Actor who also won Emmy for role in seminal TV miniseries roots died in Santa Monica, California
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 nephew told the Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.
Continue reading…Actor who also won Emmy for role in seminal TV miniseries roots died in Santa Monica, CaliforniaLouis 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 nephew told the Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed. Continue reading…