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Mar 29, 2024 · March 29, 2024 6:12am. Louis Gossett John Sciulli/Getty Images for Amnesty International USA. Louis Gossett Jr., the tough guy with a sensitive side who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a steely ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett was born on 27 May 1936, in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York, to Louis Sr, a porter, and Hellen, a nurse. He later added Jr to his name to honor his father.
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Mar 29, 2024 · From the archives: Louis Gossett Jr. 07:12 Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., the only child of a porter and a maid who later received a nursing degree, was born in Brooklyn on May 27, 1936. He described growing up in the ethnically diverse ...
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He was a folk singer in the 1960s. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, winning him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won an Emmy Award for his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC ...
Mar 29, 2024 · FILE - Louis Gossett Jr., poses with the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” at the annual Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles on April 11, 1983. Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died.
Apr 1, 2024 · Michael Carlson. Mon 1 Apr 2024 11.38 EDT. Last modified on Mon 1 Apr 2024 13.21 EDT. The actor Lou Gossett Jr, who has died aged 87, is best known for his performance in An Officer and A ...
