Louis Gossett Jr. was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots.
Louis Gossett Jr., Dead at 87
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Louis Gossett Jr. was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots.