Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. (born in Brooklyn, New York, May 27, 1936; died March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica CA) acted in the play A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and its 1961 film adaptation, both starring Sidney Poitier, he acted on television in the miniseries Roots (1977) from the 1976 novel by Alex Hailey, Sadat (1983), The Josephine Baker Story (1991) with Lynn Whitfield, The Good Fight (2017). He acted in movies like The Deep (1977) directed by Peter Yates, An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) directed by Taylor Hackford starring Richard Gere, Enemy Mine (1985) by Wolfgang Petersen with Dennis Quaid, Iron Eagle (1986) by Sidney Furie, The Principal (1987) with Jim Belushi, Marvel’s The Punisher (1989) with Dolph Lundgren, Diggstown (1992) by with James Woods, Daddy’s Little Girls (2007) with Idris Elba.

Golden Globe Awards

1992 Winner

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Josephine Baker Story, The
- Louis Gossett Jr.
1984 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Sadat
- Louis Gossett Jr.
1983 Winner

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Officer and a Gentleman, An
- Louis Gossett Jr.