Louis Gossett, Jr.

Louis Gossett, Jr.
Birth name	Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
Born	May 27, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Sometimes credited as	Lou Gossett, Louis Gossett
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards	star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Young Rebels (credited as Lou Gossett)	Isak Poole	1970–1971	1
The Lazarus Syndrome	MacArthur St. Clair	1979	1
The Powers of Matthew Star	Walt Shephard	1982–1983	1
Gideon Oliver	Gideon Oliver	1989	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Nurses (credited as Louis Gossett)	William Taylor	1x07 - The Prisoner	November 8, 1962
The Invaders (credited as Louis Gossett)	Ollie	2x22 - The Vise	February 20, 1968
The Mod Squad (credited as Lou Gossett)	Smitty	1x04 - When Smitty Comes Marching Home	October 22, 1968
Daktari (credited as Lou Gossett)	Mkono	4x06 - Adam and Jenny	October 30, 1968
The Mod Squad (credited as Lou Gossett)	Lloyd	1x19 - The Uptight Town	February 18, 1969
The Bill Cosby Show (credited as Lou Gossett)	Hurricane Smith	1x24 - The Return of Big, Bad, Bubba Bronson	March 22, 1970
The Partridge Family (credited as Lou Gossett)	Sam	1x18 - Soul Club	January 29, 1971
Bonanza (credited as Lou Gossett)	Buck Walter	12x19 - The Desperado	February 7, 1971
Alias Smith and Jones (credited as Lou Gossett)	Joe Sims	2x12 - The Bounty Hunter	December 9, 1971
The Rookies (credited as Lou Gossett)	Toby Jones	1x05 - Covenant with Death	October 9, 1972
The Mod Squad (credited as Lou Gossett)	Charley Jameson	5x09 - Can You Hear Me Out There?	November 9, 1972
Good Times (credited as Lou Gossett)	Donald Knight	2x06 - Thelma's Young Man	October 15, 1974
Good Times (credited as Lou Gossett)	Uncle Wilbert	3x08 - Michael's Big Fall	October 28, 1975
The Jeffersons (credited as Lou Gossett)	Wendell Brown	2x11 - George's Best Friend	November 22, 1975
The Six Million Dollar Man (credited as Lou Gossett)	O'Flaherty	3x13 - Clark Templeton O'Flaherty	December 14, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (credited as Lou Gossett)	Henry Hill	2x18 - The Long Road Home	March 3, 1976
The Rockford Files (credited as Lou Gossett)	Marcus Hayes	2x21 - Foul on the First Play	March 12, 1976
The Rockford Files (credited as Lou Gossett)	Marcus Hayes	3x17 - Just Another Polish Wedding	February 18, 1977
Saturday Night Live	Himself/Host	8x02 - Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers	October 2, 1982
Picket Fences	Rick Jennings	2x16 - Terms of Estrangement	March 4, 1994
Touched by an Angel	Anderson Walker	3x19 - Amazing Grace (1)	February 23, 1997
Promised Land	Anderson Walker	1x17 - Amazing Grace (2)	February 25, 1997
Early Edition	Jim Matthews	2x02 - The Medal	October 4, 1997
Half & Half	Ray Willis	2x24 - The Big My Lover, My Brother Episode	May 17, 2004
Half & Half	Ray Willis	3x09 - The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode	November 22, 2004

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
A Gathering of Old Men	Mathu	May 10, 1987	CBS Sunday Night at the Movies
The Father Clements Story	Father Clements	December 13, 1987	NBC Sunday Night at the Movies

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 7 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series (1977)

Roots

Golden Globe Awards

(2 Wins in 3 Nominations)

• Won: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1983)

An Officer and a Gentleman

• Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (1992)

The Josephine Baker Story

Academy Awards

• Won: Best Supporting Actor (1983)

An Officer and a Gentleman