"One of the most fascinating projects I worked on right after 'Officer' was 'Sadat,' a role for which Anwar Sadat's widow, Jehan, personally chose me. Although this TV miniseries won me nominations for the Golden Globe and an Emmy, strangely, it was boycotted in the Middle East."
Louis Gossett Jr. was an American actor known for roles in Roots and An Officer and a Gentleman. He became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and remained a prominent film and television performer for decades.