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  1. 8 hours ago · Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and an Emmy for ‘Roots.’ The 87-year-old actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica. March 29, 2024

  2. 6 days ago · LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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...

  3. Jun 18, 2024 · To get through the training, Mayo must earn the respect of his imposing Marine Corps drill instructor, Sgt. Emil Foley, played by Louis Gossett Jr. ("Roots"). Gossett would win an Academy Award ...

  4. Jun 19, 2024 · Who should play Louis Gossett Jr.’s classic role of Sgt. Emil Foley in the upcoming ‘An Officer and a Gentleman” remake? The site Military picks five potential candidates.

  5. Jun 20, 2024 · Generally considered one of the '80s best, An Officer and a Gentleman also broke barriers when Louis Gossett Jr. became the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

  6. Jun 1, 2024 · Ground-breaking actor Louis Gossett Jr was only the second black male actor to win an Academy Award, and also a tireless civil rights advocate.

  7. 3 days ago · Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in this, and became the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award in that category...

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