SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after winning an Emmy for his role as the cunning Fiddler in “Roots,” died here March 29. He was 87.
MSTies will recall that he was imitated during a host segment in episode 806- THE UNDEAD, recalling Gossett’s memorable catchphrase, “mayoNAISE,” from “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He was also was mentioned in a host segment in episode 417- CRASH OF MOONS.
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IMDB says he was the first male to be shown giving birth in a movie when he played Jeriba in “Enemy Mine”. That implies there were other males that gave birth on screen, but I don’t know anything about that. In my opinion it took a great actor to pull off the role of “Jeri” the hermaphroditic alien. Kudos to Mr. Gossett. RIP.
He was also in Jaw 3 which got rifftracked.
Well, Schwarzenggar had a caesarian in “Junior”. Did Billy Crystal give birth in “Rabbit Test”?
For me I think Gossett Jr, I think Iron Eagle. I’m of the right age to fondly remember that piece of 80’s cheese. He was good in it. Rest in Peace.
Not to mention Joel imitating Gossett’s “Officer & a Gentleman” drill instructor during one of Kevin/Servo’s many, many, many, many…..MANY citations of “Don’t you do it, I got nowhere else to go!!”