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Louis Gossett Jr.

1936 - 2024

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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Gossett Jr. has received more than 3,663,892 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Louis Gossett Jr. is the 1,849th most popular actor (down from 1,393rd in 2019), the 3,041st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,440th in 2019) and the 853rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Louis Gossett Jr.s by language

Over the past year Louis Gossett Jr. has had the most page views in the with 1,720,889 views, followed by German (113,590), and Spanish (60,068). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Thai (750.52%), Persian (371.81%), and Indonesian (351.01%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Louis Gossett Jr. ranks 1,849 out of 13,578. Before him are Natalia Makarova, Julie Delpy, Calista Flockhart, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Sarah Miles, and Dan Castellaneta. After him are Steven Bauer, Aurore Clément, Robert Conrad, Robert Sean Leonard, Arielle Dombasle, and William B. Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Louis Gossett Jr. ranks 176. Before him are Raymond Damadian, Vice Vukov, Hermeto Pascoal, Masashi Watanabe, Savitri, and Dan Inosanto. After him are Antonio López García, Jozef Vengloš, Arend Lijphart, Norma Aleandro, Volodymyr Holubnychy, and Santos Abril y Castelló. Among people deceased in 2024, Louis Gossett Jr. ranks 72. Before him are Terry Bisson, Alberto Festa, Juan Vicente Pérez, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Bennie Muller, and Thomas P. Stafford. After him are Alberto Colombo, Péter Eötvös, Fritz Wepper, Christopher Priest, Francisco Jara, and Marlena Shaw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louis Gossett Jr. ranks 3,041 out of 20,380. Before him are Calista Flockhart (1964), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898), Melvil Dewey (1851), Curtis Mayfield (1942), and Dan Castellaneta (1957). After him are Edward Zwick (1952), Russell Means (1939), Paul Romer (1955), George Ord (1781), Robert Conrad (1935), and Mary Mapes Dodge (1831).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Louis Gossett Jr. ranks 853. Before him are Dana Delany (1956), Octavia Spencer (1972), William Powell (1892), Frank Wolff (1928), Calista Flockhart (1964), and Dan Castellaneta (1957). After him are Robert Conrad (1935), Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Arielle Dombasle (1953), Lisa Bonet (1967), Dana Andrews (1909), and Ted Levine (1957).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jaws 3-D
Calvin Bouchard
This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a guest at Sea World. What follows is the shark wreaking havoc on the visitors in the park.
Jul 22o 19834.446 / 10
An Officer and a Gentleman
Sergeant Emil Foley
Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
Jul 28o 19827.014 / 10
Enemy Mine
Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
Dec 12o 19856.93 / 10