[PAR] [TLE] Louis Gossett Jr. [SEP] Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor.  He is best known for his 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 has also starred in numerous film productions including "A Raisin In The Sun," "The Landlord," "Skin Game", "Travels with My Aunt", "The Laughing Policeman", "The Deep", "Jaws 3-D" (1983), Wolfgang Petersen's "Enemy Mine", the "Iron Eagle" series, "Toy Soldiers" and "The Punisher", in an acting career that spans over five decades. [PAR] [TLE] Backstairs at the White House [SEP] This mini-series was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards in 31st Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Achievement in Make-up (Mark Bussan, Tommy Cole and Ron Walters) and nominated for Outstanding Limited Series (Ed Friendly, Executive Producer; Ed Friendly, Producer; Michael O'Herlihy, Producer), Best Actress (Olivia Cole), Best Actor (Louis Gossett Jr.), Best Supporting Actress (both Eileen Heckart and Celeste Holm), Best Supporting Actor (both Ed Flanders and Robert Vaughn), Outstanding Teleplay (Part 1) (Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov), Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration (Part 1) (Richard Y. Haman, Art Director; Anne D. McCulley, Set Decorator), and Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling (Susan Germaine, Lola Kemp and Vivian McAteer).
[PAR] [TLE] Louis Gossett Jr. [ SEP ] Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. ( born May 27 , 1936 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his 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 has also starred in numerous film productions including " A Raisin In The Sun , " " The Landlord , " " Skin Game " , " Travels with My Aunt " , " The Laughing Policeman " , " The Deep " , " Jaws 3-D " ( 1983 ) , Wolfgang Petersen 's " Enemy Mine " , the " Iron Eagle " series , " Toy Soldiers " and " The Punisher " , in an acting career that spans over five decades . [PAR] [TLE] Backstairs at the White House [ SEP ] This mini - series was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards in 31st Primetime Emmy Awards , winning for Outstanding Achievement in Make - up ( Mark Bussan , Tommy Cole and Ron Walters ) and nominated for Outstanding Limited Series ( Ed Friendly , Executive Producer ; Ed Friendly , Producer ; Michael O'Herlihy , Producer ) , Best Actress ( Olivia Cole ) , Best Actor ( Louis Gossett Jr. ) , Best Supporting Actress ( both Eileen Heckart and Celeste Holm ) , Best Supporting Actor ( both Ed Flanders and Robert Vaughn ) , Outstanding Teleplay ( Part 1 ) ( Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov ) , Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration ( Part 1 ) ( Richard Y. Haman , Art Director ; Anne D. McCulley , Set Decorator ) , and Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling ( Susan Germaine , Lola Kemp and Vivian McAteer ) .
What American actor, best known for his 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", was also nominated for Best Actor at the Emmys for Backstairs at the White House?
What American actor , best known for his 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 " , was also nominated for Best Actor at the Emmys for Backstairs at the White House ?
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.