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

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

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.” ...

Louis Gossett Jr, actor. Born ... which he wrote and which Richie Havens performed at Woodstock. In the 1970s he appeared in such hit television series as The Partridge Family, Bonanza and ...

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 ...

The death of Louis Gossett Jr. has prompted many cinephiles to recall his acclaimed performance in Taylor Hackford's "An Officer and a Gentleman," for which he became the first Black man to win 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 ...