Farewell, Louis Gossett Jr. (1935-2024)

[the elastic]

Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.

apnews.com

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 nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.

Gossett always thought of his early career as a reverse Cinderella story, with success finding him from an early age and propelling him forward, toward his Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

 

[Pharaoh]

Dang rip and my condolences to his family

 

[8WON6]

R.I.P.

 

[Peter Popoff]

Rest In Power

 

[Rekkapryde]

Noooooooooooo

edit: 1935 OP, not 1953

 

[MushroomX]

Man this feels like a wave of quality Black actors are starting all exit the stage; just had Carl Weathers not to long ago. 87 was a good run for sure and a solid body of work. Rest well Mr. Gossett Jr.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

RIP. Always enjoyed anything that I've seen him in.

 

[Blessed Koala]

Hardest working man in Hollywood finally can take a break

Rest eternally king.

Now I'm going to run back Toy Soldiers.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Safe travels brother

 

[Nero Christ]

RIP Mr. Gossett...they don't make actors like him anymore...made his presence felt in his roles

 

[BonafideDefacto]

Brehhh, I just looked him up yesterday to make sure he was still alive. I was randomly thinking about An Officer and a Gentleman. Wowwwwwwww

RIP, you will be missed

 

[Rekkapryde]

I was randomly thinking about An Officer and a Gentleman. Wowwwwwwww

RIP, you will be missed

Classic Movie

 

[Lord Beasley]

RIP Lou G. Thank you

 

[the elastic]

Noooooooooooo

edit: 1935 OP, not 1953

AP News did me dirty

 

[pete clemenza]

Lou Gossett, we salute you my brotha