Louis Gossett Jr.: movies and TV shows
Louis Gossett Jr. has 230 credits in the archive: 153 films and 77 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Half & Half (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 1974 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sin | Elijah | Film | — | 89 |
| 2024 | IF | Lewis (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 88 |
| 2024 | IF | Film | 6.9 | 88 | |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Ol' Mister | Film | 7.0 | 87 |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black | Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 87 |
| 2022 | Sidney | Self | Film | 7.0 | 86 |
| 2022 | Three Months | Benny | Film | 7.1 | 86 |
| 2021 | I Forgive | God (voice) | Film | 4.7 | 85 |
| 2021 | Not to Forget | Pastor John | Film | 6.8 | 85 |
| 2020 | The Reason | Pastor Jim | Film | 7.8 | 84 |
| 2020 | The Cuban | Luis Garcia | Film | 5.1 | 84 |
| 2020 | Miracle in East Texas | Irving Tanner Jr. | Film | 4.0 | 84 |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Old Man / Will Reeves | TV | 7.6 | 83 |
| 2019 | Supervized | Pendle | Film | 5.2 | 83 |
| 2019 | Foster Boy | Judge George Taylor | Film | 6.7 | 83 |
| 2019 | The Gang Activists | Self | Film | — | 83 |
| 2019 | Hal | Self | Film | 6.6 | 83 |
| 2018 | Breaking Brooklyn | Miles Bryant | Film | 7.8 | 82 |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Carl Reddick | TV | 7.6 | 81 |
| 2017 | King of the Dancehall | The Bishop | Film | 7.6 | 81 |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa | Mother | Film | 5.6 | 81 |
| 2017 | Double Play | Coco | Film | 3.5 | 81 |
| 2017 | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | Self | Film | 6.2 | 81 |
| 2016 | A.C. Green: Iron Virgin | Himself | Film | — | 80 |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Duke Webster | TV | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes | Daddy Moses | TV | 6.5 | 79 |
| 2015 | Boiling Pot | Detective Haven | Film | 5.2 | 79 |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Laurent Vasseur | TV | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2014 | Extant | Quinn | TV | 6.3 | 78 |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man | Cubby | Film | 5.5 | 78 |
| 2014 | The Dependables | Lou Jones | Film | 3.1 | 78 |
| 2013 | Breaking at the Edge | Floyd | Film | 4.7 | 77 |
| 2013 | Miracle at Gate 213 | Roy Peddington | Film | 6.0 | 77 |
| 2012 | The Undershepherd | Bishop Redford | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 2012 | Smitty | Mr. Smith | Film | 5.9 | 76 |
| 2011 | Dog Jack | Grown up Jed | Film | 4.0 | 75 |
| 2011 | The Grace Card | George Wright | Film | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lou's father | TV | 7.7 | 74 |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Porter | Film | 6.5 | 74 |
| 2010 | For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | TV | — | 74 | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV | 7.3 | 73 |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game | Cool Papa Bell | Film | 7.1 | 73 |
| 2009 | Amazing Racer | Max Donovan | Film | 6.2 | 73 |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2009 | The Least Among You | Samuel Benton | Film | 5.0 | 73 |
| 2008 | Delgo | King Zahn (voice) | Film | 4.6 | 72 |
| 2008 | The Black List: Volume One | Self | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2008 | A Special Kind of Love | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2008 | A Love Story of Today | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2008 | Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Willie | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 2007 | Stories USA | Doc (segment "Club Soda") | Film | 3.9 | 71 |
| 2007 | Cover | Detective Hicks | Film | 5.1 | 71 |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2006 | Psych | Lloyd Marr | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2006 | Solar Attack | President Ryan Gordon | Film | 5.3 | 70 |
| 2006 | Club Soda | Doc | Film | — | 70 |
| 2006 | All In | Caps | Film | 4.5 | 70 |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | TV | — | 69 | |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Ol'lem Taylor | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2005 | Left Behind: World at War | President Geral Fitzhugh | Film | 4.2 | 69 |
| 2004 | The Batman | Lucius Fox (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas | R.C. Horn | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 2003 | Momentum | Raymond Addison | Film | 5.1 | 67 |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Pastor David Lewis | TV | 7.3 | 66 |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Ray Willis | TV | 8.3 | 66 |
| 2002 | Deceived | Col. David Garrett | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2002 | What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away | Dr. Barnes | Film | 7.5 | 66 |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia | Daniel Stewart | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia | Film | 5.0 | 65 | |
| 2001 | Dr. Lucille | Film | 7.0 | 65 | |
| 2000 | The Highwayman | Phil Bishop | Film | 4.3 | 64 |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Lou Hastings | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 2000 | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Frank | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Drill Sargent (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 1999 | Love Songs | Reuben | Film | 8.7 | 63 |
| 1999 | Love Songs | Film | 8.7 | 63 | |
| 1999 | Y2K | Morgan | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1999 | Strange Justice | Vernon Jordan | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1998 | Hercules | Chiron (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 62 |
| 1998 | Legend of the Mummy | Corbeck | Film | 4.2 | 62 |
| 1998 | The Inspectors | Inspector Frank Hughes | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 1998 | The Wall That Heals | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1998 | Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Gerak | TV | 8.3 | 61 |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia | Daniel Stewart | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes | Frank Crosby / Richard | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes | Film | 6.0 | 61 | |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Jim Matthews | TV | 7.3 | 60 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Anderson Walker | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | James Mink | Film | 5.1 | 60 |
| 1996 | Managua | Paul | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Bob Kersee | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1996 | Inside | Questioner | Film | 4.8 | 60 |
| 1996 | Inside | Film | 4.8 | 60 | |
| 1995 | Zooman | Rueben Tate | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie | Walter Osgood | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie | Film | 6.8 | 59 | |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | Film | 3.9 | 59 |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Ray Alexander | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1995 | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1994 | ER | Leo Malcolm | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Anderson Walker | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1994 | Ellen | Sgt. Timko | TV | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Father Dawkins (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | Prof. Sam Adekunle | Film | 4.9 | 58 |
| 1994 | Flashfire | Ben Durand | Film | 4.5 | 58 |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice | Ray Alexander | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Ellis | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Isom Pickett | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1993 | Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | Leonard Clay | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1993 | Monolith | Capt. MacCandless | Film | 4.6 | 57 |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Rick Jennings | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1992 | Iron Eagle III | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | Film | 4.1 | 56 |
| 1992 | Diggstown | "Honey" Roy Palmer | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1992 | Gridiron Gang | Host | Film | — | 56 |
| 1992 | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II | Reader (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1991 | Cover-Up | Lou Jackson | Film | 4.0 | 55 |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers | Dean Parker | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1991 | Carolina Skeletons | James Bragg | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 1991 | Keeper of the City | Det. James Dela | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story | Sidney Williams | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Commander Clash (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Van Leek | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name! | Film | 10.0 | 54 | |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpson | Simpson | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1989 | The Punisher | Jake Berkowitz | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | TV | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1988 | Iron Eagle II | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | Film | 4.5 | 52 |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift | Fiddler | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1988 | Straight Up | Cosmo | Film | — | 52 |
| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | Big John Creed | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | Sam | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1987 | The Principal | Jake Phillips | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Mathu | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1987 | The Father Clements Story | Film | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 1986 | Firewalker | Leo Porter | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle | Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1985 | Enemy Mine | Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers | Century | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1984 | The Guardian | John Mack | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Calvin Bouchard | Film | 4.5 | 47 |
| 1983 | Sadat | Anwar al-Sadat | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | narrator | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 46 | |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Sergeant Emil Foley | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) | TV | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star | TV | 5.7 | 46 | |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1982 | Benny's Place | Benny Moore | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | TV | 6.3 | 44 | |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Leo Garcia | Film | 5.2 | 44 |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | Levi Mercer, Houseman | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1979 | Lawman Without a Gun | Tom Hayward | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome | Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | Film | 4.9 | 43 |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome | MacArthur St. Clair | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1978 | The Critical List | Lem Harper | TV | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1978 | The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots | Self | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1978 | To Kill a Cop | Everett Walker | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1978 | To Kill a Cop | Everett Walker | Film | — | 42 |
| 1977 | Roots | Fiddler | TV | 7.4 | 41 |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self | TV | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1977 | The Deep | Henri Cloche | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1977 | Freeman | Rex | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Calvin Motts | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night | Russ Garfield | Film | 4.2 | 41 |
| 1976 | The River Niger | Dr. Dudley Stanton | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1976 | J.D.'s Revenge | Rev. Elija Bliss | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1975 | Black Bart | Black Bart | Film | 3.8 | 39 |
| 1975 | Delancey Street: The Crisis Within | Otis James | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Henry Hill | TV | 7.9 | 38 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien | TV | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes | TV | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | O'Flaherty | TV | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1974 | Good Times | TV | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1974 | Harry O | Cleon Jackson | TV | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | District Attorney Kurt Olson | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Kurt Olson, DA | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1974 | The White Dawn | Portagee | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive | Sam Brockington | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1974 | Sidekicks | Jason O'Rourke | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1973 | Police Story | TV | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1973 | The Laughing Policeman | Insp. James Larrimore SFPD | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1972 | The Rookies | TV | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt | Wordsworth | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Lt. Carl Fellows | TV | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | TV | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Jason O'Rourke | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1970 | McCloud | TV | 7.2 | 34 | |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Sam Simon | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels | TV | 5.7 | 34 | |
| 1970 | The Landlord | Copee Johnson | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Freddy | TV | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Hurricane Smith | TV | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Karnes | TV | 4.8 | 33 |
| 1969 | The Bushbaby | Tembo | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Smitty | TV | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Charley Jameson | TV | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Lloyd | TV | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1968 | Companions in Nightmare | Lt. Adam McKay | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Ollie | TV | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa | Joseph Hemera | TV | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa | Fulah | TV | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1966 | Daktari | Mkono | TV | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 26 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun | George Murchison | Film | 7.7 | 25 |
| 1960 | The New Girl | Mary's Brother | Film | — | 24 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Buck Walter | TV | 7.5 | 23 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 17 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 12 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Host | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| Unplugged | Amos Burton (voice) | Film | — | — | |
| Crimes of Violence | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | — | |
| Forget to Remember | Film | — | — |