Deceased

How Did Louis Gossett Jr. Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asLouis Cameron Gossett, Jr., Louis Gossett, Jr., Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., Lou Gossett, ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニア, لوئیس گوست، جونیورGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/05/1936Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied29/03/2024Died inSanta MonicaCauseatrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failureWikidataQ329719 ↗TMDb#20959 ↗

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was an American actor. He made his stage debut at age 17. Shortly thereafter, Gossett successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. He continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965).

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Filmography115 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	IFMovie	Lewis (voice)	88
2023	The Color PurpleMovie	Ol' Mister	87
2023	Outlaw Johnny BlackMovie	Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)	87
2020	The ReasonMovie	Pastor Jim	84
2019	WatchmenSeries	Old Man / Will Reeves	83
2019	SupervizedMovie	Pendle	83
2018	Breaking BrooklynMovie	Miles Bryant	82
2017	The Good FightSeries	Carl Reddick	81
2017	Undercover GrandpaMovie	Mother	81
2015	The Spoils Before DyingSeries	Duke Webster	79
2014	ExtantSeries	Quinn	78
2014	Madam SecretarySeries	Laurent Vasseur	78
2014	The DependablesMovie	Lou Jones	78
2014	A Fighting ManMovie	Cubby	78
2010	Hawaii Five-0Series	Lou's father	74
2009	Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries	Self	73
2009	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedyMovie	Self	73
2009	The Perfect GameMovie	Cool Papa Bell	73
2009	Amazing RacerMovie	Max Donovan	73
2009	The Least Among YouMovie	Samuel Benton	73
2008	DelgoMovie	King Zahn (voice)	72
2008	The Black List: Volume OneMovie	Self	72
2007	The 50 Greatest Television DramasMovie	Self	71
2006	PsychSeries	Lloyd Marr	70
2006	All InMovie	Caps	70
2005	Lackawanna BluesMovie	Ol'lem Taylor	69
2005	Left Behind: World at WarMovie	President Geral Fitzhugh	69
2005	Black in the 80sSeries	Self	69
2004	The BatmanSeries	Lucius Fox (voice)	68
2003	MomentumMovie	Raymond Addison	67
2002	The Dead ZoneSeries	Pastor David Lewis	66
2002	What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-AwayMovie	Dr. Barnes	66
2002	Half & HalfSeries	Ray Willis	66
2002	DeceivedMovie	Col. David Garrett	66
2000	The HighwaymanMovie	Phil Bishop	64
1999	Family GuySeries	Drill Sargent (voice)	63
1999	Strange JusticeMovie	Vernon Jordan	63
1998	HerculesSeries	Chiron (voice)	62
1998	Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodMovie	Self	62
1997	Stargate SG-1Series	Gerak	61
1997	To Dance with OliviaMovie	Daniel Stewart	61
1996	Early EditionSeries	Jim Matthews	60
1996	Promised LandSeries	Anderson Walker	60
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie	Self	59
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Anderson Walker	58
1994	ERSeries	Leo Malcolm	58
1994	EllenSeries	Sgt. Timko	58
1994	Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeMovie	Ray Alexander	58
1994	FlashfireMovie	Ben Durand	58
1994	Blue ChipsMovie	Father Dawkins (uncredited)	58
1993	Father & Son: Dangerous RelationsMovie	Leonard Clay	57
1993	MonolithMovie	Capt. MacCandless	57
1992	Picket FencesSeries	Rick Jennings	56
1992	DiggstownMovie	"Honey" Roy Palmer	56
1992	Iron Eagle IIIMovie	Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair	56
1991	Toy SoldiersMovie	Dean Parker	55
1991	The Josephine Baker StoryMovie	Sidney Williams	55
1990	Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries	Commander Clash (voice)	54
1990	El DiabloMovie	Van Leek	54
1988	American ExperienceSeries	Narrator (voice)	52
1988	Roots: The GiftMovie	Fiddler	52
1987	Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie	Self	51
1987	The PrincipalMovie	Jake Phillips	51
1986	FirewalkerMovie	Leo Porter	50
1986	Iron EagleMovie	Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair	50
1985	Enemy MineMovie	Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan	49
1984	The GuardianMovie	John Mack	48
1984	Finders KeepersMovie	Century	48
1983	Jaws 3-DMovie	Calvin Bouchard	47
1982	An Officer and a GentlemanMovie	Sergeant Emil Foley	46
1982	I Love LibertyMovie	Self	46
1982	Benny's PlaceMovie	Benny Moore	46
1981	Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeMovie	Leroy 'Satchel' Paige	45
1979	Backstairs at the White HouseSeries	Levi Mercer, Houseman	43
1978	To Kill a CopSeries	Everett Walker	42
1978	To Kill a CopMovie	Everett Walker	42
1978	The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His RootsMovie	Self	42
1977	RootsSeries	Fiddler	41
1977	Little Ladies of the NightMovie	Russ Garfield	41
1977	The ChoirboysMovie	Calvin Motts	41
1977	The DeepMovie	Henri Cloche	41
1977	Please Turn the PageSeries	Self	41
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	39
1975	Black BartMovie	Black Bart	39
1975	The JeffersonsSeries	—	39
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes	38
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Henry Hill	38
1974	The Six Million Dollar ManSeries	O'Flaherty	38
1974	PetrocelliSeries	District Attorney Kurt Olson	38
1974	Harry OSeries	Cleon Jackson	38
1974	It's Good to Be AliveMovie	Sam Brockington	38
1974	Good TimesSeries	—	38
1973	Police StorySeries	—	37
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	37
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	36
1972	Travels with My AuntMovie	Wordsworth	36
1971	Alias Smith and JonesSeries	—	35
1971	Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries	Lt. Carl Fellows	35
1971	Skin GameMovie	Jason O'Rourke	35
1970	McCloudSeries	—	34
1970	The LandlordMovie	Copee Johnson	34
1970	The Partridge FamilySeries	Sam Simon	34
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Freddy	33
1969	The Bill Cosby ShowSeries	Hurricane Smith	33
1969	The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries	Dr. Karnes	33
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	Smitty	32
1968	Companions in NightmareMovie	Lt. Adam McKay	32
1967	The InvadersSeries	Ollie	31
1967	Cowboy in AfricaSeries	Joseph Hemera	31
1966	DaktariSeries	Mkono	30
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	26
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	25
1959	BonanzaSeries	Buck Walter	23
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	17
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	12