Hollywood Stars Manager with TreeDBNotes Pro - All Hollywood Stars in your computer!
With our Hollywood Stars database you can view a lot of information about Hollywood Stars: real names, age, birthday, spouse(s), children, photos and more. More info and download...

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Hollywood Stars : Louis Cameron Gossett

  • Born Name: Louis Cameron Gossett
  • Birthday: 1936-05-27 (Year-Month-Day)
  • Website:
  • Spouse(s): Hattie Glascoe (1967–1968 annulled) Christina Mangosing (1973–1975) Cyndi James Reese (1987–1992)
  • Children:
  • Medium: Actor

Louis Gossett, Jr., Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor best known for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the tough-as-nails Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley). He was the first African-American male to win an Oscar in a supporting role, the second black male to win for acting, and the third African-American actor to win overall.Gossett also won an Emmy for best actor for his role as Fiddler in the 1970s television miniseries Roots and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role in the HBO film The Josephine Baker Story. Gossett has also appeared in films such as The Deep, Toy Soldiers, Jaws 3-D, and Wolfgang Petersen’s Enemy Mine in a film career that spans over five decades.

More info about TreeDBNotes Hollywood Stars Manager ->