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Mar 29, 2024 · He was 87. Mr. Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett confirmed the death. He did not specify a cause. Mr. Gossett with Susan Sarandon and Christopher Reeve after winning the Oscar for...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a...
May 1, 2024 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:52. Louis Gossett Jr. 's cause of death has been revealed. Gossett's death certificate confirms the 87-year-old "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor died in March of...
Mar 29, 2024 · By Carmel Dagan. Getty Images. Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after...
Mar 29, 2024 · Forever remembered for his career-defining roles in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and the influential television miniseries “Roots,” Gossett died Thursday night in Santa Monica, his nephew told...
Mar 29, 2024 · 12 min. Louis Gossett Jr., an actor who brought authority to hundreds of screen roles, winning an Oscar as a Marine drill instructor in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy Award as a...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best supporting actor for playing a no-nonsense drill sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982), has died, his...