Louis Gossett Jr Dead At 87

[Pliny Pete]

Louis Gossett Jr., 'Officer and a Gentleman,' Star Dead at 87

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Supporting Actor Oscar, has died.

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Supporting Actor Oscar, has died.


The actor's nephew said Gossett passed away Thursday night in Santa Monica. No cause of death has been revealed
Gossett had a celebrated career, most noticeably earning his groundbreaking Academy Award for 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman which he said was a huge affirmation of his position as a Black actor in his 2010 memoir, "An Actor and a Gentleman."


The trophy had been a long time coming. The NYC-born actor had been working hard in the movie biz, receiving critical acclaim for his 1964 role in Broadway's "A Raisin in the Sun" and cementing his stage presence by replacing Billy Daniels in "Golden Boy."


His Hollywood break came when he bagged an Emmy for his role in the 1977 TV series, "Roots."


Louis also won a Golden Globe for the 1991 TV movie, "The Josephine Baker Story."


He's also starred in the movie, "Enemy Mine," the TV series "Sadat" and is also known for his role as Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair in the "Iron Eagle" film series.

His last credit came in the role of Ol' Mister in the 2023 remake of "The Color Purple."


Gossett revealed in 2010 he had prostate cancer, which was caught in the early stages.


He was married 3 times and is survived by sons Satie -- from his second marriage -- and Sharron, a chef he adopted after seeing him as a young child on TV during a segment on kids in desperate situations.


He was 87.


RIP.

 

[StonedLemur]

R.I.P sir, you were a big part of my childhood.
Enemy mine is still one of my favorites to this day.

 

[Richmma80]

Didn't know he was that old

 

[cincymma79]

Loved him in pulp fiction

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

RIP

Iron Eagle > Top Gun

 

[BearGrounds]

 

[Fedorgasm]

Man he was great. I'm going to rewatch diggstown in his honor.

RIP chappie. Thank you for making the only good punisher movie.

 

[BearGrounds]

R.I.P sir, you were a big part of my childhood.
Enemy mine is still one of my favorites to this day.

Like. Enemy Mine is a heavily underrated sci fi film.

 

[Cherry Brigand]

Man he was great. I'm going to rewatch diggstown in his honor.

RIP chappie. Thank you for making the only good punisher movie.

Diggstown is so underrated.

 

[Elvis.]

 

[revoltub]

Diggstown and enemy mind are classics. As is officer and a gentleman.

Dolph Lundgren punisher too.

RIP

 

[Tone C]

Officer and a Gentleman, Iron Eagle..


Thanks for the memories from my youth.

RIP.

 

[StonedLemur]

Like. Enemy Mine is a heavily underrated sci fi film.

It really is sir.
I have watched that so many times and always enjoyed it.

I thought LGJ was tremendous as the alien tbh.

 

[StonedLemur]

Diggstown and enemy mind are classics. As is officer and a gentleman.

Dolph Lundgren punisher too.

RIP

Diggstown was a real good mostly unknown movie man.
That and enemy mine are probably my favorites by him, as well as Officer and a Gentleman.

Overall an underrated actor.

 

[Brother Numsi]

Never forgotten his fight with Richard Gere in Officer and a Gentleman

RIP icon

 

[kahiljabroni]

Always liked him. Rip

 

[lifelessheap]

Man he was great. I'm going to rewatch diggstown in his honor.

RIP chappie. Thank you for making the only good punisher movie.

They filmed a scene of Diggstown in Colfax, California. I got to watch them. Pretty fun for a shitty mountain town.

 

[llperez22]

damn rip. He had a stretch of movies I really liked as a kid with enemy mine, iron eagle, toy soldiers and diggstown. Iron eagle in particular was a vhs tape I had on repeat.

 

[StonedLemur]

Didn't know he was that old

Did you think he'd be getting younger in the last 40 years sir? Lol

 

[tabascojet]

RIP to the first man to give birth on the big screen....