Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
aka:
Lou Gossett Jr.,
Louis Gossett Jr.
Moby ID: 401880
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Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was an actor who first came to attention in the Broadway play and film version of A Raisin in the Sun. He also appeared in The Deep, An Officer and a Gentleman, and Enemy Mine. On television, he appeared in the miniseries Roots, the TV series The Powers of Matthew Star and he played the Free Jaffa Leader, Gerak in Stargate SG-1. Louis Gossett, Jr. was the voice of the Vortigaunts in Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One, but was replaced by Tony Todd from Half-Life 2: Episode Two onwards.
He was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar. He also won an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots.
Credited on 3 games
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| The Orange Box (2007, PlayStation 3) | Half-Life 2 + Episodes One & Two |
| Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006, Windows) | Voices |
| Half-Life 2 (2005, Xbox) | Voices |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 3 games with David Riller
- 3 games with Iikka Keränen
- 3 games with Kelly Bailey
- 3 games with Ken Birdwell
- 3 games with David Sawyer
- 3 games with Mike Dunkle
- 3 games with Robert Guillaume
- 3 games with Kelly Thornton
- 3 games with Quintin Doroquez
- 3 games with Michelle Forbes
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Companies
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with Havok
- 3 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 3 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 2 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 2 games with SoftClub
- 2 games with Electronic Arts Czech...
- 2 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 1 game with Sony DADC Europe GmbH
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