R.I.P.: Louis Gossett Jr. (AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN)

[erik]

Another good one transitions. Louis Gossett Jr., who gave an Oscar-winning turn as a drill instructor in the 1982 film An Officer And A Gentleman and had been in the landmark 1977 TV miniseries Roots, has passed away at the age of 87:

deadline.com/2024/03/louis-gossett-jr-dead-1235871504/
www.thewrap.com/louis-gossett-jr-dead/
people.com/louis-gossett-jr-an-officer-and-a-gentleman-oscar-winner-dead-at-87-8550059