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Louis Gossett
ActorBorn 1936, died 2024On stage 1953 to 19719 productions on this page
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) 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). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards. Gossett continued acting in high-profile films, television, plays, and video games. In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in A…
On stage
9 productions, 18 yearsWorked with more than once
7 names- Theresa Merritt 2 productions
- Sarah Cunningham 2 productions
- Ossie Davis 2 productions
- Maxwell Glanville 2 productions
- Mabel Robinson 2 productions
- Johnny Brown 2 productions
- Ed Hall 2 productions
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