Why it is one of the best Louis Gossett Jr. movies: Gossett made his feature film debut — alongside fellow legends like Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee — in director Daniel Petrie’s adaptation ...

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“Lou Gossett came to see me — I knew and ... on a 1989 set of ABC Mystery Movies. Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in the melting pot of Brooklyn, the son of a porter (who was adopted and ...

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The mystery was there in the character’s unstated humanity. It didn’t matter who you were. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley was going to break your ass, was going to slice you down ...

Louis Gossett Jr., an actor who brought authority to hundreds ... as well as many direct-to-video movies. And his fallen stature felt like a constant reminder of the indignities he had endured ...

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Louis Gossett Jr., the celebrated An Officer and a Gentleman actor who became the first Black man to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. “It is with our heartfelt ...

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