Louis Gossett Jr.
Television

Louis Gossett Jr.

Section Title: Television
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1958	The Big Story	Jamie Goodwin	Episode: "The Stubbornest Man"

1962	The Nurses	William Taylor	Episode: "The Prisoner"

1967–68	Cowboy in Africa	Fulah Hemera	Episode: "Fang and Claw" Episode: "The Quiet Death"

1968	The Invaders	Ollie	Episode: "The Vise"

1968	Daktari	Mkono	Episode: "Adam and Jenny"

1968	Companions in Nightmare	Lt. Adam McKay	NBC television film

1968	The Mod Squad	Sgt William Smith (Smithy)	Episode: "When Smitty Comes Marching Home"

1970	The Bill Cosby Show	Hurricane Smith	Episode: "The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson"

1970–71	The Young Rebels	Isak Poole

1971	Big Fish, Little Fish	Jimmie Luton

1971	The Partridge Family	Sam	Episode: "Soul Club"

1971	Bonanza	Buck Walter	Episode: "The Desperado"

1971	Longstreet	Sergeant Cory	Episode: "The Way of the Intercepting Fist"

1971	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Dr. Karnes	Episode: "One Lonely Step"

1971	Alias Smith and Jones	Joe Sims	Episode: "The Bounty Hunter"

1971	Cade's County	Episode: "The Alien Land"

1972	Insight	Episode: "The Man from Inner Space"

1972	The Living End	Doug Newman	CBS television pilot

1972	The Rookies	Toby Jones	Episode: "Covenant with Death"

1972	Love, American Style	Freddy	Segment: "Love and the Christmas Punch..."

1968–1969 1972	The Mod Squad	Smitty Lloyd Charley Jameson	Episode: "When Smitty Comes Marching Home" Episode: "The Uptight Town" Episode: "Can You Hear Me Out There?"

1973	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	Episode: "An Often and Familiar Ghost"

1974	It's Good to Be Alive	Sam Brockington	CBS television film

1974	Sidekicks	Jason O'Rourke	TV remake of Gossett's 1971 Skin Game CBS television film

1974	The White Dawn	Portagee	ABC television film

1974	McCloud	Dewey Justin	Episode: Shivaree on Delancy Street

1974	The New Land	Simon York	Episode: "The Word is: Dignity" (never aired)

1974–75	Petrocelli	D.A. Kurt Olson	Episode: "A Very Lonely Lady" and "A Fallen Idol"

1974–75	Good Times	Donald Knight Uncle Wilbert	Episode: "Thelma's Young Man" Episode: "Michael's Big Fall"

1975	Lucas Tanner	Bobby Koball	Episode: "Bonus Baby"

1975	Black Bart	Black Bart	CBS television film

1975	Delancey Street: The Crisis Within	Otis James	NBC television film

1975	Caribe	David Wallace	Episode: "The Assassin"

1975	Harry O	Cleon Jackson	Episode: "Shades"

1975	The Jeffersons	Wendell Brown	Episode: "George's Best Friend"

1975	The Six Million Dollar Man	O'Flaherty	Episode: "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty"

1975–76	Police Story	Freddie Virgil Barnes	Episode: "The Cut Man Caper" Episode: "50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day"

1976	Little House on the Prairie	Henry Hill	Episode: "The Long Road Home"

1976	The Rebels

1976–77	The Rockford Files	Marcus 'Gabby' Hayes	Episode: Foul on the First Play and Just Another Polish Wedding

1977	Little Ladies of the Night	Russ Garfield	ABC television film

1977	Roots	Fiddler	ABC miniseries Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series TV Land Award

1977	Visions	Rex	Episode: "Freeman"

1978	The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots	Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

1978	To Kill a Cop	Everett Walker	Uncredited Role NBC television film

1978	The Critical List	Lem Harper	NBC television film

1979	Backstairs at the White House	Levi Mercer	NBC miniseries Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special

1979	Lawman Without a Gun	Tom Hayward	NBC television film

1979	The Lazarus Syndrome	Dr. MacArthur St. Clair	ABC television film

1980	Palmerstown, USA	Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

1981	Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige	Leroy 'Satchel' Paige	ABC television film

1982	American Playhouse	Episode: "Zora Is My Name!"

1982	Benny's Place	Benny Moore	ABC television film

1982	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: "Louis Gossett Jr/George Thorogood & the Destroyers"

1982–83	The Powers of Matthew Star	Walter 'Walt' Shepherd/D'Hai

1983	Sadat	Anwar al-Sadat	Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1984	The Guardian	John Mack	Nominated — CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries HBO television film

1987	A Gathering of Old Men	Mathu	CBS television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

1987	The Father Clements Story	Father Clements	NBC television film

1988	Sam Found Out: A Triple Play	ABC television film

1988	Goodbye, Miss 4th of July	Big John Creed	Disney Channel television film

1988	Roots: The Gift	Fiddler	ABC television film

1989	Gideon Oliver	Gideon Oliver

1990	El Diablo	Van Leek	HBO television film

1990	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Commander Clash	Voice role

1990	Sudie and Simpson	Simpson	Television film

1991	The Josephine Baker Story	Sidney Williams	HBO television film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

1991	Carolina Skeletons	James Bragg	NBC television film

1992	Keeper of the City	Det. James Dela	Television film

1993	Story of a People	Host	Miniseries

1993	Gridiron Gang	Host	Documentary film

1993	Father & Son: Dangerous Relations	NBC television film

1993	Return to Lonesome Dove	Isom Pickett	Miniseries

1994	Picket Fences	Rick Jennings	Episode: "Terms of Estrangement"

1994	Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice	Ray Alexander	NBC television film

1995	A Father for Charlie	Walter Osgood

1995	Zooman	Rueben Tate

1995	Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder	Ray Alexander

1996	Captive Heart: The James Mink Story	James Mink	Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Television film

1996	Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story	Bob Kersee	Television film

1996	Inside	Questioner	Television film

1997	Touched by an Angel	Anderson Walker	Episode: "Amazing Grace" NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

1997	To Dance with Olivia	Daniel Stewart	CBS television film

1997	In His Father's Shoes	Frank Crosby/Richard	Showtime television film Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special Nominated —CableACE Award for Best Children's Special - 7 and Older Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special

1997	Early Edition	Jim Matthews	Episode: "The Medal"

1997	Ellen	Sgt. Timko	Episode: "G.I. Ellen"

1998	The Inspectors	Inspector Frank Hughes	Showtime television film

1999	Love Songs	Reuben	Segment: "A Love Song for Dad"; Showtime television film Black Reel Award for Best Director: T.V. Movie/Cable Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V.

1999	Strange Justice	Vernon Jordan	Showtime television film

2000	Dr. Lucille	David Mulera	Television film

2000	The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence	Inspector Frank Hughes	Showtime television film

2000	ThemColor of Love: Jacey's Story	Lou Hastings	CBS television film Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

2001	For Love of Olivia	Daniel Stewart	CBS television film

2002	Opening Ceremony Salt Lake Paralympic Winter Games	Narrator	Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special

2002	What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway	Dr. Barnes	UPN television film

2002	Resurrection Blvd.	Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant	Episode: "En Un Momento" and "Esperando Lagrimas"

2003	The Dead Zone	Pastor David Lewis	Episode: "Zion"

2003	Jasper, Texas	R.C. Horn	Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Showtime television film

2003	Momentum	Raymond Addison	SCI FI television film

2004	Half & Half	Ray Willis	Episode: "The Big Lover, My Brother Episode" and "The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode"

2005	Solar Attack	President Ryan Gordon	Direct-to-DVD release

2005	Lackawanna Blues	Ol'lem Taylor	HBO television film

2005–06	Stargate SG-1	Gerak	5 episodes

2006	Family Guy	Sergeant Angryman	Voice role Episode: "Saving Private Brian"

2007	The Batman	Lucius Fox	Voice role

2009	ER	Leo Malcolm	Episode: "The Family Man"

2012	Psych	Lloyd	Episode: "Heeeeere's Lassie"

2013	Boardwalk Empire	Oscar Boneau	Episode: "Havre de Grace"

2014–15	Extant	Quinn	Recurring; 4 episodes

2014	Madam Secretary	Father Laurent Vasseur	Episode: "The Call"

2015	The Book of Negroes	Daddy Moses	2 episodes

2015	The Spoils Before Dying	Duke Webster	Episode: "The Trip Trap"

2017	The Good Fight	Carl Reddick	Episode: "Reddick v Boseman"

2018	Hap and Leonard	Bacon	Season 3

2018	Hawaii Five-0	Percy Grover Sr.	Episode: "Lele pū nā manu like" (Hawaiian for: "Birds of a Feather...")

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Louis Gossett Jr. Emmy Award-winning role of Fiddler in the 1977 television miniseries Roots Gossett.

final_sentence: Louis Gossett Jr. Emmy Award-winning role of Fiddler in the 1977 television miniseries Roots Gossett.