Smitty 2012 • 1h 34m
Dog Jack 2010 • 1h 54m
The Grace Card 2010 • 1h 41m
The Lamp 2010 • 1h 36m
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010 • 2h 1m
Amazing Racer 2009 • 1h 32m
The Perfect Game 2009 • 1h 58m
Delgo 2008 • 1h 34m
Daddy's Little Girls 2007 • 1h 40m
Stories USA 2007 • 1h 30m
All In 2006 • 1h 38m
Lackawanna Blues 2005 • 1h 35m
Left Behind III: World at War 2005 • 1h 35m
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence 2000 • 1h 37m
Legend of the Mummy 1998 • 1h 36m
Iron Eagle on the Attack 1995 • 1h 36m
Zooman 1995 • 1h 35m
A Good Man in Africa 1994 • 1h 34m
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 1993 • 1h 33m
Monolith 1993 • 1h 35m
Diggstown 1992 • 1h 38m
Iron Eagle III 1992 • 1h 38m
Carolina Skeletons 1991 • 1h 33m
Cover-Up 1991 • 1h 30m
The Josephine Baker Story 1991 • 2h 10m
Toy Soldiers 1991 • 1h 51m
El Diablo 1990 • 1h 55m
The Punisher 1989 • 1h 29m
Iron Eagle II 1988 • 1h 45m
The Principal 1987 • 1h 49m
Firewalker 1986 • 1h 44m
Iron Eagle 1986 • 1h 57m
Enemy Mine 1985 • 1h 48m
Finders Keepers 1984 • 1h 36m
An Officer and a Gentleman 1982 • 2h 4m
Little Ladies of the Night 1977 • 1h 40m
The Choirboys 1977 • 1h 59m
The Deep 1977 • 2h 3m
J.D.'s Revenge 1976 • 1h 35m
The River Niger 1976 • 1h 45m
It's Good to Be Alive 1974 • 1h 40m
The White Dawn 1974 • 1h 50m
The Laughing Policeman 1973 • 1h 52m
Travels with My Aunt 1972 • 1h 48m
Skin Game 1971 • 1h 42m
The Landlord 1970 • 1h 52m
A Raisin in the Sun 1961 • 2h 8m