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Louis Gossett Jr. died on March 29 in Santa Monica, Calif, according to his nephew. He was 87 and no cause was given for his death.

He won an Oscar playing a Marine drill instructor in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy as a wise old enslaved person in the groundbreaking miniseries 'Roots.'

He won an Oscar playing a Marine drill instructor in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy as a wise old enslaved person in the groundbreaking miniseries 'Roots.'

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

let's say, 20 years in prison, we are in, effect, talking about a life sentence. >> that's why so much of this it sounds like it was a reputation, it was a legacy defense for whitey bulger. as you point out, 83 years of ash. i want to bring in ashleigh banfield here who can help in the coverage. ashleigh, as i'm glancing down at some of the tweets from deb feyerick inside the courtroom for us, kevin coltman following this minute by minute for the boston globe tweeting whitey has just taken his seat. whitey's chair just fell over. an oman. ashleigh. >> this is why cameras in courtroom...