RIP Louis Gossett Jr.

[Gonzo]

Rest easy.

 

[madguy30]

Dammit.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

He was so good in An Officer and a Gentleman, Never seemed to get a lot of good roles after that which was surprising

 

[cdface]

TIL:

The character of Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair was inspired by the real life U.S. Air Force General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. General Chappie James was a member of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen, and also flew fighter jets in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

 

[Drew0311]

Dude was a good actor. Iron Eagle was awesome

 

[farm85]

 

[Mr Janny]

Underrated film of his called Diggstown. Starred alongside James Woods and Bruce Dern. Well worth a watch.

 

[KnappShack]

I remember being intimidated AF by Louis Gossett Jr

This video reminds me why.

 

[cdnlngld]

 

[HFCS]

He was very good in recent Watchmen series. I just rewatched it last week. I had also watched Roots for first time about a year ago and thought he was the best actor in that.

 

[Gonzo]

Underrated film of his called Diggstown. Starred alongside James Woods and Bruce Dern. Well worth a watch.

Agree.

I've never been a huge sci-fi guy and it didn't 'wow' critics, but I always liked Enemy Mine, thought he was great with Dennis Quaid.

 

[ISUKyro]

Can't tell you how many times I watched Iron Eagle back in the day.

 

[Mr Janny]

Agree.

I've never been a huge sci-fi guy and it didn't 'wow' critics, but I always liked Enemy Mine, thought he was great with Dennis Quaid.

Yeah, that's another great one.

 

[Entropy]

He was very good in recent Watchmen series. I just rewatched it last week. I had also watched Roots for first time about a year ago and thought he was the best actor in that.

Watchmen immediately popped into my mind as well.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

IMO his best work was in "The Deep".

 

[CRcyclone6]

Underrated film of his called Diggstown. Starred alongside James Woods and Bruce Dern. Well worth a watch.

. Was just going to say this.

 

[cycloner29]

He played Fiddler in Roots. Pretty good movie back in the day.

 

[ricochet]

I remember him having cancer and if you asked me yesterday I would have guessed he died like 10 years ago. I completely forgot he was in the Watchmen series.

 

[HFCS]

He played Fiddler in Roots. Pretty good movie back in the day.

Yeah I saw for first time recently and his character made me tear up. Definitely something that is still powerful.

 

[Gonzo]

He was so good in An Officer and a Gentleman, Never seemed to get a lot of good roles after that which was surprising

Reading up on him a bit, apparently he tried out for the New York Knicks and almost made the team as a PG, then turned to stage acting full time. He was pretty confused and bitter that Officer and a Gentleman didn't lead to more high-profile roles in bigger films, turned to drugs and alcohol for a bit before getting straight, getting back into acting and focusing on activism.

Guessing at the time there were only so many high profile/leading roles to go around in big time films for African American actors, but who knows. Shame, he was a truly great dramatic actor.