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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_Gossett_JrLouis Gossett Jr. - Wikipedia

    Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step.

  2. m.imdb.com › name › nm0001283Louis Gossett Jr. - IMDb

    Louis Gossett Jr. was one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television and was also an accomplished writer, producer and director. Off-screen, he was a social activist, educator, and author dedicated to enriching the lives of others.

  3. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentLouis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death revealed - USA TODAY

    May 1, 2024 · 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 chronic obstructive pulmonary...

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/03/29 › moviesLouis Gossett Jr., 87, Dies; ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and...

    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 — but in...

  5. m.imdb.com › name › nm0001283Louis Gossett Jr. - Biography - IMDb

    Louis Gossett Jr. was one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television and was also an accomplished writer, producer and director. Off-screen, he was a social activist, educator, and author dedicated to enriching the lives of others.

  6. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_Gossett_JrLouis Gossett Jr. on screen and stage - Wikipedia

    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.

  7. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesLouis Gossett Jr. dead: 'Officer and a Gentleman' star broke...

    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.

  8. www.npr.org › 2024/03/29 › 1241607342Louis Gossett Jr. dies: 'Roots' and 'Officer and a Gentlemen ......

    Mar 29, 2024 · 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 was 87....

  9. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsLouis Gossett Jr. Dead: 'Officer and a Gentleman,' 'Roots' Star...

    Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., the tough guy with a sensitive side who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a steely sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman and an Emmy for his performance as a compassionate...

  10. variety.com › 2024 › filmLouis Gossett Jr. Dead: 'Officer and a Gentleman' Oscar ... -...

    Mar 29, 2024 · 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 winning an Emmy for his role as the...