Actor Louis Gossett Jr., the first black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. His nephew reported that Louis died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California, with Variety noting that his cause of death is not yet known. It is noted that the actor had won an Oscar for supporting actor in 1982 for the role he played in the film “An Officer and a Gentleman”. In fact, Susan Sarandon and Christopher Reeve had given the golden statuette to the actor. Louis Gossett Jr.'s golden statuette award: A few years earlier, he had won an Emmy for his role as a fiddler in “Roots,” and in the following years he was nominated six times for the award. He also earned a nomination for his portrayal of the Egyptian president who made peace with Israel in the 1983 TV movie “Sadat.”
Source: News Beast
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