Louis Gossett Jr. — Actor (58)
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Zooman (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Zooman
director: Leon Ichaso actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Charles S. Dutton …
other title: Zooman - Gewalt der Straße / 佐曼
Shots ring out on a Brooklyn street and suddenly a young girl lies dead on her front steps. The killer's name is Zooman (Khalil Kain), and though dozens of neighbors saw the unintentional shooting, no one is willing to come forward with information. Life goes on, a killer goes free, and one grieving, broken father (Louis Gossett Jr.) is forced to take his cry for justice to the media, hoping to spark a confrontation with his daughter's murderer. Charles Dutton and CCH Pounder costar in this powerful original drama.
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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
director: Bruce Pittman actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Kate Nelligan …
other title: Verraten und verkauft
James Mink is a black man in Canada who has built a very successful livery business, and enjoys a white wife and a beautiful daughter, Mary. An excellent match is arranged with an American businessman, but when he takes his new wife Mary across the border his true character emerges - he sells her into slavery. James and Elizabeth must go to Virginia to rescue their daughter.
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Flashfire (1994) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Flashfire
director: Elliot Silverstein actor: Billy Zane / Louis Gossett Jr. …
other title: Flashfire – Ohne Ausweg
Police detective Jack Flinder is already in trouble with the rest of his force for imprisoning a corrupt partner, but now he has a new problem to deal with. Another officer has been murdered in a hotel room, where he was with a prostitute named Lisa, who managed to escape with her life. Flinder has to track down Lisa to find out what happened, but the answer proves the corruption in his department runs much deeper than he had initially believed.
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A Father for Charlie (1995) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
A Father for Charlie
director: Jeff Bleckner actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Joseph Mazzello …
other title: In der Hitze des Südens / 給查理一個父親 …
Set in the heart of America in the 1930s. Walter Osgood (Louis Gosset Jr) is the only black man left in the town of High Lonesome that has been cleared by the overwhelming white supremacist beliefs. Having lost his entire family to them and not knowing where his young Son is or whether he is alive is what sets this movie apart from others
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The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
director: Brad Turner actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Jonathan Silverman …
other title: The Inspectors - Zerrissene Beweise / Le Faussaire …
Postal inspectors investigate a con man who uses the identities of others to falsify credit card purchases. Stealing credit card offers from mail boxes, he obtains cards in others' names, makes many purchases until the card is maxed out, but is always careful to pay minimum balances. According to the story, it is possible for individuals such as this to run many credit cards at a time without being caught.
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Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
director: Neema Barnette actor: 查莱宁·伍德拉德 / 小路易斯·格赛特 …
The true story of Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers (Charlayne Woodard) and her fight to combat Graves disease while becoming the fastest female sprinter in the world. From a setback in Seoul that nearly costs her the use of her feet to her excruciating battle with the crippling illness to victories in Barcelona and Atlanta, Gail proves she's got the heart of a champion in this inspirational original biography. Louis Gossett Jr., Jeffrey Sams, Tina Lifford, Robert Guillaume and Paula Kelly costar.
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Carolina Skeletons (1991) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Carolina Skeletons
director: John Erman actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Bruce Dern …
other title: 铁案风云 / Un Coupable Idéal …
After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past...
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Cover-Up (1991) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Eggplant.place
Cover-Up
director: Manny Coto actor: Dolph Lundgren / Louis Gossett Jr. …
other title: 살인 개스 / Envoyé spécial …
Mike Anderson, a tough American reporter on a dangerous foreign assignment, finds his own life in jeopardy when he uncovers a deadly labyrinth of political intrigue that threatens the lives of thousands. Dispatched to investigate a mysterious and fatal attack on an overseas US naval base, Anderson, a leading investigative journalist and ex-US marine, finds himself back on familiar ground. Instinct makes him question the official CIA explanation that cites an unknown terrorist group called Black October. Alone, and armed only with his combat training and determination to uncover the truth, he sets out to expose a complex and dangerous political web.
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J.D.'s Revenge (1976) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
J.D.'s Revenge
director: Arthur Marks actor: 格林·图尔曼 / 小路易斯·格赛特 …
other title: JD의 복수 / Rache aus dem Jenseits …
Although notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who got him killed.
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Not to Forget (2021) [Movie] IMDb Douban
Not to Forget
director: Valerio Zanoli actor: 凯伦·格拉斯尔 / 泰特·德维 …
other title: 不可忘怀 / 不要忘记
A judge sentences a self-centered millennial to take care of his grandmother, who's affected by Alzheimer's. As he realizes the extent of the elderly woman's wealth and becomes her caregiver, the young protagonist gets ever-closer to Grandma and the treasure he's been looking for.
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Diggstown (1992) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Diggstown
director: 迈克尔·瑞奇 actor: 詹姆斯·伍兹 / 小路易斯·格赛特 …
other title: Midnight Sting / 英雄本诈 …
Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. Roy 'Honey' Palmer is that man that, at 48, many say he is too old.
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
director: Tracy Heather Strain actor: 拉坦婭·理查德森 / 阿尼卡·诺丽·罗斯 …
other title: Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.