Louis Gossett, Jr.
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Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant
Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman
and Fiddler in the 1970s television miniseries Roots
. Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including The Deep
, Jaws 3-D
(as SeaWorld
manager Calvin Bouchard), Wolfgang Peterson's Enemy Mine
, the Iron Eagle
series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher
. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Award
s, and two Golden Globe Award
s in an acting career that spans over five decades.
, New York
, to Hellen Rebecca (née Wray), a nurse, and Louis Gossett, Sr., a porter. His stage debut came at the age of 17, in a school production of You Can't Take It with You
when a sports injury resulted in the decision to take an acting class. Polio had already delayed his graduation.
After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954, he attended New York University
, declining an athletic scholarship. Standing 6'4" (1.93 m), he was offered the opportunity to play varsity basketball during his college years at NYU, which he declined to concentrate on theater. His high school teacher had encouraged him to audition for a Broadway part, which resulted in his selection for a starring role on Broadway in 1953 from among 200 other actors well before he entered NYU.
drama critics as one of the 10 best shows of the year. He was 17, and still a student at Abraham Lincoln High School, with no formal drama training.
Gossett stepped into the world of cinema in the Sidney Poitier
vehicle A Raisin in the Sun
in 1961. His role as Gunnery Sergeant
Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman
(opposite Richard Gere
) showcased his talent and won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
. He was the first African-American male to win an Oscar in a supporting role, the second black male to win for acting, and the third African-American actor to win overall. His win ended a 19-year Oscar drought for African-Americans, the second longest in the Academy's history since Hattie McDaniel
's 1939 win for her supporting role in Gone with the Wind
.
In 1986, Gossett starred in another role as a military man
in the film Iron Eagle
. It was followed by three sequel
s.
Gossett's Broadway theatre
credits include A Raisin in the Sun
(1959), Golden Boy
(1964), and Chicago
(2002).
He also has performed in other media, including television productions. His Emmy Award
-winning role of Fiddler in the 1977 groundbreaking television miniseries Roots
first brought Gossett to the audience's attention. In 1983, he was cast in the title role in Sadat, a miniseries which chronicled the life and assassination of Anwar Sadat
. While filming An Officer and a Gentleman
, Gossett was also starring in the 1982–1983 science fiction series, The Powers of Matthew Star
. He plays the role of fictional U.S. President Gerald Fitzhugh in the movie Left Behind: World at War
.
Gossett is the voice of the Vortigaunt
s in the video game Half-Life 2
(but he did not reprise the role in Half-Life 2: Episode Two
) and is the Free Jaffa Leader Gerak in Season 9 of the sci-fi television series Stargate SG-1
. He provides the voice of Lucius Fox
in The Batman
animated series. He recorded several commercials for a Nashville
-based diabetic company, AmMed Direct, LLC. In 2008 he filmed the "Keep It Real" series of commercials for the Namibia
n lager
Windhoek
.
In 1997, Gossett presented When Animals Attack! 4, a one hour special on Fox
. Gossett also co-wrote the antiwar folk song "Handsome Johnny" with Richie Havens
.
Gossett portrayed John in the Word of Promise audio bible.
Gossett, Jr., also serves on an honorary board for The National World War I Museum in Kansas City
.
His first marriage was to Hattie Glascoe; it was annulled.
His second, to Christina Mangosing, took place on August 21, 1973. Their son Satie was born in 1974. Gossett and Mangosing divorced in 1975.
His third marriage, to Star Search
champion Cyndi James-Reese, took place on December 25, 1987. They adopted a son, Sharron (born 1977). Gossett and James-Reese divorced in 1992..
Louis is cousin to TV actor Robert Gossett
who stars on TNT's The Closer
.
(writer).
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant and First Sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer...
Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
A Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American drama film that tells the story of a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford...
and Fiddler in the 1970s television miniseries Roots
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
. Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including The Deep
The Deep (film)
The Deep is a 1977 adventure film directed by Peter Yates and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. The film stars Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, and Nick Nolte.-Plot:...
, Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D is a 1983 thriller film directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Lea Thompson and Louis Gossett, Jr...
(as SeaWorld
SeaWorld
SeaWorld is a United States chain of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, and animal theme parks owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. The parks feature captive orca, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals. There are operations in Orlando,...
manager Calvin Bouchard), Wolfgang Peterson's Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine (film)
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film based on the story of the same title by Barry B. Longyear. It was produced by 20th Century Fox, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starred Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr...
, the Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle is a 1986 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett, Jr. While it received mixed reviews, the film earned US$24,159,872 at the U.S. box office. Iron Eagle was followed by three sequels: Iron Eagle II, Aces: Iron Eagle III and Iron Eagle on the...
series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher
The Punisher (1989 film)
The Punisher is a 1989 film starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle, directed by Mark Goldblatt from a screenplay by Boaz Yakin. It is loosely based on the Marvel Comics' character The Punisher. The film changes many details of the comic book origin and the main character does not wear the...
. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s, and two Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
s in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Early life
Gossett, Jr. was born in Sheepshead Bay, BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, to Hellen Rebecca (née Wray), a nurse, and Louis Gossett, Sr., a porter. His stage debut came at the age of 17, in a school production of You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances...
when a sports injury resulted in the decision to take an acting class. Polio had already delayed his graduation.
After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954, he attended New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, declining an athletic scholarship. Standing 6'4" (1.93 m), he was offered the opportunity to play varsity basketball during his college years at NYU, which he declined to concentrate on theater. His high school teacher had encouraged him to audition for a Broadway part, which resulted in his selection for a starring role on Broadway in 1953 from among 200 other actors well before he entered NYU.
Career
Gossett made Broadway history in 1953 when he appeared as a star in Take a Giant Step, which was selected by The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
drama critics as one of the 10 best shows of the year. He was 17, and still a student at Abraham Lincoln High School, with no formal drama training.
Gossett stepped into the world of cinema in the Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field...
vehicle A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes...
in 1961. His role as Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant and First Sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer...
Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
A Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American drama film that tells the story of a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford...
(opposite Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
) showcased his talent and won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
. He was the first African-American male to win an Oscar in a supporting role, the second black male to win for acting, and the third African-American actor to win overall. His win ended a 19-year Oscar drought for African-Americans, the second longest in the Academy's history since Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American actress to win an Academy Award. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind ....
's 1939 win for her supporting role in Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (film)
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
.
In 1986, Gossett starred in another role as a military man
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
in the film Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle is a 1986 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett, Jr. While it received mixed reviews, the film earned US$24,159,872 at the U.S. box office. Iron Eagle was followed by three sequels: Iron Eagle II, Aces: Iron Eagle III and Iron Eagle on the...
. It was followed by three sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
s.
Gossett's Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
credits include A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes...
(1959), Golden Boy
Golden Boy (musical)
Golden Boy is a musical with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.Based on the 1937 play of the same name by Odets, it focuses on Joe Wellington, a young man from Harlem who, despite his family's objections, turns to prizefighting as a means...
(1964), and Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
(2002).
He also has performed in other media, including television productions. His Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning role of Fiddler in the 1977 groundbreaking television miniseries Roots
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
first brought Gossett to the audience's attention. In 1983, he was cast in the title role in Sadat, a miniseries which chronicled the life and assassination of Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981...
. While filming An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
A Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American drama film that tells the story of a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford...
, Gossett was also starring in the 1982–1983 science fiction series, The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star is an American sci-fi television series that aired from September 17, 1982 through April 8, 1983, on NBC. It starred Peter Barton The Powers of Matthew Star is an American sci-fi television series that aired from September 17, 1982 through April 8, 1983, on NBC. It...
. He plays the role of fictional U.S. President Gerald Fitzhugh in the movie Left Behind: World at War
Left Behind: World at War
Left Behind: World at War is a Christian Bible-based apocalyptic/thriller film and the third in the series of films based on the Left Behind book series. It was produced by Cloud Ten Pictures. The film premiered in churches on October 21, 2005 before its release on DVD and VHS on October 25, 2005...
.
Gossett is the voice of the Vortigaunt
Vortigaunt
Vortigaunts are a fictional extra-dimensional species in the Half-Life series by Valve Corporation. In Half-Life and its three expansions, Vortigaunts are frequently encountered by the player as hostile non-player characters...
s in the video game Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 , the sequel to Half-Life, is a first-person shooter video game and a signature title in the Half-Life series. It is singleplayer, story-driven, science fiction, and linear...
(but he did not reprise the role in Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two is the second episode in a series of sequels to the 2004 first-person shooter video game Half-Life 2. It was developed by Valve Corporation in tandem with Episode One, the first game in the series, and released in Q4 2007 via Valve's Steam content distribution platform...
) and is the Free Jaffa Leader Gerak in Season 9 of the sci-fi television series Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
. He provides the voice of Lucius Fox
Lucius Fox
Lucius Fox is a fictional character appearing in Batman comic books by DC Comics. He was created by Len Wein and John Calnan, and first appeared in Batman #307 . As a supporting character, he acts as Bruce Wayne's business manager who supposedly unknowingly runs the business interests that supply...
in The Batman
The Batman (TV series)
The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from 2004 to 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB...
animated series. He recorded several commercials for a Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
-based diabetic company, AmMed Direct, LLC. In 2008 he filmed the "Keep It Real" series of commercials for the Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n lager
Lager
Lager is a type of beer made from malted barley that is brewed and stored at low temperatures. There are many types of lager; pale lager is the most widely-consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world; Pilsner, Bock, Dortmunder Export and Märzen are all styles of lager...
Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
.
In 1997, Gossett presented When Animals Attack! 4, a one hour special on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
. Gossett also co-wrote the antiwar folk song "Handsome Johnny" with Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richard P. "Richie" Havens is an African American folk singer and guitarist. He is best known for his intense, rhythmic guitar style , soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.-Career:Born in Brooklyn, Havens was the eldest of nine children...
.
Gossett portrayed John in the Word of Promise audio bible.
Philanthropy
In 2007, Gossett, Jr., was the honored guest and keynote speaker for the alumni hall of fame gala benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, St. Petersburg, Florida. Gossett has appeared every year supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He is an alumnus himself and has continued to work for and with the organization.Gossett, Jr., also serves on an honorary board for The National World War I Museum in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
Marriages and family
Gossett has been married three times and fathered one son and adopted one son:His first marriage was to Hattie Glascoe; it was annulled.
His second, to Christina Mangosing, took place on August 21, 1973. Their son Satie was born in 1974. Gossett and Mangosing divorced in 1975.
His third marriage, to Star Search
Star Search
Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...
champion Cyndi James-Reese, took place on December 25, 1987. They adopted a son, Sharron (born 1977). Gossett and James-Reese divorced in 1992..
Louis is cousin to TV actor Robert Gossett
Robert Gossett
Robert Gossett is an American television, theater, and film actor. Gossett landed his first professional job after he graduated from high school in a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He went on to act in the Broadway production of Lloyd Richard's of Fences, Hal Scott's A Raisin in...
who stars on TNT's The Closer
The Closer
The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods...
.
Prostate cancer
On February 9, 2010, Gossett announced that he is suffering from prostate cancer. He added the disease was caught in its early stages, and expects to make a full recovery.Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | George Murchison | ||
| 1969 | Tembo | ||
| 1970 | Leo the Last Leo the Last Leo the Last is a 1970 film directed by John Boorman, based on the play The Prince by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw.-Plot:... |
Roscoe | |
| 1970 | Copee | ||
| 1971 | Skin Game Skin Game Skin Game is a 1971 movie comedy western starring James Garner and Louis Gossett, Jr.- Plot :Quincy Drew and Jason O'Rourke travel from town to town in the south of the United States during the slavery era. Drew claims to be a down-on-his-luck slave owner who is selling O'Rourke as a slave... |
Jason O'Rourke | |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt Travels with My Aunt (film) Travels with My Aunt is a 1972 American comedy film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler is based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Graham Greene.-Plot:... |
Zachary/'Wordsworth' | |
| 1973 | Francis Fuzz | ||
| 1973 | Insp. James Larrimore SFPD | ||
| 1974 | Portagee | ||
| 1976 | Dr. Dudley Stanton | ||
| 1976 | J. D.'s Revenge | Rev. Elija Bliss | |
| 1977 | Henri Cloche | ||
| 1977 | Calvin Motts | ||
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Leo Garcia | |
| 1982 | Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding African-American Actors in a Motion Picture:# of Performances that have won or been nominated for an Academy Award :*1. Louis Gossett Jr.- An Officer and a Gentleman... |
|
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D Jaws 3-D Jaws 3-D is a 1983 thriller film directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Lea Thompson and Louis Gossett, Jr... |
Calvin Bouchard | Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers Finders Keepers (1984 film) Finders Keepers is a 1984 film starring Michael O'Keefe and Beverly D'Angelo. It also starred Jim Carrey in his 6th film role.-Plot:With the law after him, and a women's Roller Derby team as well, con man Michael Rangeloff takes on the lam. He steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a... |
Century | |
| 1985 | Enemy Mine Enemy Mine (film) Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film based on the story of the same title by Barry B. Longyear. It was produced by 20th Century Fox, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starred Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr... |
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor Saturn Award for Best Actor The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed, who felt that films within those genres... |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle Iron Eagle Iron Eagle is a 1986 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett, Jr. While it received mixed reviews, the film earned US$24,159,872 at the U.S. box office. Iron Eagle was followed by three sequels: Iron Eagle II, Aces: Iron Eagle III and Iron Eagle on the... |
Chappy Sinclair | |
| 1986 | Firewalker Firewalker (film) Firewalker is a 1986 action/adventure B-movie starring Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett, Jr., Will Sampson and Melody Anderson. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Norman Aladjem, Robert Gosnell and Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum... |
Leo Porter | |
| 1987 | Jake Phillips | ||
| 1988 | Iron Eagle II Iron Eagle II Iron Eagle II is a 1988 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the first sequel to the 1986 film Iron Eagle, with Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role as Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. An uncredited Jason Gedrick also returns as ace pilot Doug Masters in the film's opening scene.Like its... |
Chappy Sinclair | |
| 1989 | Jake Berkowitz | ||
| 1991 | Cover Up Cover Up (1991 film) Cover Up is a 1991 film directed by Manny Coto starring Dolph Lundgren and Louis Gossett Jr.. Coto was hired at the latest stage of pre-production right before filming, after writer / director William Tannen left the project.... |
Lou Jackson | |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers | Dean Parker | |
| 1992 | Aces: Iron Eagle III Aces: Iron Eagle III Aces: Iron Eagle III is a 1992 action film directed by John Glen and is the third installment of the Iron Eagle film series, with Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role as Col. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. Also starring are Japanese actor Sonny Chiba and retired boxing champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini... |
Chappy Sinclair | |
| 1992 | Diggstown Diggstown Diggstown is a 1992 movie directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Bruce Dern. It also features Heather Graham, Oliver Platt and Randall "Tex" Cobb.-Synopsis:... |
'Honey' Roy Palmer | |
| 1993 | Monolith | Capt. MacCandless | |
| 1993 | Flashfire | Ben Durand | |
| 1994 | Blue Chips Blue Chips Blue Chips is a 1994 drama film about basketball, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as talented finds.... |
Father Dawkins | |
| 1994 | Prof. Sam Adekunle | ||
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Ellis | |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Chappy Sinclair | |
| 1996 | Managua | Paul | |
| 1997 | Narrator | ||
| 1997 | Legend of the Mummy | Corbeck | |
| 1999 | Y2K | Morgan | |
| 2000 | Phil Bishop | ||
| 2002 | Deceived | Col. David Garrett | Direct-to-video release |
| 2005 | Window | Ralph Stanley | |
| 2005 | Left Behind: World at War Left Behind: World at War Left Behind: World at War is a Christian Bible-based apocalyptic/thriller film and the third in the series of films based on the Left Behind book series. It was produced by Cloud Ten Pictures. The film premiered in churches on October 21, 2005 before its release on DVD and VHS on October 25, 2005... |
President Gerald Fitzhugh | |
| 2006 | All In | Caps | |
| 2006 | Club Soda | Doc | |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Willie | |
| 2007 | Cover Cover (film) Cover is a drama thriller film starring Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Vivica A. Fox, and Leon. The film was produced and directed by Bill Duke and open at selective theaters on February 22, 2008.-Plot synopsis:... |
Det. Hicks | |
| 2008 | TBA | awaiting release | |
| 2008 | Cool Papa Bell | awaiting release | |
| 2008 | Delgo Delgo (film) Delgo is a 2008 computer-animated fantasy film. The film was produced by Fathom Studios, a division of Macquarium Intelligent Communications, which began development of the project in 1999.... |
Zahn | voice only |
| 2009 | Dog Jack Dog Jack Dog Jack is a 2010 film based on the book of the same name by Florence W. Biros.The story revolves around an escaped slave boy named Jed who joins the 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Civil War... |
Grown up Jed | |
| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow Shannon's Rainbow Shannon's Rainbow is a 2009 drama and family film both produced and directed by Frank E. Johnson. It stars Julianne Michelle and Claire Forlani, with a musical score by emmy winner Charles David Denler.... |
Max | |
| 2009 | Samuel Benton | ||
| 2010 | Smitty | Mr. Smith | |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? Why Did I Get Married Too? Why Did I Get Married Too? is a 2010 American comedy-drama film produced by Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios and stars Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, and Tasha Smith... |
Porter | |
| 2011 | George Wright | ||
| 2011 | Glen |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Jamie Goodwin | Episode: "The Stubbornest Man" | |
| 1962 | William Taylor | Episode: "The Prisoner" | |
| 1967–68 | Cowboy in Africa Cowboy in Africa Cowboy in Africa is an ABC television series produced in 1967-1968 by Ivan Tors and starring Chuck Connors. A 1966 television pilot turned into a movie and released to cinemas starring Hugh O'Brian as Jim Sinclair was called Africa - Texas Style.-Plot:... |
Fulah Hemera |
Episode: "Fang and Claw" Episode: "The Quiet Death" |
| 1968 | Ollie | Episode: "The Vise" | |
| 1968 | Daktari Daktari Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East... |
Mkono | Episode: "Adam and Jenny" |
| 1968 | Companions in Nightmare Companions in Nightmare Companions in Nightmare is a 1968 crime-drama film. it had early roles for Louis Gossett Jr. and Bettye Ackerman it also starred Gig Young, Melvyn Douglas, Patrick O'Neal and Leslie Nielsen-Plot:... |
Lt. Adam McKay | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
| 1968 | Sgt William Smith (Smithy) | Episode: "When Smitty Comes Marching Home" | |
| 1970 | Hurricane Smith | Episode: "The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson" | |
| 1970–71 | Isak Poole | ||
| 1971 | Big Fish, Little Fish | ||
| 1971 | Sam | Episode: "Soul Club" | |
| 1971 | Bonanza Bonanza Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the... |
Buck Walter | Episode: "The Desperado" |
| 1971 | Longstreet Longstreet (TV series) Longstreet is an American crime drama series that was broadcast on the ABC in the 1971-1972 season . A 90-minute pilot movie of the same name aired prior to the debut of the series as an ABC Movie of the Week.-Synopsis:... |
Sergeant Cory | Episode: "The Way of the Intercepting Fist" |
| 1971 | Dr. Karnes | Episode: "One Lonely Step" | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones Alias Smith and Jones Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of Western cousin outlaws trying to reform... |
Joe Sims | Episode: "The Bounty Hunter" |
| 1971 | Cade's County Cade's County Cade's County is a modern-day Western/crime drama which aired on CBS during the 1971–72 television season. There were 24 episodes.-Synopsis:... |
Episode: "The Alien Land" | |
| 1972 | Insight Insight (TV series) Insight was an Emmy-winning syndicated television series produced by Paulist Productions that aired 250 episodes from 1960 to 1983. The series presented half-hour dramas illuminating the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love... |
Episode: "The Man from Inner Space" | |
| 1972 | Doug Newman | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television pilot |
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| 1972 | Toby Jones | Episode: "Covenant with Death" | |
| 1972 | Love, American Style Love, American Style Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974... |
Segment: "Love and the Christmas Punch..." | |
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Smitty Lloyd Charley Jameson |
Episode: "When Smitty Comes Marching Home" Episode: "The Uptight Town" Episode: "Can You Hear Me Out There?" |
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| 1973 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely, that starred actor Arthur Hill. The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974... |
Episode: "An Often and Familiar Ghost" | |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive | Sam Brockington | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film |
| 1974 | Sidekicks | Jason O'Rourke | TV remake of Gossett's 1971 Skin Game Skin Game Skin Game is a 1971 movie comedy western starring James Garner and Louis Gossett, Jr.- Plot :Quincy Drew and Jason O'Rourke travel from town to town in the south of the United States during the slavery era. Drew claims to be a down-on-his-luck slave owner who is selling O'Rourke as a slave... CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film |
| 1974 | Portagee | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
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| 1974 | McCloud | Dewey Justin | Episode: Shivaree on Delancy Street |
| 1974–75 | Petrocelli Petrocelli Petrocelli is an American legal drama which ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974 to March 31, 1976.-Plot:Tony Petrocelli was an Italian-American Harvard-educated lawyer who grew up in South Boston and gave up the big money and frenetic pace of major-metropolitan life to practice in a... |
D.A. Kurt Olson | Episode: "A Very Lonely Lady" and "A Fallen Idol" |
| 1974–75 | Good Times Good Times Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer... |
Donald Knight Uncle Wilbert |
Episode: "Thelma's Young Man" Episode: "Michael's Big Fall" |
| 1975 | Lucas Tanner Lucas Tanner Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who became an english teacher at the fictional Harry S. Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis... |
Bobby Koball | Episode: "Bonus Baby" |
| 1975 | Black Bart | Black Bart | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film |
| 1975 | Delancey Street: The Crisis Within | Otis James | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
| 1975 | Caribe | David Wallace | Episode: "The Assassin" |
| 1975 | Harry O | Cleon Jackson | Episode: "Shades" |
| 1975 | Wendell Brown | Episode: "George's Best Friend" | |
| 1975 | O'Flaherty | Episode: "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty" | |
| 1975–76 | Police Story | Freddie Virgil Barnes |
Episode: "The Cut Man Caper" Episode: "50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day" |
| 1976 | Little House on the Prairie Little House on the Prairie (TV series) Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books... |
Henry Hill | Episode: "The Long Road Home" |
| 1976–77 | Marcus 'Gabby' Hayes | Episode: "Foul on the First Play" and "Just Another Polish Wedding" | |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night | Russ Garfield | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
| 1977 | Roots Roots (TV miniseries) Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still... |
Fiddler | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... miniseries Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series TV Land Award |
| 1977 | Visions | Rex | Episode: "Freeman" |
| 1978 | Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
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| 1978 | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program. Awards in this category from 1974 through 1978 were presented for Outstanding Supporting Actor or Actress in A Variety Show or Special... |
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| 1978 | To Kill a Cop | Everett Walker | Uncredited Role NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
| 1978 | Lem Harper | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
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| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House Backstairs at the White House (miniseries) Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 NBC television miniseries based on the book My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks... |
Levi Mercer | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... miniseries Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming... for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special |
| 1979 | Lawman Without a Gun | Tom Hayward | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
| 1979 | Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | ||
| 1980 | Palmerstown, USA | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
| 1982 | American Playhouse American Playhouse American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.It premiered on January 12, 1982 with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart... |
Episode: "Zora Is My Name!" | |
| 1982 | Benny's Place | Benny Moore | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
| 1982 | Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
Host | Episode: Louis Gossett Jr/George Thorogood & The Destroyers |
| 1982–83 | Walter 'Walt' Shepherd/D'Hai | ||
| 1983 | Sadat Sadat (film) Sadat is a 1983 two-part miniseries film based on the life and death of the late 3rd President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat starring Louis Gossett, Jr. as Sadat and Madolyn Smith as Sadat's wife, Jehan. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television through Operation Prime Time... |
Anwar al-Sadat | Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming... for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1984 | John Mack | Nominated — CableACE Award CableACE Award The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming... for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries HBO television film |
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| 1987 | Mathu | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1987 | Father Clements | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
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| 1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
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| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | Big John Creed | Disney Channel Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in... television film |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift Roots: The Gift Roots: The Gift is a 1988 television film. It is the third installment of the Roots series, which traces the maternal family history of African American author Alex Haley, starting with his fourth great-grandfather Kunta Kinte. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole... |
Fiddler | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... television film |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, Kojak and Columbo. On the air for only five episodes, the series starred Emmy- and Academy Award-winning... |
Gideon Oliver | |
| 1990 | Van Leek | HBO television film | |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers Captain Planet and the Planeteers Captain Planet is the title character of the series. In the beginning of the series, Gaia assembles a modern-day team of "Planeteers" from several nations... |
Commander Clash | Voice Role |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpson Sudie and Simpson Sudie and Simpson is a movie which promotes interracial friendship amid a backdrop of anti-Black prejudice, misogyny, and general ignorance.... |
Simpson | Television film |
| 1991 | Sidney Williams | HBO television film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 1991 | Carolina Skeletons | James Bragg | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
| 1991 | Keeper of the City | Det. James Dela | Television film |
| 1993 | Story of a People | Host | Miniseries Miniseries A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term... |
| 1993 | Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
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| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove Return to Lonesome Dove Return to Lonesome Dove, written by John Wilder, is a TV Miniseries involving characters created in the Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel Lonesome Dove. The story focuses on a retired Texas Ranger and his adventures driving mustangs from Texas to Montana... |
Isom Pickett | Miniseries Miniseries A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term... |
| 1994 | Picket Fences Picket Fences Picket Fences is a 60-minute American television drama about the residents of the fictional town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS television network in the United States... |
Rick Jennings | Episode: "Terms of Estrangement" |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice | Ray Alexander | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television film |
| 1995 | Walter Osgood | ||
| 1995 | Zooman | Rueben Tate | |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Ray Alexander | |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | James Mink | Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:... Television film |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Bob Kersee | Television film |
| 1996 | Inside | Questioner | Television film |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Anderson Walker | Episode: "Amazing Grace" NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:*Most Wins:**Mehki Phifer, Ice-T, Ossie Davis, Gary Dourdan & Omar Epps- has 2 wins a piece.*Most Nominations:**1. James Pickens Jr.- 6 nominations... Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| 1997 | To Dance with Olivia | Daniel Stewart | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes | Frank Crosby/Richard | Showtime television film Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... for Outstanding Children's Special Nominated —CableACE Award CableACE Award The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming... for Best Children's Special - 7 and Older Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special |
| 1997 | Early Edition Early Edition Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this... |
Jim Matthews | Episode: "The Medal" |
| 1997 | Ellen Ellen (TV series) Ellen is a U.S. television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, producing 109 episodes.The theme song, "So Called Friend" is by Scottish band Texas... |
Sgt. Timko | Episode: "G.I. Ellen" |
| 1998 | Inspector Frank Hughes | Showtime television film | |
| 1999 | Love Songs | Reuben | Segment: "A Love Song for Dad"; Showtime television film Black Reel Award for Best Director: T.V. Movie/Cable Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable |
| 1999 | Strange Justice Strange Justice Strange Justice is a 1999 television movie starring Delroy Lindo and Regina Taylor and directed by Ernest Dickerson. Originally aired on the Showtime network, the film is based on a book by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson.-Synopsis:... |
Vernon Jordan | Showtime television film |
| 2000 | Dr. Lucille | David Mulera | Television film |
| 2000 | Inspector Frank Hughes | Showtime television film | |
| 2000 | Lou Hastings | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 2001 | For Love of Olivia | Daniel Stewart | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... television film |
| 2002 | Opening Ceremony Salt Lake Paralympic Winter Games | Narrator | Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... for Outstanding Special Class Special |
| 2002 | What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway is a 2002 drama made for TV.- Cast :*Keshia Knight Pulliam - Temple*Angell Conwell - Alex*Monica McSwain - Breena*Kym Whitley - Ms. Wells *Riley Weston - Sydney*Edwin Morrow - Kendel... |
Dr. Barnes | UPN UPN United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's... television film |
| 2002 | Resurrection Blvd. Resurrection Blvd. Resurrection Blvd. is an American dramatic series which aired on Showtime for three seasons from 2000 to 2002.-Plot:In East Los Angeles, California, the Santiago family has had three generations of boxers within the family. They continue their battle to become boxing champions while struggling with... |
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant | Episode: "En Un Momento" and "Esperando Lagrimas" |
| 2003 | Pastor David Lewis | Episode: "Zion" | |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas Jasper, Texas (film) Jasper, Texas is a 2003 American television movie directed by Jeffery W. Byrd. The teleplay by Jonathan Estrin is based on a true story and focuses on the aftermath of a crime in which three white men from the small town of Jasper, Texas killed African American James Byrd, Jr... |
R.C. Horn | Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:... Showtime television film |
| 2003 | Momentum | Raymond Addison | SCI FI Syfy Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a... television film |
| 2004 | Half & Half Half & Half Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship... |
Ray Willis | Episode: "The Big Lover, My Brother Episode" and "The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode" |
| 2005 | Solar Attack Solar Attack Solar Attack is a 2005 direct-to-video film by Lions Gate Entertainment.It concerns large coronal mass ejections that cause the Earth's atmosphere to burn, potentially suffocating all life on Earth. All of this happens during a time of political tension between the United States and Russia... |
President Ryan Gordon | Direct-to-DVD Release |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues Lackawanna Blues Lackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.-Play:The... |
Ol'lem Taylor | HBO television film |
| 2005–06 | Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich... |
Gerak | |
| 2006 | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
Sergeant Angryman | Voice Role Episode: Saving Private Brian Saving Private Brian "Saving Private Brian" is the fourth episode of season five of Family Guy. The episode originally broadcast on November 5, 2006. The episode follows Stewie and Brian after they unintentionally join the United States Army, and end up leaving to serve in Iraq, only to return home when the war ends... |
| 2007 | Lucius Fox | Voice Role | |
| 2009 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Leo Malcolm | Episode: "The Family Man" |
Theatre
2006 Dvorak's New World: Chamber Music Plus. Louis Gossett, Jr., narrator, with Aubrey Allicock (Baritone), Sanda Schuldmann (piano), and Harry ClarkHarry Clark
Harry Clark was an American actor.Clark was a factory worker who became involved with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union-sponsored revue Pins and Needles in 1937, and its success encouraged him to pursue a career in acting...
(writer).