Celebrity Death: Louis Gossett Jr, 87 (Officer and a Gentleman, Iron Eagle, Roots, The Principal, Enemy Mine, Jaws 3, etc)

[Blackhawkswincup]

Very good actor whose career included successful runs on broadway as well as TV

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[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Talk about an actor with presence. Dude was walking, talking gravitas.

I know he has classier roles including his historic Oscar win, but he was a fixture of my childhood for the likes of Iron Eagle, Enemy Mine, Jaws 3D, Toy Soliders even Firewalker (which is trash, but not because of him).

Yelling CHAAPPPYYYYY like Jason Gedrick in Iron Eagle has been a running gag with one my oldest friends for decades now. That's actually who first texted me the news.

 

[Osprey]

Aw. He was in several of my favorite films as a kid: Iron Eagle, Enemy Mine and The Last Starfighter. I hadn't seen him in anything in a long time, so I didn't realize that he was still alive. Edit: It looks like he was in lots of stuff recently, just nothing that I watched.

 

[DaaaaB's]

I remember seeing him in the Watchmen miniseries a few years ago but mainly remember him for Toy Soldiers and especially Diggstown. I absolutely loved Diggstown as a kid.

RIP

 

[#37]

This guy was HUGE in the 80's, to the point of over-exposure. What a career. RIP.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP

 

[Terry Yake]

RIP