Lou Gossett Jr ... "Handsome Johnny," to musician Richie Havens, who recorded the antiwar song for his 1966 album, "Mixed Bag ...

Louis Gossett ... Heights” (1968). Mr. Gossett also demonstrated facility as a musician. He sang and played guitar at ...

Louis Gossett Jr ... In addition to acting, Gossett had a musical talent. He sang and played guitar at Manhattan nightclubs and wrote with Richie Havens the antiwar anthem “Handsome Johnny.” ...

Versatility is a skill that all of the best actors possess, and Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. is certainly someone who had that to a tee. With roles ranging from a drill instructor in An ...

Louis Gossett Jr., who with his iconic role in An Officer and a Gentleman became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, died on Thursday at age 87, his nephew ...

Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a ...