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A charismatic black actor with a flair for projecting quiet authority, Louis Gossett Jr has scored well personally in a string of diverse and challenging stage, film and TV roles. Sidelined by a sports injury in high school, Gossett decided to try acting at the suggestion of one of his teachers. Success in a school production led to a Broadway audition for "Take a Giant Step" (1953), where, the 16-year-old Gossett beat out 400 other aspiring actors and landed the lead....
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Filmography

Delgo:A Hero's Journey - ( Voice of King Zahn / 2007 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Buttermilk Sky - ( Judge Stanton / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
The Least Among You - ( Samuel Benton / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
The Third Miracle - ( Reverend Carter / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Cover - ( Detective Hicks / 2008 / Released / )
Manufacturing Dissent - ( Himself / 2007 / Released / )
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls - ( Willie / 2007 / Released / )
All In - ( Caps / 2006 / Released / )
Left Behind: World at War - ( President Gerald Fitzhugh / 2005 / Released / )
The Highwayman - ( / 2000 / Released / )
Terminal Countdown - ( Morgan / 1999 / Released / )
Managua - ( / 1997 / Released / Everest Entertainment Inc )
Managua - ( Co-Producer / 1997 / Released / Everest Entertainment Inc )
Iron Eagle IV - ( Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair / 1995 / Released / )
A Good Man in Africa - ( Adekunle / 1994 / Released / )
Monolith - ( Capt McCandless / 1993 / Released / )
Aces: Iron Eagle III - ( Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair / 1992 / Released / Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide )
Diggstown - ( "Honey" Roy Palmer / 1992 / Released / )
Cover-Up - ( Jackson / 1991 / Released / )
Toy Soldiers - ( Dean Parker / 1991 / Released / Shochiku-Fuji Company Ltd/Kuzui Enterprises )
The Punisher - ( Jake Berkowitz / 1989 / Released / Independent Productions )
Iron Eagle II - ( Brigadier General Charles "Chappy" Sinclair / 1988 / Released / Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm )
The Principal - ( Jake Phillips / 1987 / Released / )
Firewalker - ( Leo Porter / 1986 / Released / Cannon Releasing )
Iron Eagle - ( Chappy / 1986 / Released / )
Enemy Mine - ( Jeriba Shiban--the Drac / 1985 / Released / )
Finders Keepers - ( Century / 1984 / Released / )
Jaws 3-D - ( Calvin Bouchard / 1983 / Released / )
An Officer and A Gentleman - ( Sergeant Foley / 1982 / Released / )
The Choirboys - ( Calvin Potts / 1977 / Released / )
The Deep - ( Henri Cloche / 1977 / Released / )
J.D.'s Revenge - ( Reverend Bliss / 1976 / Released / AIP )
The River Niger - ( Dr Dudley Stanton / 1975 / Released / )
The White Dawn - ( Portagee / 1974 / Released / )
The Laughing Policeman - ( Larrimore / 1973 / Released / )
Travels With My Aunt - ( Wordsworth / 1972 / Released / )
Skin Game - ( Jason / 1971 / Released / )
The Bushbaby - ( Tembo / 1970 / Released / )
The Landlord - ( Copee / 1970 / Released / )
A Raisin in the Sun - ( George Murchison / 1961 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
TV Credits
The Harlem Globetrotters: A New Generation ( 2008 / Released ): Narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story ( 2007 / Released ): Narrator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
Lackawanna Blues ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere ( 2004 / Released ): Special Appearance
Jasper, Texas ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Momentum ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Half & Half ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode ( 2004 )
TV Episode Ray

The Big My Lover, My Brother Episode ( 2004 )
TV Episode Ray

The Dead Zone ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
For Love of Olivia ( 2001 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence ( 2000 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
Resurrection Blvd. ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Resurección ( 2002 )
TV Episode Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant

Justicia ( 2002 )
TV Episode Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant

Tristeza ( 2002 )
TV Episode Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant

Miembro de la Familia ( 2002 )
TV Episode Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant

La Guerra de Bibi ( 2002 )
TV Episode Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant

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The Color of Love: Jacey's Story ( 2000 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
Family Guy ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Love Songs ( 1999 / Released ): Director / Actor
Strange Justice ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The Port Chicago Mutiny ( 1999 / Released ): Narrator
The Television Academy Hall of Fame ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting The United Negro College Fund ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Disney's Hercules ( 1998 / Released ): Voice
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood ( 1998 / Released ): Narrator
The 70th Annual Academy Awards ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
The Inspectors ( 1998 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
True Stories From Touched By an Angel ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
I Survived a Disaster ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
In His Father's Shoes ( 1997 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
Stargate SG-1 ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The Fourth Horseman (Part 2) ( 2006 )
TV Episode Gerak

The Fourth Horseman (Part 1) ( 2005 )
TV Episode Gerak

Ex Deus Machina ( 2005 )
TV Episode Gerak

Beachhead ( 2005 )
TV Episode Gerak

Origin ( 2005 )
TV Episode Gerak

The Fifth Annual Trumpet Awards ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
To Dance With Olivia ( 1997 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
When Animals Attack 4 ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Inside ( 1996 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
Run For the Dream: The Gail Devers Story ( 1996 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
The 1996 Emmy Awards ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century ( 1996 / Released ): Voice
The Ultimate Athlete: Pushing the Limit ( 1996 / Released ): Narrator
A Father For Charlie ( 1995 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
Curse of the Starving Class ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Ray Alexander: A Menu For Murder ( 1995 / Released ): Co-Executive Producer / Actor
The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Zooman ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Flashfire ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice ( 1994 / Released ): Co-Executive Producer / Actor
The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The Jackson Family Honors ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Troubadours of Folk Music ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
50th Annual Golden Globe Awards ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Caribbean Cool ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations ( 1993 / Released ): Co-Executive Producer / Actor
Great Television Moments: What We Watched ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Return to Lonesome Dove ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Story of a People: A Dream Deferred ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
The Great Ones: The National Sports Awards ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
A Day in the Life of Hollywood ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom ( 1992 / Released ): Voice
AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Keeper of the City ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Liberators -- Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II ( 1992 / Released ): Narrator
Nitecap ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The 13th Annual ACE Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The 20th International Emmy Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The 7th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
What About Me? I'm Only 3! ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
A Party For Richard Pryor ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Carolina Skeletons ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Gladys Knight's Holiday Family Reunion Concert ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
The Josephine Baker Story ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
El Diablo ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Starathon '90 ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Sudie & Simpson ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
The 22nd Annual NAACP Image Awards ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
The New Adventures of Captain Planet ( 1990 / Released ): Voice
Zora Is My Name! ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Kennonite ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Sleep Well, Professor Oliver ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
The Last Plane From Coramaya ( 1989 / Released <