Louis Gossett Jr., first Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dead at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar five years after earning an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots, has died. He was 87.
Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar five years after earning an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots, has died. He was 87.
