Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" and as Fiddler in the television miniseries "Roots". He has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.

Louis Gossett Jr. awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
1998 Image Awards (NAACP) Winner Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Louis Gossett Jr.) Touched by an Angel
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2020 Black Reel Awards for Television Nominee Black Reel Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series (Louis Gossett Jr.) Watchmen
2020 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series (Louis Gossett Jr.) Watchmen
2020 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Louis Gossett Jr.) Watchmen
2019 IGN Summer Movie Awards Nominee IGN Award Best TV Ensemble (Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers, Jeremy Irons, Andrew Howard, Louis Gossett Jr., Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Dylan Schombing) Watchmen
1997 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Louis Gossett Jr.) Touched by an Angel
1986 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Actor (Louis Gossett Jr.) Enemy Mine
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