Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 - March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He portrayed Will Reeves in HBO's Watchmen.
Biography
He was best known for his Academy Award winning role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett had also starred in numerous other film productions including A Raisin in the Sun, The Landlord, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D, Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher, in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Credits
Watchmen (TV series)
Season 1
Appearances
- "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"
- "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship"
- "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own"
