“Roots” star Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor at Oscars, dies at 87
The "Officer and a Gentleman" actor recently starred in "The Color Purple" musical and HBO's "Watchmen" series.
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Remembering Louis Gossett Jr. in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman': His Timeless Acting Elevated the Movie Drill Sergeant Into a Mythic Figure
There had been drill sergeants in movies before Louis Gossett Jr. played one in "An Officer and a Gentleman" in 1982 (though for the life of me, I can't remember any). There would be a lot of them ...