Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a ...

As the first Black Man to win a supporting actor Oscar, Lou Gossett Jr. won several accolades throughout his career. He was honored with an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and an NAACP Image Award.

“Lou Gossett Jr. does such a fine job of fine-tuning the line between his professional standards and his personal emotions that the performance deserves its Academy Award.” Gossett’s triumph ...

Louis Gossett Jr., the Academy Award-winning actor who died at 87 Thursday, acted on stage and on the big screen for more than six decades — but he also once starred on the basketball court.

March 29 (Reuters) - Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Academy Award as best supporting actor, has died aged 87, a family statement confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause ...

Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, has died at the age of 87. Gossett appeared in more than 110 television shows and 68 ...

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. Gossett died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California, according to his nephew. The actor's ...

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. and his eldest son, Satie Gossett, attend the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in February 2011 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images ...

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 87. Gossett's cousin, Neal L.

Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube Taylor Hill/Getty Louis Gossett Jr., the Academy Award-winning actor who died at ...