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May 1, 2024 · Obituary:Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning actor in 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' dies at 87 In 1982, Gossett starred as Marine Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman," for which he ...
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 ...
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Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award winning American actor. Louis Gossett, Jr. was born May 27, 1936, in ...
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Mar 29, 2024 · Amy Sussman/Invision/AP. LOS ANGELES — 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. He ...
Mar 30, 2024 · The late actor, who died on March 29, 2024, played a tough-but-fair drill sergeant in the 1982 movie. He won an Oscar for his role and made the character a mythic figure of military discipline and humanity.
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., who took home an Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for “Roots,” both times playing a mature man who guides a younger one taking on a new role ...
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An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film [4] directed by Taylor Hackford from a screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr. It tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy for 'Roots.' The 87-year-old actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica.