Louis Gossett Jr. in "Roots" and "An Officer and a Gentleman" Everett Collection/Getty Louis Gossett Jr. gave signature performances on the small screen (as Fiddler in Roots) and the big screen ...

He took the time to stop for every picture and conversation requested of him with a smile. Before the screening, rolling out caught up with Gossett Jr. What is it like to be a part of this ...

In 2020, he went into hospital with Covid-19. Lou Gossett Jr. in 1985. Picture: Getty Among his later roles, he played an obstinate patriarch in the 2023 remake of The Colour Purple. He is survived by ...

Lou Gossett Jr. was still a teen, fresh off a successful Broadway run, when he landed at LAX and headed to Beverly Hills in a cherry red Ford Fairlane, feeling on top of the world. He didn’t get ...

“Lou Gossett Jr. does such a fine job of fine-tuning the line between his professional standards and his personal emotions that the performance deserves its Academy Award.” Gossett’s triumph ...

Oscar-winning actor Lou Gossett Jr., who moved to metro Atlanta a few years ago, has died at age 87. His cousin told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica, California.

“Rest in peace Lou Gossett Jr. one of my fave acting heroes,” Grier wrote. “Hung out with him years ago at the Toronto film festival…I bailed at 2 AM as he bid me good evening and strolled ...

“Thank you, Lou … for everything!” he added. Gossett Jr’s last role was in the 2023 remake of The Color Purple, which is a reimagining of Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ...

Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance ... in "An Officer and a Gentleman." "Lou was a sweetheart. He took his job very seriously. He did his research.

“Lou Gossett Jr. does such a fine job of fine-tuning the line between his professional standards and his personal emotions that the performance deserves its Academy Award.” Gossett’s triumph ...

Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for ... and started meeting actors of color,” Hackford recalled. “Lou Gossett came to see me – I knew and admired his stage work.