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Acting

Louis Gossett Jr.

Titles: 143movies67TV shows

Career: Active from 1961 to 2025, busiest in 1988 and 1995 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 88
top three billing

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: A Raisin in the Sun
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 123 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Louis Gossett Jr. Catalog average

Crime
4.7average 3.6
Politics
3.6average 2.6
Nostalgia
4.7average 3.8
Family Dynamics
5.5average 4.8
Violence
4.7average 4.2
Catharsis
5.6average 5.1
Wholesome
3.9average 3.4
Class & Capitalism
3.8average 3.3

Rarely in their work

Uncanny
1.7, average 2.5
Absurdist Humor
1.4, average 2.0
Scare
2.0, average 2.6
Showbiz
0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 75
TV Movie 38
Thriller 18
Comedy 18
Action 18
Crime 14
Adventure 11
Family 9

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 9
Character Study 8
Political Intrigue 7
Coming-of-Age 7
Crime Thriller 6
Social Commentary 6
Underdog Story 5
Historical Drama 5
Redemption 4
Fast-Paced 4
American History 4
Gritty Realism 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

176

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

Upcoming

1 title

Unplugged

as Amos Burton (voice)

2020s

10 titles · average score 60

Sin

as Elijah

57

as Lewis (voice)

The Color Purple

75

as Ol' Mister

Outlaw Johnny Black

53

as Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Three Months

73

as Benny

Not to Forget

60

as Pastor John

I Forgive

as God (voice)

The Cuban

53

as Luis Garcia

The Reason

71

as Pastor Jim

Miracle in East Texas

39

as Irving Tanner Jr.

2010s

23 titles · average score 57

Supervized

37

as Pendle

Foster Boy

65

as Judge George Taylor

Undercover Grandpa

34

as Mother

Boiling Pot

65

as Detective Haven

The Book of Negroes

78

TV show · as Daddy Moses

The Dependables

22

as Lou Jones

A Fighting Man

48

as Cubby

Madam Secretary

68

TV show · as Laurent Vasseur

Miracle at Gate 213

as Roy Peddington

Smitty

63

as Mr. Smith

The Grace Card

55

as George Wright

Hawaii Five-0

69

TV show · as Lou's father

All 23 titles from the 2010s

2000s

24 titles · average score 52

The Least Among You

41

as Samuel Benton

Daddy's Little Girls

51

as Willie

Cover

30

as Detective Hicks

Solar Attack

39

as President Ryan Gordon

All In

41

as Caps

Left Behind: World at War

51

as President Geral Fitzhugh

Momentum

48

as Raymond Addison

Jasper, Texas

65

as R.C. Horn

Deceived

44

as Col. David Garrett

For Love of Olivia

as Daniel Stewart

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

69

as Lou Hastings

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

54

as Frank

All 24 titles from the 2000s

1990s

44 titles · average score 56

Y2K

45

as Morgan

Love Songs

75

as Reuben

Legend of the Mummy

29

as Corbeck

Managua

as Paul

Zooman

55

as Rueben Tate

Iron Eagle on the Attack

36

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Flashfire

36

as Ben Durand

Iron Eagle III

24

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Diggstown

66

as "Honey" Roy Palmer

Cover-Up

33

as Lou Jackson

Carolina Skeletons

66

as James Bragg

El Diablo

56

as Van Leek

All 44 titles from the 1990s

1980s

25 titles · average score 54

The Punisher

47

as Jake Berkowitz

Iron Eagle II

37

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

The Principal

42

as Jake Phillips

A Gathering of Old Men

62

as Mathu

Firewalker

37

as Leo Porter

Iron Eagle

35

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Enemy Mine

64

as Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

Finders Keepers

44

as Century

Jaws 3-D

26

as Calvin Bouchard

67

TV show · as Anwar al-Sadat

An Officer and a Gentleman

75

as Sergeant Emil Foley

The Powers of Matthew Star

59

TV show · as Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

All 25 titles from the 1980s

1970s

37 titles · average score 60

Backstairs at the White House

72

TV show · as Levi Mercer, Houseman

The Choirboys

35

as Calvin Motts

Little Ladies of the Night

50

as Russ Garfield

The Deep

49

as Henri Cloche

Freeman

as Rex

J.D.'s Revenge

46

as Rev. Elija Bliss

The White Dawn

73

as Portagee

Sidekicks

as Jason O'Rourke

The Laughing Policeman

50

as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Travels with My Aunt

53

as Wordsworth

Skin Game

61

as Jason O'Rourke

The Young Rebels

TV show

All 37 titles from the 1970s

1960s

11 titles · average score 58

The Bushbaby

as Tembo

Love, American Style

43

TV show · as Freddy

The Bill Cosby Show

58

TV show · as Hurricane Smith

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV show · as Dr. Karnes

The Mod Squad

43

TV show · as Lloyd / Smitty

Companions in Nightmare

as Lt. Adam McKay

The Invaders

49

TV show · as Ollie

Cowboy in Africa

TV show · as Joseph Hemera / Fulah

Daktari

71

TV show · as Mkono

A Raisin in the Sun

85

as George Murchison

as Mary's Brother

1950s

1 title · average score 73

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Buck Walter