Louis Gossett Jr, first black man to win Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, dies aged 87
Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died aged 87.
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Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died aged 87.
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has died at the age of 87.
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
Gossett won an Academy Award for his role in the 1982 film 'An Officer and A Gentleman.' He also won an Emmy for his role on the '70s miniseries 'Roots.'
The Oscar winner was a trailblazer who was happy to share the spotlight – and part of a disappearing class of Black acting nobility