Louis Gossett Jr. Cause Of Death Revealed
Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. died of a lung condition, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ.
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Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. died of a lung condition, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ.
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 cunning Fiddler in “Roots,” died early Friday morning. He was 87. Gossett’s family announced his death in a statement, writing: “It …
Pioneering Black actor Louis Gossett Jr. gave memorable performances in An Officer and a Gentleman and many other films.
Louis Gossett Jr, who has died aged 87, was the first black man to win an Oscar for best-supporting actor after putting naval aviation cadet Richard Gere through his paces in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982); he was only the third black person to win any Oscar after Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (1939) and Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field (1963).
Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Oscar for his work in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy for 'Roots,' has died. He was 87.