Gossett Jr. was the first Black man to win a supporting Oscar.
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LOS ANGELES — 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
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.
Louis Gossett Jr. was known for his seminal roles in 'Roots' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman'
Louis Gossett Jr., who was the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the 1982 romantic drama 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' has died.