R.I.P., Lou Gossett, Jr.

Very sorry to hear that we lost Lou Gossett, Jr., who I've loved in everything from A RAISIN IN THE SUN to WATCHMEN. 

 

On this blog, I've had things to say about Gossett films like FIREWALKER, ENEMY MINE (one of his best!), JAWS 3-D, THE PRINCIPAL, and BLUE CHIPS. 

Quite often I wrote something along the lines of "Lou Gossett, Jr. deserves better," but he brought his all to these films, whether they were genuine Oscar bait, low budget genre flicks, absurdist Cannon Films, or A-list actioners. R.I.P.

R.I.P., M. Emmet Walsh

 

I was saddened to learn of the death of perennial "irascible old man" character actor M. Emmet Walsh, maybe best known for BLOOD SIMPLE, but also BLADE RUNNER, STRAIGHT TIME, WHITE SANDS, THE GLASS SHIELD, CANNERY ROW, CRITTERS, MISSING IN ACTION, one of the most memorable episodes of TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and a whole raft of others. R.I.P.