Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. "The Officer and a Gentleman" star died Thursday night in California.

In 2021, Robert Gossett made his General Hospital debut as Marshall Ashford, the presumed-dead father of Curtis Ashford. He told Soap Opera Digest of landing the role, "My agent called and said ...

Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and also won an Emmy for his role in the TV miniseries “Roots,” died early Friday morning The sad news was ...

FILE - Louis Gossett Jr., poses with the Emmy he received for his role in the TV drama "Roots," at the Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences awards show in Los Angeles on Sept. 11, 1977.

Louis Gossett Jr. dies: ... a chef whom he adopted after seeing the 7-year-old in a TV segment on children in desperate situations. His first cousin is actor Robert Gossett.

Gossett Jr., the first Black man ... a chef whom he adopted after seeing the 7-year-old in a TV segment on children in desperate situations. His first cousin is actor Robert Gossett.

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

Mayor Andre Dickens is extending condolences to the family of Louis Gossett Jr ... the 7-year-old in a TV segment on children in desperate situations. His first cousin is actor Robert Gossett.

LOS ANGELES -- Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 87.

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

FILE - Louis Gossett Jr. attends a Legacy of Changing Lives Gala on March 13, 2018, in Los Angeles. Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role ...