BHMD - PAM GRIER
She is considered the greatest American action female star of all time. Tough as nails, she punched and kicked our way to fame in the early 1970s and she hasn't looked back since. Who are we talking about? Well, there's only one, Pam Grier. Pam Grier did more to even the playing field in Hollywood and the world than almost anyone. Watch our mini doc on the first black woman action-film star in history.
Celebrating the 85th birthday of actor, Louis Gossett, Jr., born on May 27, 1936, in Sheepshead Bay, New York, NY. Gossett Jr., acquired a massive career over the years. His Oscar winning role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman was history making. His unforgettable and Emmy Award winning role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries “Roots” was monumental.
Gossett has also starred in countless film productions including A Raisin in the Sun, The Landlord, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D, Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher. Gossett stays busy as an actor. Recently he appeared in the HBO Limited series the watchmen in 2019. His acting career spans over five decades.
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