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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.
Over the course of more than 70 years as an actor, Louis Gossett Jr. contributed some of America's favorite military characters to our cultural lexicon, including Marine Corps Sgt. Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman."
The actor, who also starred in 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' was the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87