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 Sassenburg, Germany — German actor and voice artist Eckart Dux died April 9 at his home here. He was 97.
He had numerous roles in German theatre in Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. He also had many roles as a character actor in film and television. MSTies will remember him as Rosencrantz in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET. Thanks to Gordon for the heads up. 
Join The Mads on Tuesday, April 9 at 8 PM Eastern for “A Night Of Shorts 15” followed by a live Q&A with guest Steve Darnall from Nostalgia Digest. Buy your tickets here.  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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