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Louis Gossett, Jr. Overview

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Louis Gossett, Jr.
Date of Birth:
May 27, 1936
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York City, NY

Biography

Louis Gossett Jr. ranks as one of the most respected African-American actors of stage, screen, and television. Tall, lanky, and bald-pated, Gossett was a basketball player in high school until a leg injury benched him and his interest turned toward acting. In 1953, at the age of 17, Gossett made his Broadway debut in Take a Giant Step, and ended...

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Biography

Louis Gossett Jr. ranks as one of the most respected African-American actors of stage, screen, and television. Tall, lanky, and bald-pated, Gossett was a basketball player in high school until a leg injury benched him and his interest turned toward acting. In 1953, at the age of 17, Gossett made his Broadway debut in Take a Giant Step, and ended...

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Filmography at a glance

  1. Supervized 2019
  2. Hal (2018) 2018
  3. Undercover Grandpa 2017
  4. The Grace Card 2011
  5. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010
  6. Dog Jack 2010
  7. The Perfect Game 2008
  8. Delgo 2008
  9. The Black List 2008
  10. Cover 2007
  11. Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls 2007
  12. Lackawanna Blues 2005
  13. Momentum 2003
  14. The Color of Love 2000
  15. The Highwayman 1999
  16. In His Father's Shoes 1997
  17. El Diablo (1990) 1990
  18. Sudie and Simpson 1990
  19. A Raisin in the Sun (1989) 1989
  20. Roots: The Gift 1988
  21. A Gathering of Old Men 1987
  22. The Father Clements Story 1987
  23. Jaws III 1983
  24. An Officer and a Gentleman 1982
  25. Benny's Place 1982
  26. The Lazarus Syndrome 1979
  27. The Deep (1977) 1977
  28. Roots 1977
  29. J.D.'s Revenge 1976
  30. The White Dawn 1974
  31. The Landlord 1970
  32. Leo the Last 1970
  33. A Raisin in the Sun 1961
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