Robert Roy Gossett (March 3, 1954) is an American actor best known for The Enemy Within (2019), Chicago Med (2016), and The Closer (2005-2012).
He is married to theater director Michele Gossett and they have four children. His first cousin is Louis Gossett Jr..
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1984: Over The Brooklyn Bridge as Eddie
- 1989: Shannons Deal as Dover
- 1992: Batman Returns as TV Anchorman
- 1992: Ladykiller as Plainclothes Cop
- 1993: Donato And Daughter as Det. Robbins
- 1994: Menendez A Killing In Beverly Hills as Det. Lukes
- 1995: The Net (1995) as Ben Phillips
- 1995: White Man's Burden as John
- 1995: Phoenix as Barker
- 1997: The Maker as Partner
- 1997: Alien Nation T He Udara Legacy as Cummings
- 1999: Arlington Road as FBI Agent Whit Carver
- 1999: Jimmy Zip as Horace Metcalf
- 1999: The Living Witness as Phil Jackson
- 1999: A Crime Of Passion as Det. Peter Lipton
- 2001: The Warden as Jerry Marshall
- 2002: Devious Beings as Damone
- 2005: The Inner Circle as Leo
- 2009: Flying By as Michael
- 2011: Tied To A Chair as Det. Peter Farrell
- 2014: Revelation Road The Black Rider as The Shepherd
- 2017: The Climb as Gossett
- 2018: The Sky Princess as Elder Mosi
- 2018: How To Get Rid Of A Body And Still Be Friends as Mr. Morris
- 2021: The Jenkins Family Christmas as James
- 2022: Seven Days as Darryl
Television Roles
- 1987: The Cosby Show as Stage Manager
- 1989: Heartbeat as Dixon
- 1989: Amen as Dr. Carlson/Preston Stuart (2 episodes)
- 1990: Quantum Leap as Charles Griffin
- 1990: Santa Barbara as Officer Ed Jenkins
- 1990: Common Ground as Arnold
- 1990: L.A. Law as Edward Manley
- 1991: Man Of The People as Chuck
- 1992: Cheers as Customer #3
- 1992: Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as John Lee
- 1992-1993: Silk Stalkings as Lt. Hudson (15 episodes)
- 1993: Nurses (1991) as Winston Bowman
- 1993: Where I Live as Marcus
- 1993-2003: NYPD Blue as Ken Gross/Lonnie Edwards (2 episodes)
- 1994: Dead at 21 as Sheriff Pyke
- 1994: One West Waikiki as Security Man
- 1995: Melrose Place as Det. Smith
- 1995-1996: Diagnosis: Murder as Jimmy Christopher/Dr. Max Frye (2 episodes)
- 1996: Second Noah as Lyle Battle
- 1996: Touched by an Angel as Paul Stettling
- 1997: Promised Land (1996) as Robert Dixon
- 1997: Pacific Palisades as Adam Winfield
- 1997: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Det. Woods
- 1997: 7th Heaven as Doctor
- 1998: Sister, Sister as Eddie
- 1999: Working (1997) as Executive Storyteller #1
- 1999: Charmed (1998) as Mr. Franklin
- 2000-2001: Thats Life as Photographer Professor (2 episodes)
- 2000-2001: Dark Angel as James McGinnis (4 episodes)
- 2001: Judging Amy as Dan Matson
- 2001: Yes, Dear as John
- 2001-2004: Passions as Woody Stumper (23 episodes)
- 2002: Philly as Malik Clay
- 2003: Dragnet as Howard Sykes
- 2004: Crossing Jordan as Jack Hayes
- 2005: Bones as Mr. Taylor
- 2005-2012: The Closer as Russell Taylor
- 2012-2016: Major Crimes as Russell Taylor (50 episodes)
- 2007-2020: The Young and the Restless as Incident Commander/Dan Szymborski (4 episodes)
- 2008: ER as Dr. Everett Daniels
- 2010: The Sarah Silverman Program as Judge Willie Joe Blackwell
- 2016: Chicago Med as Reggie Dixon
- 2018: The Oath as Charles Ryder
- 2018: Greenleaf as DA Price
- 2019: The Enemy Within as Thomas Heffron
- 2021-2022: General Hospital as Marshall Ashford/Stalker (50 episodes)
Shorts
- 2004: Suchs Life as Detective