Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Official and A Man Of Honour' Oscar Champ, Bites The Dust At 87
Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Official and A Man Of Honour' Oscar Champ, Bites The Dust At 87 who won a supporting entertainer Oscar for playing the uncompromising drill teacher in 1982's "An Official and a Man of Honour" a couple of years in the wake of winning an Emmy for his job as the crafty Fiddler in "Roots," passed away early Friday morning. He was 87. Gossett's family declared his demise in a proclamation, expressing: "It is with our sincere lament to affirm our cherished dad spent away today. We might want to thank everybody for their sympathies right now. If it's not too much trouble, regard the family's protection during this troublesome time." In Taylor Hackford's "An Official and an Honourable Man," Gossett's Sgt. Emil Foley notably drove Richard Gere's personality to the mark of close to imploding at a Naval Force flight school. Gossett was the principal person of colour to win the Best Supporting ...