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He was 87. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) (Richard Shotwell, 2018 Invision) Famous fans and co-stars react to the death of Louis Gossett Jr., who died at 87. “He was open and ...
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. Gossett's first ...
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Supporting Actor Oscar, has passed away aged 87. The actor's death was confirmed in a statement released by his family on Friday morning.
And for his performance in the role of Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley, Louis Gossett Jr became one of the first black actors to win an Oscar. Foley, in turn, was one of the first black characters in ...
Here’s how it works. Actor Louis Gossett Jr, who has appeared in dozens of films, television shows, and plays—as well as two videogames—died this week at 87, reports AP News. Gossett began ...
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. Gossett's cousin, Neal L.
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 ...
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 ...