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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots," has died. He was 87.

Louis Gossett Jr. was known for his seminal roles in 'Roots' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman'

The Oscar winning actor passed away at the age of 87.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. […]

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87. He was known for his role in Roots and his fight against racism.

Gossett won the award for An Officer And A Gentleman, and also got an Emmy for Roots. More recent prominent roles for the Broadway star and civil rights activist were in The Color Purple and Watchmen.

Louis Gossett Jr. was known for his seminal roles in 'Roots' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman'

Gossett’s nephew said that the actor died on Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.

Louis Gossett Jr. was known for his seminal roles in 'Roots' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman'