Louis Gossett, Jr. - Best Supporting Actor Winner/MovieMonday.com

Louis Gossett Jr, Best Supporting Actor 1982: MovieMonday.com

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN

(Drama/Romance - R)

Louis Gossett, Jr. won his Supporting Oscar for playing the admirable, inspirational drill Sergeant.

Louis Gossett, Jr. (1936 - )

At the age of 17, a leg injury forced Gossett out of basketball, so he took up acting to fill up the time. He got a part in the Broadway production of Take a Giant Step . His work in that play won him the Donaldson Award for being the best newcomer. He then went to NYU on a basketball scholarship.
Louis Gossett, Jr. was drafted the NY Knicks, but decided to continue in his acting career on Broadway. Throughout his career he has specialized in characters who were kind of heart but with tough exteriors. Career highlights include both the film and Broadway productions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Iron Eagle (1986), and Toy Soldiers (1991).

His other films include:

A RAISIN IN THE SUN
THE LANDLORD
SKIN GAME
THE RIVER NIGER
FIREWALKER
IRON EAGLE
ENEMY MINE
THE PRINCIPAL
IRON EAGLE 2
THE PUNISHER
EL DIABLO
TOY SOLDIERS
ACES: IRON EAGLE 3
KEEPER OF THE CITY
DIGGSTOWN
MONOLITH
FLASHFIRE
INSIDE
MANAGUA
THE WALL THAT HEALS
LEGEND OF THE MUMMY
Y2K
THE HIGHWAYMAN
MOMENTUM

His television credits include:
THE YOUNG REBELS (TV Series)
SIDEKICKS
DELANCEY STREET
ROOTS
THE CHOIRBOYS
TO KILL A COP
DON'T LOOK BACK
ROOTS - THE GIFT
THE GUARDIAN (cable)
THE LAZARUS SYNDROME (series)
THE POWERS OF MATTHEW STARR (series)
RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE (TV Mini-Series)
STORY OF A PEOPLE (TV Mini-Series)
THE GREAT WAR (TV Mini-Series)

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	AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (Drama/Romance - R) Louis Gossett, Jr. won his Supporting Oscar for playing the admirable, inspirational drill Sergeant.

Louis Gossett, Jr. (1936 - ) At the age of 17, a leg injury forced Gossett out of basketball, so he took up acting to fill up the time. He got a part in the Broadway production of Take a Giant Step . His work in that play won him the Donaldson Award for being the best newcomer. He then went to NYU on a basketball scholarship. Louis Gossett, Jr. was drafted the NY Knicks, but decided to continue in his acting career on Broadway. Throughout his career he has specialized in characters who were kind of heart but with tough exteriors. Career highlights include both the film and Broadway productions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Iron Eagle (1986), and Toy Soldiers (1991). His other films include: A RAISIN IN THE SUN THE LANDLORD SKIN GAME THE RIVER NIGER FIREWALKER IRON EAGLE ENEMY MINE THE PRINCIPAL IRON EAGLE 2 THE PUNISHER EL DIABLO TOY SOLDIERS ACES: IRON EAGLE 3 KEEPER OF THE CITY DIGGSTOWN MONOLITH FLASHFIRE INSIDE MANAGUA THE WALL THAT HEALS LEGEND OF THE MUMMY Y2K THE HIGHWAYMAN MOMENTUM His television credits include: THE YOUNG REBELS (TV Series) SIDEKICKS DELANCEY STREET ROOTS THE CHOIRBOYS TO KILL A COP DON'T LOOK BACK ROOTS - THE GIFT THE GUARDIAN (cable) THE LAZARUS SYNDROME (series) THE POWERS OF MATTHEW STARR (series) RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE (TV Mini-Series) STORY OF A PEOPLE (TV Mini-Series) THE GREAT WAR (TV Mini-Series)