| Lou Gossett, Jr.  AKA Louis Gossett, Jr.
Born: 27-May-1936
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Drill Sgt. in An Officer and a Gentleman Gossett was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1958, but by that time he was already acting and he decided to continue with that instead of basketball. In 1985, Gossett saw a six-year-old homeless boy on Good Morning America; that day, he began the process of tracking him down, and later adopted the boy. Sharron was later accepted to Kent State University.
An ugly dispute arose in 1982 when ex-wife Mangosing charged that Gossett's current girlfriend, Honey Rufner, gave cocaine to their son Satie. After a police raid, cocaine was found in the residence but charges were dropped and the boy returned to his father. [UPI, 29-Apr-1982.]
Father: (Brooklyn Union Gas Co. employee)
Wife: Hattie Glascoe (div.)
Wife: Christina Mangosing (actresss, div. 1975, one son)
Son: Satie (b. 1975)
Girlfriend: Honey Rufner (charged with cocaine possession, with Gossett, 1982)
Wife: Cyndi James-Reese (m. 1987, div. 1992)
Son: Sharron Anthony (b. 1979, adopted)
Obama for America
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1983 for An Officer and a Gentleman
Golden Globe 1983 for An Officer and a Gentleman
Golden Globe 1992 for The Josephine Baker Story
Emmy 1977 for Roots (playing Fiddler)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 7030 Hollywood Blvd.
Drug Possession: Cocaine Charged 6-Apr-1982, House raided March 1982, 0.098 grams cocaine found
Wedding: David Gest and Liza Minnelli (2002)
Visited Disneyland Candlelight Procession (Dec-2003)
Risk Factors: Cocaine, Prostate Cancer
TELEVISION
Stargate SG-1 Gerak (2005-06)
The Powers of Matthew Star Walt Shephard (1982-83)
The Young Rebels Isak Poole (1970-71)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Spoils Before Dying (8-Jul-2015)
Smitty (10-Apr-2012)
The Lamp (2011)
The Grace Card (23-Sep-2010)
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2-Apr-2010) · Porter
The Perfect Game (21-Mar-2009)
The Least Among You (12-Jan-2009)
Delgo (17-Apr-2008) · King Zahn [VOICE]
Cover (Oct-2007)
Daddy's Little Girls (12-Feb-2007)
Solar Attack (25-May-2006) · President Ryan Gordon
All In (14-Mar-2006)
Left Behind: World at War (20-Oct-2005)
Lackawanna Blues (26-Jan-2005)
Momentum (16-May-2003) · Raymond Addison
Jasper, Texas (11-Apr-2003)
Deceived (26-Mar-2002)
The Highwayman (28-Apr-2000) · Phil Bishop
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (19-Mar-2000)
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (12-Mar-2000) · Frank
Y2K (15-Sep-1999)
The Inspectors (20-Sep-1998) · Frank Hughes
In His Father's Shoes (15-Jun-1997) · Frank and Richard
Legend of the Mummy (1997)
Inside (25-Aug-1996) · Questioner
Iron Eagle IV (13-Nov-1995) · Chappy Sinclair
Zooman (19-Mar-1995)
High Lonesome (1-Jan-1995)
Curse of the Starving Class (13-Sep-1994) · Ellis
A Good Man in Africa (14-Jul-1994) · Adekunle
Monolith (2-Dec-1993)
Return to Lonesome Dove (14-Nov-1993)
On the Streets of LA (19-Apr-1993)
Flashfire (1993)
Diggstown (14-Aug-1992) · "Honey" Roy Palmer
Aces: Iron Eagle III (9-Jan-1992) · Chappy
Keeper of the City (20-Dec-1991)
Carolina Skeletons (30-Sep-1991)
Toy Soldiers (26-Apr-1991)
The Josephine Baker Story (16-Mar-1991)
Cover-Up (7-Mar-1991)
El Diablo (22-Jul-1990)
The Punisher (5-Oct-1989)
Iron Eagle II (11-Nov-1988)
The Principal (18-Sep-1987)
A Gathering of Old Men (10-May-1987)
Firewalker (Nov-1986)
Iron Eagle (17-Jan-1986)
Enemy Mine (12-Dec-1985) · Drac
The Guardian (20-Oct-1984)
Finders Keepers (18-May-1984)
Sadat (31-Oct-1983)
Jaws 3-D (22-Jul-1983) · Calvin Bouchard
An Officer and a Gentleman (28-Jul-1982) · Sgt. Emil Foley
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (31-May-1981)
Backstairs at the White House (29-Jan-1979)
The Choirboys (23-Dec-1977) · Calvin Motts
The Deep (17-Jun-1977) · Henri Cloche
Roots (23-Jan-1977)
J.D.'s Revenge (25-Aug-1976)
The River Niger (14-Apr-1976)
The White Dawn (21-Jul-1974)
It's Good to Be Alive (22-Feb-1974)
The Laughing Policeman (20-Dec-1973)
Travels with My Aunt (17-Dec-1972) · Wordsworth
Skin Game (30-Sep-1971) · Jason
The Landlord (20-May-1970) · Copee
Leo the Last (11-May-1970)
A Raisin in the Sun (29-May-1961) · George Murchison
Author of books:
An Actor and a Gentleman (2010, memoir)
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