LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Louis Gossett Jr, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman," said on Tuesday he was fighting prostate cancer.

The Oscar-winning actor died at the age of 87 on Mar. 29 in Santa Monica, California due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, according to multiple media reports. His death ...

The world is mourning the loss of a legendary actor whose talent and charisma graced both the big and small screens for decades. Louis Gossett Jr., an icon of stage and screen, died March 29 at the ...

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 aged 87. A statement from the family said Gossett ...

The Academy Award-winning actor died on March 28, 2024. He was 87 Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience working as a digital writer, editor and reporter in the ...

March 29 (UPI) --Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has died. Gossett died early Friday morning in Santa Monica, Calif., his cousin Neal L. Gossett confirmed to The New York Times. Gossett was 87.

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. died of a lung condition, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ. The actor died in Santa Monica on March 29 at the age of 87. According to the report ...