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.'
Gossett won the award for <em>An Officer And A Gentleman</em>, and also got an Emmy for <em>Roots</em>. More recent prominent roles for the Broadway star and civil rights activist were in.
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