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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was an American actor. He made his stage debut at age 17. Shortly thereafter, Gossett successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. He continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular min…
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Born 27 May 1936 · Died 29 March 2024 · Q329719
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I went to the zoo with a mime, a dancer, an athlete and a linguist. There we studied lizards, snakes, wildcats, giraffes and the kangaroos, especially the females with the pouch. I also used a little ordinary cat and dog, and in the scenes where the Drac is in his religious ecstasy, a little bit of Stevie Wonder.
I turned down Jaws 3-D three or four times,
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“I went to the zoo with a mime, a dancer, an athlete and a linguist. There we studied lizards, snakes, wildcats, giraffes and the kangaroos, especially the females with the pouch. I also used a little ordinary cat and dog, and in the scenes where the Drac is in his religious ecstasy, a little bit of Stevie Wonder.”
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“I turned down Jaws 3-D three or four times,”
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“only cast member to survive the generally negative reviews”
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“from the time I was three Satch was almost a God-like figure to me Yet when I got in front of the camera I had to be careful not to overdo it I tried to portray him as an incredibly gifted man rather than a legend, which he truly is.”
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Yahoo: Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning actor from ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots,’ dies at 87
Died 2024-03-29.
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Gossett was nominated for outstanding direction in a television movie or limited series
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Gossett worked on the made-for-television film Love Songs
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Touched by an Angel (1998).
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Gossett acted in the film Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy
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To Dance with Olivia premiere, a television film in which Gossett plays the lead and produce
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The period television film Captive Heart: The James Mink Story premiered
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Gossett acted in the Broadway play Chicago, acted in the made-for-television film Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story, and the documentary series The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
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The made for television drama A Father for Charlie premiered
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Gossett returned to the role of Chappy for Sidney J
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Gossett starred and executive produced the made for television detective thriller Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
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Gossett played supporting roles in Bruce Beresford's A Good Man in Africa, William Friedkin's Blue Chips, and Curse of the Starving Class
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The National Audubon Society's documentary Caribbean Cool premiered on television, which Gossett hosted
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Gossett played the lead in Keeper of the City, based on a novel by the same name by Gerald Di Pego, made its American television premiere on Showtime while receiving a theatrical release abroad
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Gossett worked on documentaries, he provided additional narration for Bill Miles and Nina Rosenblum's documentary film The Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II, he hosted Gridiron Gang about teenagers learn
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for The Josephine Baker Story (1991).
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HBO premiered the television film The Josephine Baker Story
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Gossett acted in Manny Coto's Cover Up, and Daniel Petrie's Toy Soldiers
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Gossett co-starred in Mark Goldblatt's Marvel Comics adaptation The Punisher, with Dolph Lundgren in the title role
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Gossett acted in Volker Schlöndorff's A Gathering of Old Men
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Gossett co-starred with Dennis Quaid in Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine
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Gossett acted in Richard Lester's ensemble comedy Finders Keepers
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for An Officer and a Gentleman (1983).
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Gossett played the title role in Sadat, a two-part miniseries which chronicled the life and assassination of Egypt president Anwar Sadat
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The science fiction series The Powers of Matthew Star premiered
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Taylor Hackford's motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman premiered
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
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Michael Schultz's television film Benny's Place premiered
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For his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, Gossett won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first African-American actor to win in this category
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Gossett was a guest star in an episode of the television series Palmerstown, U
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The television film Lawman Without a Gun premiered
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The series The Lazarus Syndrome started, where Gossett plays a hospital chief of staff
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The mini-series Backstairs at the White House premiered
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The television special The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots premiered
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Roots (1977).
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Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards
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Gossett played the role of Fiddler in the television miniseries Roots based on Alex Haley's book Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Films Gossett acted in were Arthur Marks's horror film J
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The western comedy Black Bart premiered on television
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Gossett acted in George's Best Friend, an episode of The Jeffersons, Clark Templeton O'Flaherty an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man
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Gossett returned to his role from Skin Games in the made for television sequel Sidekicks
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Gossett acted in Stuart Rosenberg's The Laughing Policeman
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Gossett acted in George Cukor's Travels with My Aunt
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Gossett acted in Paul Bogart's western comedy Skin Game starring James Garner
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Gossett's album From Me to You was released on B
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Gossett acted in the play Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights
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Appearing on Richie Havens's album Mixed Bag,
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Gossett acted in the Broadway play My Sweet Charlie
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Founded the Gossett Academy of Dramatic Arts with his friend David Smyrl
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Gossett acted in the Broadway play Golden Boy
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Gossett acted in the Broadway play Tambourines to Glory
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Gossett had his cinematic debut with the film adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun
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Continuing his Broadway career, Gossett played the role of George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun
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The Broadway play The Desk Set started its run, with Gossett acting in it
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Studied at Abraham Lincoln High School (1954).
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Gossett attended New York University, declining an athletic scholarship
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In Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, to Hellen, a nurse, and Louis Cameron Gossett, a porter
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Born 1936-05-27.
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