Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, died at age 87. 'IF' teaser: Ryan Reynolds stars in John Krasinski fantasy film "IF," a live-action and animated ...

Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win the best supporting ... Gossett also won an Emmy in 1978 for his role in Roots, the ground-breaking TV mini-series about slavery.

Louis Gossett Jr, an actor who made history in 1983 as the ... including an Emmy for his iconic role in the TV miniseries Roots. The actor made his Broadway debut at the age of 16 after being ...

The Color Purple' star and Oscar-winning actor, 87, reflects on his life's twists, turns and most memorable moments in this week's issue of PEOPLE It's as if acting pursued Louis Gossett Jr.

When a mail bomb kills a suburbanite, two oddly matched postal inspectors (Louis Gossett Jr., Jonathan Silverman) are assigned to find the culprit. Bridges: Gregory Thirloway. Drew: Tobias Mehler.