Netflix Movies Starring Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born on May 27, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City. He made his professional acting debut at age 17, winning the Donaldson Award as best newcomer to theatre. He went to New York University on a basketball scholarship and was invited to try out for the New York Knicks, yet he decided to continue his acting career with a role in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun". Gossett stepped into the world in cinema in the Sidney Poitier version of A Raisin in the Sun (1961). His role as the tough drill sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) showcased his talent and won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first African-American male to win an Academy Award in a supporting role, the second to win for acting, and the third to win overall. Read more on iMDB

An Officer And A Gentleman 1982 • 124 min
Enemy Mine 1985 • 108 min
Toy Soldiers 1991 • 111 min
Iron Eagle 1986 • 117 min
The Deep 1977 • 123 min
A Raisin In The Sun 1961 • 128 min
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010 • 121 min
The Principal 1987 • 109 min
Daddy's Little Girls 2007 • 100 min
Diggstown 1992 • 98 min
Firewalker 1986 • 104 min
Iron Eagle II 1988 • 105 min
The Grace Card 2011 • 101 min
Left Behind III: World At War 2005 • 95 min
Left Behind: World At War 2005 • 95 min
Delgo 2008 • 94 min
Undercover Grandpa 2017 • 94 min
Lackawanna Blues 2005 • 95 min
Not To Forget 1969 • 0 min
Travels With My Aunt 1972 • 108 min
All In 2006 • 98 min
Skin Game 1971 • 102 min
The Josephine Baker Story 1991 • 130 min
Monolith 1993 • 95 min
Finders Keepers 1984 • 96 min