Background and career
Robert Gossett (born March 3, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Commander Russell Taylor on the TNT crime drama The Closer and on its successor series Major Crimes.
Gossett landed his first professional job after he graduated from high school in a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He went on to act in a Broadway production of August Wilson's Fences directed by Lloyd Richards, as well as Hal Scott's A Raisin in the Sun and Donald McKayle's The Last Minstrel Show. He also performed in the Negro Ensemble Company's productions of Manhattan Made Me, Sons & Fathers of Sons, A Soldier's Play and Colored People's Time.He also performed in the Negro Ensemble Company's productions of Manhattan Made Me, Sons and Fathers of Sons, A Soldier's Play, and Colored People's Time. He has extensive television experience with guest-starring roles on Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue, and Black Angel. In film, Gossett appeared in the Jeff Bridges/Tim Robbins film Arlington Road and the Sandra Bullock movie The Net. On the October 18, 2021, episode of the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, Gossett made his debut as a mysterious man taking a special interest in former private eye and present club owner Curtis Ashford. This character was subsequently revealed to be Curtis' long lost dad, Marshall Ashford, a character with schizophrenia.
Gossett is a first cousin of actor Louis Gossett Jr.
NAACP Theater Award for Best Performance by a Male, Indigo Blues (1993) Dramalogue Best Actor Award, Indigo Blues (1993) LA Weekly Theater Award, Washington Square Moves (1995) Dramalogue Best Actor Award, Washington Square Moves (1995) Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series, General Hospital (2022) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, General Hospital (2023) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, General Hospital (2024)
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
