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"
