Louis Gossett Jr. (1936-2024)
31.8 TOPICAL actor score · #988 of 1,977 actors
Louis Gossett Jr. (1936-2024) has a TOPICAL actor score of 31.8 - ranked 988 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and credits. They've won 3 acting honours from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1982-1991. Best films: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), IF (2024).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours87
Prime27
Their movies4
Credits78
Career standing44
- Acting honours3 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
- Prime1982-1991
- Credits78 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 9 scored films (2 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 48 languages
Louis Gossett Jr.'s scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,031 | An Officer and a Gentleman | 1982 | 3 |
| 2,343 | A Raisin in the Sun | 1961 | 7 |
| 4,361 | Travels with My Aunt | 1972 | 3 |
| 4,530 | The Landlord | 1970 | 6 |
| 4,755 | IF | 2024 | 7 |
| 5,312 | The Deep | 1977 | 4 |
| 6,072 | The Punisher | 1989 | 2 |
| 6,181 | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II | 1992 | 2 |
| 6,675 | Jaws 3-D | 1983 | 4 |