LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in ...
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 wise, older ...
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 disease.
Actor who also won Emmy for role in seminal TV miniseries Roots died in Santa Monica, California Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, and an Emmy winner for his ...
Community members will gather Thursday night to remember a Hollywood legend who left a positive impact here in metro Atlanta.
Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. The New York-born actor won the Academy Award in 1982 for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil ...
In short: Gossett was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best supporting actor when he won the award for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman in 1983. Gossett's nephew told the ...