Louis Gossett Jr death: First Black man to win Best Supporting Actor Oscar dies aged 87
Actor made history with his performance in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ opposite Richard Gere in 1982
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Actor made history with his performance in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ opposite Richard Gere in 1982
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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'