Louis Gossett Jr.

Iron Eagle III

1992 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Freeman

1977 · Rex

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007 · Self

The Principal

1987 · Jake Phillips

An Officer and a Gentleman

1982 · Sergeant Emil Foley

Toy Soldiers

1991 · Dean Parker

Momentum

2003 · Raymond Addison

The Deep

1977 · Henri Cloche

Iron Eagle

1986 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Finders Keepers

1984 · Century

Delgo

2008 · King Zahn (voice)

Skin Game

1971 · Jason O'Rourke

Travels with My Aunt

1972 · Wordsworth

The White Dawn

1974 · Portagee

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

2000 · Frank

Iron Eagle II

1988 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Enemy Mine

1985 · Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

The Punisher

1989 · Jake Berkowitz

Firewalker

1986 · Leo Porter

The New Girl

1960 · Mary's Brother

Solar Attack

2006 · President Ryan Gordon

Iron Eagle on the Attack

1995 · Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010 · Porter

I Love Liberty

1982 · Self

The Laughing Policeman

1973 · Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · George Murchison

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009 · Self

J.D.'s Revenge

1976 · Rev. Elija Bliss

Daddy's Little Girls

2007 · Willie

Left Behind: World at War

2005 · President Geral Fitzhugh

The Landlord

1970 · Copee Johnson

Y2K

1999 · Morgan

Club Soda

2006 · Doc

Jaws 3-D

1983 · Calvin Bouchard

The Least Among You

2009 · Samuel Benton

Miracle in East Texas

2020 · Irving Tanner Jr.

The Choirboys

1977 · Calvin Motts

All In

2006 · Caps

Diggstown

1992 · "Honey" Roy Palmer

El Diablo

1990 · Van Leek

Dog Jack

2011 · Grown up Jed

Cover

2007 · Detective Hicks

Three Months

2022 · Benny

Managua

1996 · Paul

The Perfect Game

2009 · Cool Papa Bell

The River Niger

1976 · Dr. Dudley Stanton

A Gathering of Old Men

1987 · Mathu

Smitty

2012 · Mr. Smith

Cover-Up

1991 · Lou Jackson

The Josephine Baker Story

1991 · Sidney Williams

Roots: The Gift

1988 · Fiddler

Gridiron Gang

Host

Deceived

2002 · Col. David Garrett

Monolith

1993 · Capt. MacCandless

The Color Purple

2023 · Ol' Mister

The Lazarus Syndrome

1979 · Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Little Ladies of the Night

1977 · Russ Garfield

Carolina Skeletons

1991 · James Bragg

Black Bart

1975 · Black Bart

It's Good to Be Alive

1974 · Sam Brockington

Sudie and Simpson

1990 · Simpson

Lackawanna Blues

2005 · Ol'lem Taylor

In His Father's Shoes

1997 · Frank Crosby / Richard

Legend of the Mummy

1998 · Corbeck

Flashfire

1994 · Ben Durand

The Bushbaby

1969 · Tembo

IF

2024 · Lewis (voice)

Curse of the Starving Class

1994 · Ellis

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

1996 · Bob Kersee

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

1993 · Leonard Clay

A Father for Charlie

1995 · Walter Osgood

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

2000 · Lou Hastings

Sidekicks

1974 · Jason O'Rourke

The Guardian

1984 · John Mack

I Forgive

2021 · God (voice)

The Father Clements Story

1987

The Inspectors

1998 · Inspector Frank Hughes

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Self

The Dependables

2014 · Lou Jones

Sidney

2022 · Self

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

1988 · Sam

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975 · Otis James

Blue Chips

1994 · Father Dawkins (uncredited)

Inside

1996 · Questioner

For Love of Olivia

2001 · Daniel Stewart

Miracle at Gate 213

2013 · Roy Peddington

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

1980 · Leo Garcia

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2008 · Self

A Good Man in Africa

1994 · Prof. Sam Adekunle

Outlaw Johnny Black

2023 · Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

1988 · Big John Creed

Boiling Pot

2015 · Detective Haven

Companions in Nightmare

1968 · Lt. Adam McKay

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

1996 · James Mink

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

1992 · Reader (voice)

A Fighting Man

2014 · Cubby

To Dance with Olivia

1997 · Daniel Stewart

Straight Up

Cosmo

Double Play

2017 · Coco

The Highwayman

2000 · Phil Bishop

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

1995 · Narrator

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016 · Self

Lawman Without a Gun

1979 · Tom Hayward

Undercover Grandpa

2017 · Mother

Breaking Brooklyn

2018 · Miles Bryant

Zora is My Name!

1990

King of the Dancehall

2017 · The Bishop

Hal

2019 · Self

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017 · Self

The Black List: Volume One

2008 · Self

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

1994 · Ray Alexander

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

1995 · Ray Alexander

Keeper of the City

1991 · Det. James Dela

Strange Justice

1999 · Vernon Jordan

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

2002 · Dr. Barnes

Supervized

2019 · Pendle

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

2016 · Himself

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

1981 · Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

The Gang Activists

2019 · Self

Zooman

1995 · Rueben Tate

The Cuban

2020 · Luis Garcia

Jasper, Texas

2003 · R.C. Horn

Love Songs

1999 · Reuben

Benny's Place

1982 · Benny Moore

The Grace Card

2011 · George Wright

Foster Boy

2019 · Judge George Taylor

The Reason

2020 · Pastor Jim

A Love Story of Today

2008 · Self

A Special Kind of Love

2008 · Self

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

1983 · narrator

Stories USA

2007 · Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Crimes of Violence

Self - Host

Forget to Remember

Not to Forget

2021 · Pastor John

To Kill a Cop

1978 · Everett Walker

The Undershepherd

2012 · Bishop Redford

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998 · Self

Amazing Racer

2009 · Max Donovan

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Self

Dr. Lucille

2001

The Wall That Heals

1998 · Self - Host

Sin

2025 · Elijah

Unplugged

Amos Burton (voice)

Breaking at the Edge

2013 · Floyd

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

1978 · Self

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990 · Commander Clash (voice)

Good Times

1974

The Rookies

1972

Half & Half

2002 · Ray Willis

Family Guy

1999 · Drill Sargent (voice)

The Dead Zone

2002 · Pastor David Lewis

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Henry Hill

The Batman

2004 · Lucius Fox (voice)

Early Edition

1996 · Jim Matthews

The Jeffersons

1975

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Bill Cosby Show

1969 · Hurricane Smith

Stargate SG-1

1997 · Gerak

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993 · Isom Pickett

Backstairs at the White House

1979 · Levi Mercer, Houseman

ER

1994 · Leo Malcolm

Gideon Oliver

1989

Police Story

1973

McCloud

1970

The Young Rebels

1970

The Powers of Matthew Star

1982 · Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

Roots

1977 · Fiddler

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The Lazarus Syndrome

1979 · MacArthur St. Clair

Black in the 80s

2005

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

Psych

2006 · Lloyd Marr

Extant

2014 · Quinn

Hawaii Five-0

2010 · Lou's father

The Book of Negroes

2015 · Daddy Moses

The Spoils Before Dying

2015 · Duke Webster

The Good Fight

2017 · Carl Reddick

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 · O'Flaherty

Sadat

1983 · Anwar al-Sadat

Bonanza

1959 · Buck Walter

Promised Land

1996 · Anderson Walker

The Rockford Files

1974 · Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien

The Rockford Files

1974 · Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Self

American Experience

1988 · Narrator (voice)

Hercules

1998 · Chiron (voice)

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971 · Lt. Carl Fellows

The Partridge Family

1970 · Sam Simon

Petrocelli

1974 · Kurt Olson, DA

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969 · Dr. Karnes

Petrocelli

1974 · District Attorney Kurt Olson

Love, American Style

1969 · Freddy

Cowboy in Africa

1967 · Fulah

The Mod Squad

1968 · Smitty

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

The Mod Squad

1968 · Charley Jameson

Daktari

1966 · Mkono

Cowboy in Africa

1967 · Joseph Hemera

The Mod Squad

1968 · Lloyd

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Invaders

1967 · Ollie

The Critical List

1978 · Lem Harper

Please Turn the Page

1977 · Self

Ellen

1994 · Sgt. Timko

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Anderson Walker

Watchmen

2019 · Old Man / Will Reeves

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Audience Member

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Host

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee / Presenter

Harry O

1974 · Cleon Jackson

Madam Secretary

2014 · Laurent Vasseur

Picket Fences

1992 · Rick Jennings

To Kill a Cop

1978 · Everett Walker